Dubai Basketball get sweet revenge on Mega Superbet
Dubai Basketball scored a convincing win against Mega Superbet, therefore claiming a sweet revenge from that defeat in the 1st part of the season.
(Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)
2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 18, Monday, 27 January 2025:
Mega Superbet - DUBAI BASKETBALL 66:95 (12:29, 22:22, 15:27, 17:17)
Game recap: Dubai Basketball scored a convincing win against Mega Superbet, therefore claiming a sweet revenge from that defeat in the 1st part of the season.
Dubai Basketball came to Belgrade determined to avenge that home defeat that they suffered in the clash against Mega Superbet in the 1st part of the season and the league newcomers have succeeded in that mission. The visiting side gained a 17-point lead already in the 1st quarter, while they definitely sealed their win today in the 3rd quarter in which they extended the gap to 29 points.
Dubai Basketball have therefore improved their season score to 13-5 and they are still all alone at the 4th place on the standings. On the other side, Mega Superbet suffered their 4th defeat in a row and they are now sharing the 9th place on the standings with FMP Soccerbet as both teams have the overall score of 8-10.
If there is anything good for Mega Superbet in this match, then it is the return of Stefan Miljenović who made his 1st appearance in this season after recovering from a tough injury.
Key moments: As we have previously mentioned, Dubai Basketball gained a 17-point lead in the 1st quarter as they won that period by 29:12. The margin have remained the same until halftime, while then the visitors won the 3rd quarter by 27:15 to increase the gap to 29 points – 78:49, and to definitely seal their win tonight in Belgrade.
Man of the match: Davis Bertans was the top scorer of the winning team tonight with 19 points, including 5 three-pointers. It was his long-range shoots that helped Dubai Basketball create most of their lead in the 1st and 3rd quarters.
Can’t trick the stats: There are two things in the game stats that clearly shows how much Dubai Basketball were better than Mega Superbet in this match. Firstly, Dubai Basketball scored 14 three-pointers, while Mega Superbet made just 4 shots from behind the arc. The second thing is the number of steals as Dubai basketball made 14 steals, while Mega Superbet made just 4.
Stats
Players on court
| MEG | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 5 | Vukčević M. | 00:38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 8 | Kroflič U. | 10:59 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Macura S. | 12:13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 |
| 10 | Milijašević I. | 21:39 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 44 | Tanasković D. | 03:13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DBC | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 0 | Ravena T. | 04:12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Dangubić N. | 20:46 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Uskoković A. | 03:13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 22 | Williams J. | 15:14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 33 | Anđušić D. | 17:53 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:09 (Q4) | 2 DANGUBIĆ N. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:12 (Q4) | 5 VUKČEVIĆ M. missed 3 points (jump shot) | |
| 00:16 (Q4) | 9 MACURA S. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:20 (Q4) | 44 TANASKOVIĆ D. block |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Jelavić A. | 23 | - | 20 | Abass A. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Jelavić A. | 16 | - | 19 | Bertans D. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Jelavić A. | 8 | - | 6 | Abass A. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Petrović M. | 9 | - | 5 | Abass A. |
