First defeat of Cedevita Olimpija in the Finals on the road in Novo mesto
On the road in Novo mesto, Cedevita Olimpija suffered its first defeat of the final series of the domestic championship. After 40 minutes of play. The score on the scoreboard in the Leon Štukelj Sports Hall has been 88:81 in favour of the hosts. The finals of the domestic championship will go on with the … Continued
On the road in Novo mesto, Cedevita Olimpija suffered its first defeat of the final series of the domestic championship. After 40 minutes of play. The score on the scoreboard in the Leon Štukelj Sports Hall has been 88:81 in favour of the hosts.
The finals of the domestic championship will go on with the fourth game on Monday in Stožice Arena, as the Dragons did not manage to sweep the series and celebrate their 22nd domestic championship trophy after only three games. The squad, led from the bench by head coach Zvezdan Mitrović, has suffered its first defeat of the domestic championship this season, with the final score of 88:81 in favour of the Novo mesto squad.
The Monday’s game will start at 18:00 in Stožice Arena, where the Dragons will try their best to finally lift the national championship trophy.
GAME REPORT:
Krka opened the game in a more successful fashion, led by a point after the first quarter, by eight by halftime and by 13 after three quarters (61:48). The Dragons stepped up their game in the final quarter and after half of the latter, they managed to melt their deficit to only five points (68:63).
For Cedevita Olimpija, Danilo Tasić topped the scoresheet with 17 points on his record, while Jaka Blažič added 15 points.
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GAME 3
Leona Štuklja Sports Hall (Novo Mesto, Slovenia), Saturday, June 7:
KRKA – CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA 88:81 (20:19, 21:14, 20:15, 27:33) [1:2]*
Cedevita Olimpija: Radović, Nikolić 14 (5 rebounds), Blažič 15, Beringer 10 (9 rebounds), Daneu 6, Jones 9, Glas 4, Lemar 6, Morano Mahmutovič, Lazarevski, Tasić 17 (7 rebounds), Prepelič.
GAME 4
Stožice Arena (Ljubljana, Slovenia), Monday, June 9, 6:00 PM:
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA – KRKA (free entry)
GAME 5**
Leona Štuklja Sports Hall (Novo Mesto, Slovenia), Thursday, June 12, 6:00 PM:
KRKA – CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA
*Score in wins. Series played to three wins.
**If necessary, fourth and fifth games.
PREVIOUSLY PLAYED:
GAME 1
Leona Štuklja Sports Hall (Novo Mesto, Slovenia), Tuesday, June 3:
KRKA – CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA 73:75 (23:26, 15:19, 19:12, 16:18)
Cedevita Olimpija: Radović 7 (6 rebounds), Nikolić 13, Glas 13, Blažič 11 (5 rebounds), Beringer 10 (5 rebounds), Jones, Lemar 9, Morano Mahmutovič, Lazarevski, Tasić 8 (6 rebounds), Prepelič, Daneu 4.
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GAME 2
Stožice Arena (Ljubljana, Slovenia), Thursday, June 5:
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA – Krka 77:70 (25:17, 9:16, 25:20, 18:17)
Cedevita Olimpija: Jones 8 (5 rebounds), Glas 6, Lemar 9, Beringer 6 (7 rebounds), Tasić 9 (6 rebounds, 5 assists), Radović 5, Nikolić 17, Blažič 14 (5 rebounds), Morano Mahmutovič 2, Lazarevski, Prepelič 1, Daneu.
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