Defeat against Dubai
Cedevita Olimpija squad has suffered second defeat of the season on Sunday in the second round of the AdmiralBet ABA League Regular Season. Dubai has prevailed over the Dragons with the score of 92:84. After two games played in the AdmiralBet ABA League this season, Cedevita Olimpija is stil winless, as after being defeated on … Continued
Cedevita Olimpija squad has suffered second defeat of the season on Sunday in the second round of the AdmiralBet ABA League Regular Season. Dubai has prevailed over the Dragons with the score of 92:84.
After two games played in the AdmiralBet ABA League this season, Cedevita Olimpija is stil winless, as after being defeated on the road in Belgrade by FMP Soccerbet, the squad, led from the bench by head coach Zvezdan Mitrović has suffered a home court defeat by Dubai. The Emirati squad prevailed 92:84, after being in front throughout the game.
The next game is coming up for the Ljubljana side on Tuesday, when it will host Umana Reyer of Venice in BKT EuroCup, where the Dragons haven’t suffered a defeat this season yet.
GAME REPORT:
Dubai have entered the game powerfully and already by the 6th minute of the game, they have been up by 14 points (5:19). They did not let their tempo fade away in the remainder of the game and they kept increasing their advantage. As their lead reached 21 points by halftime (42:63), it became clear that they will be taking a couple of points back home with them to Dubai.
DJ Stewart has been the top scorer of Cedevita Olimpija this time, having scored 15 points. Devin Robinson added 14 alongside 7 rebounds, while Aleksej Nikolić and Martinas Geben achieved 11 apiece.
ADMIRALBET ABA LEAGUE, ROUND 2 OF THE REGULAR SEASON
Stožice Arena (Ljubljana, Slovenia), Sunday, 29 September:
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA – DUBAI 84:92 (17:29, 25:34, 18:20, 24:9)
Cedevita Olimpija: Stewart 15, Robinson 14 (7 rebounds), Jones 9, Radović 4, Nikolić 11, Glas, Lemar 7, Blažič 6, Beringer, Geben 11, Prepelič 5, Ogbeide 2.
