First Quarterfinal win for the Dragons on the road in Šenčur
Cedevita Olimpija senior squad has grabbed a win in the Game 1 of the Quarterfinals of the domestic championship on the road in Šenčur against GGD Šenčur with the final score of 100:96. This way, the Dragons are only one more step away from the Semi-finals. The second game is coming up next Tuesday in … Continued
Cedevita Olimpija senior squad has grabbed a win in the Game 1 of the Quarterfinals of the domestic championship on the road in Šenčur against GGD Šenčur with the final score of 100:96. This way, the Dragons are only one more step away from the Semi-finals. The second game is coming up next Tuesday in Stožice.
Cedevita Olimpija senior team has successfully entered the Playoffs of the National Championship. On Tuesday, the Dragons have been facing GGD Šenčur on the road in Šenčur and grabbed a win with the final score of 100:96, thus taking a 1:0 lead in the series. The squad, led from the bench by head coach Zvezdan Mitrović, can earn the second win of the series and a spot in the Finals on Tuesday, 18:00, when they will be hosting GGD Šenčur in Stožice. A possible Game 3 will take place on Thursday, 15 May, at 18.00 in Šenčur.
Ahead of that, the reigning national champions will travel to Dubai, where Cedevita Olimpija will be facing Dubai Basketball on Sunday 16.00 in the Game 1 of the AdmiralBet ABA League Quarterfinals in the Coca-Cola Arena. The second game will take place on 16 May, 18:00 in Stožice Arena, while the date of a possible Game 3 has not yet been determined.
GAME REPORT:
The home squad was the one to have opened the game in a better fashion. GGD Šenčur was up by 4 points after the first quarter (28:24), and raised the lead by the halftime to 6 points (51:45). The Dragons have responded powerfully in the third quarter, in which they have made a major comeback and held a 6-point lead while heading into the final quarter (63:69). The host have tried their best to get themselves back into the game and managed to take the game into overtime, where Cedevita Olimpija eventually prevailed and took a 1:0 lead in the series.
For Cedevita Olimpija, DeVante Jones led the way in scoring with 17 points on his record, while Aleksej Nikolić added 15 points.
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GAME 1
Šenčur Sports Hall (Šenčur, Slovenia), Tuesday, May 6:
GGD ŠENČUR – CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA 96:100 (28:24, 23:21, 12:24, 24:18, 9:13) [0:1]*
Cedevita Olimpija: Nikolić 15, Glas 1 (5 assists), Blažič 13, Beringer 11 (9 rebounds), Prepelič 3, Jones 17, Radović 11 (5 rebounds), Lemar 10, Morano Mahmutovič 6, Lazarevski, Tasić, Daneu 13 (5 rebounds).
GAME 2
Stožice Arena (Ljubljana, Slovenia), Tuesday, May 13, at 18:00:
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA – GGD ŠENČUR (Free entry)
GAME 3
Šenčur Sports Hall (Šenčur, Slovenia), Thursday, May 15, at 18:00:
GGD ŠENČUR – CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA
*Score in wins. The quarterfinal series is played as a best-of-three.
**If necessary.
