Cedevita Olimpija grab important home win over SC Derby

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 13, Saturday, 21 December 2024:

CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA – SC Derby 100:86 (25:14, 21:28, 23:13, 31:31)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: In the Round 13 of the AdmiralBet ABA League Regular Season, Cedevita Olimpija have prevailed over SC Derby at home in their Tivoli Sports Hall in Ljubljana. With this game, the Dragons have moved up to a record of 7:6, as they are now on a 5 games long winning streak in the regional competition and they find themselves placed on the edge of the Playoffs zone. On the other side, SC Derby are now on a record of 4:9 and they will need to keep struggling in order to approach the Playoffs Zone, where they would prefer to find themselves when the Regular Season ends.

Key moments: Cedevita Olimpija pulled away by 11 points in the opening quarter, but this did not stop SC Derby from keeping up the fighting spirit. By halftime, they have cut the gap between the two squads to only 4 points (46:42), while they took their first lead of the game in the 24th minute of the game, when they went up 50:52. However, the Dragons did not take long to reply. They finished the quarter with a 19:3 run and led by 14 points (69:55) after 30 minutes of play. Afterwards, SC Derby did not really manage to threaten to take their win again anymore until the end of the game and these were the key moments of the clash.

Man of the match: Brynton Lemar was the most efficient on the side of Cedevita Olimpija this time, as he had 22 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds, and a game-high valuation of 28 on his record. He is our man of the match! 

Can’t trick the stats: It has been teamwork, that earned Cedevita Olimpija a win this time. They had 21 assists and SC Derby only 11. This resulted in Cedevita Olimpija having a far better field goal shooting percentage (60.7%) than SC Derby (42.6%).