Dragons have beaten Dubai Basketball on the road after a thriller, following a second-half comeback
Cedevita Olimpija grabbed an important road win in Dubai with the final score of 84:85 in the Round 17 of the AdmiralBet ABA League. Cedevita Olimpija have prevailed over Dubai Basketball after putting on a major comeback in the second half of the NLB Match of the Round 17 on the road in Coca-Cola Arena … Continued
Cedevita Olimpija grabbed an important road win in Dubai with the final score of 84:85 in the Round 17 of the AdmiralBet ABA League.
Cedevita Olimpija have prevailed over Dubai Basketball after putting on a major comeback in the second half of the NLB Match of the Round 17 on the road in Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai! This is the third win in a row for Cedevita Olimpija, that are now on a 10:7 record, with just 2 wins behind Dubai Basketball after 17 Rounds (12:5). Both teams have clear ambitions to fight for a Top 4 spot until the end of the Regular Season.
This way, the Dragons have grabbed their 6th win in a row and their 3rd in a row in the AdmiralBet ABA League.
The next game is coming up for the green and orange squad on Sunday, when they will be facing JL Bourg on the road in France in the Round 16 of the BKT EuroCup Regular Season.
GAME REPORT:
Dubai squad were the ones that have started the game in a better fashion, leading by 7 points by halftime (44:37). Cedevita Olimpija fought back in the second half and even took a 9-point lead late in the game, with 2 minutes and 20 seconds remaining in the game, when Jaka Blažič scored a three-pointer (75:84). Dubai Basketball found the strength for another comeback and tied the game at 84:84 with 23 seconds left, but Danilo Tasić set the final score of the game from the free-throw line. Dubai had the final ball possession, but Nate Mason’s 3-point shot missed the target.
For Cedevita Olimpija, Brynton Lemar scored 23 points, while DJ Stewart and Jaka Blažič each contributed 14.
ADMIRALBET ABA LEAGUE, ROUND 17
Coca Cola Arena (Dubai, UAE), Sunday, January 19:
DUBAI BASKETBALL – CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA 84:85 (19:20, 25:17, 22:32, 18:16)
Cedevita Olimpija: Stewart 14, Robinson 16, Radović, Nikolić 6 (5 podaj), Glas 3, Lemar 23, Blažič 14 (5 skokov), Gnjidić, Beringer 2, Stipanović 4, Tasić 3.
