Dubai Basketball grab a comfortable win over Borac Mozzart

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 19, Sunday, 2 February 2025:

DUBAI BASKETBALL – Borac Mozzart 98:74 (25:16, 30:21, 25:19, 18:18)

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Game recap: In the opening game of the Sunday’s AdmiralBet ABA League schedule, Dubai Basketball grabbed home win over Borac Mozzart in their Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai! For the Dubai side, this is the 14th win of the season and the one that keeps them firmly anchored in the fourth place with a record of 14:5. On the other side, Borac Mozzart are now on a 7:12 record, and they will continue their 2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League journey in the bottom half of the standings.

Key moments: The teams in Coca-Cola Arena remained quite even only until the 7th minute of the game, when the game has been tied to 14:14. Borac Mozzart has opened the game in a slightly better fashion, and the Čačak squad have been leading by 5 points (9:14) after the three-pointer by Justas Furmanavičius midway through the first quarter. However, that’s when the hosts went on a rampage and with a 14:0 run, they took complete command of the game by the 9th minute, when they were ahead by 9 points (23:14). Another big run (11:3) came in the second quarter, when they converted their 7-point lead (29:22) from the 12th minute into a 15-point advantage (40:25) midway through the second quarter. This is when the two squads realized that there would be no comeback this time for the visiting side.

Man of the match: For Dubai Basketball, it has been Klemen Prepelič, that has been the key to an easy win in the Round 19 against Borac Mozzart. The Slovenian international had 12 points, 9 assists, 2 rebounds, 2 steals, and a valuation of 28. He is our man of the match!

Can’t trick the stats: Dubai Basketball have been shooting from the field 58% and Borac Mozzart only 35%. That’s what turned the tide of the game the hosts’ way.