Borac Mozzart seize a convincing road win vs. Cibona

2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 14, Friday, 27 December 2024:

Cibona – BORAC MOZZART 62:89 (16:29, 13:18, 19:21, 14:21)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: After 6 consecutive defeats, Borac Mozzart have ended their losing streak in Zagreb as they defeated Cibona on the road in Round 14 of the 2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League regular season.

The match was a one-way street from the very beginning as the Čačak troops dominated the 1^st quarter in which they gained a 13-point lead – 29:16, while in that period they were shooting 12/12 for 2-points.

In the rest of the match, the visiting side continued dominating the court, while their lead was constantly growing. At the end, a 27-point margin clearly shows how much Borac Mozzart were better than Cibona in today’s game.

Key moments: Right in the middle of the 1^st quarter, Borac Mozzart were up by 1 point – 14:13, while then the visiting side made a 15:3 run to gain a double-digit lead already after the opening 10 minutes – 29:16.

That run turned out to be very important for the final outcome as it brought necessary confidence to the away side. Borac Mozzart continued to push forward toward the win, leaving their rivals further and further behind as the game was progressing.

Man of the match: Borac Mozzart point guard Diante Baldwin was simply brilliant today as he made a double-double performance with 21 points and 12 assists, which brought him his career-high 32 index rating.

Baldwin is definitely the MVP of this game, but we also have to mention one more player of the visiting side. Pavle Nikolić, who is just 19 years old, had a career-high night as he scored his personal best 20 points and also had his personal best index rating of 24.

Can’t trick the stats: You do not see this difference in number of rebounds that often. While Cibona made 22 rebounds for the entire game, Borac Mozzart collected 40 rebounds in this match.