Justin Cobbs hands Cedevita Olimpija a win over Mega MIS in Stožice thriller
Cedevita Olimpija have victoriously opened their AdmiralBet ABA League season, as they have prevailed over Mega MIS at home in Stožice Arena in Ljubljana. Cedevita Olimpija have victoriously opened their AdmiralBet ABA League season, as they have prevailed over Mega MIS at home in Stožice Arena in Ljubljana. This way, the Ljubljana side have got … Continued
Cedevita Olimpija have victoriously opened their AdmiralBet ABA League season, as they have prevailed over Mega MIS at home in Stožice Arena in Ljubljana.
Cedevita Olimpija have victoriously opened their AdmiralBet ABA League season, as they have prevailed over Mega MIS at home in Stožice Arena in Ljubljana. This way, the Ljubljana side have got their revenge over the Belgrade rivals for their ABA Super Cup defeat before the season opening and handed over a present to their fans at home court just at the start of the AdmiralBet ABA League campaign. And they did it with style, with a late-in-the-game clutch bucket by Justin Cobbs.
ADMIRALBET ABA LEAGUE, ROUND 1, REGULAR SEASON 2023/24
Dvorana Stožice (Ljubljana, Slovenia), Saturday, September 30:
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA – MEGA MIS 89:87 (31:21, 31:21, 20:25, 7:20)
Cedevita Olimpija: Stewart 10, Armand 10 (6 assists), Sow 5 (6 rebounds), Radičević, Cobbs 19, Glas 4, Blažič 14, Matković 14 (6 rebounds), Jones 6, Ščuka 7, Klobučar, Šaškov.
GAME REPORT:
The Dragons have been breathing fire ever since the beginning of the game, as they have had the second-best halftime scoring efficiency in the club history, when playing in the regional competition, as they scored no less than 62 points in the opening 20 minutes. Only once, against Široki on 13 November 2010, they scored more in a single half – 67 points. As they have managed to limit the opponents to only 42 points scored in the opening two quarters, they have earned themselves a 20-point advantage by the big break. It seemed like the battle for the first pair of points for this season has been over, but Mega MIS managed to limit Cedevita Olimpija to only 7 points in the final quarter and even managed to tie the game at 87:87 with half a minute on the game clock.
However, that’s when Justin Cobbs took the matters into his own hands and scored a game-winning 2-pointer for Cedevita Olimpija with 17 second left. Mega MIS squad failed to hit the triple on the other end, which has been attempted by Andrija Jelavić, and Stožice Arena celebrated.
Justin Cobbs led Cedevita Olimpija to the win with 19 points on his record, while Jaka Blažič and Karlo Matković added 14 apiece.
