Only one more step remains until the domestic championship trophy
Cedevita Olimpija senior squad has prevailed over Kansai Helios Domžale in Game 2 of the domestic championship Finals with the score of 80:73 and took a 2:0 lead in the series. The third game is coming up on Wednesday, 20:00 in Domžale Sports Hall. Cedevita Olimpija team has beaten Kansai Helios Domžale in the second … Continued
Cedevita Olimpija senior squad has prevailed over Kansai Helios Domžale in Game 2 of the domestic championship Finals with the score of 80:73 and took a 2:0 lead in the series. The third game is coming up on Wednesday, 20:00 in Domžale Sports Hall.
Cedevita Olimpija team has beaten Kansai Helios Domžale in the second game of the series in the Nova KBM League Finals. The final score was 80:73 and in the best of five series, the score is now 2:0 in favour of the Dragons. The squad, led from the bench by head coach Zoran Martić, is therefore only one more step away from the new domestic championship trophy.
The Finals are moving to Domžale for the Game 3, which will take place on Wednesday, 20:00. Possible Game 4 and 5 will be in Tivoli and in Domžle, next Satuday, 1 June and Monday after that, 3 June.
NOVA KBM LEAGUE FINALS
GAME 2
Tivoli Sports Hall (Ljubljana, Slovenia), Sunday, 26 May:
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA – KANSAI HELIOS 80:73 (23:22, 24:16, 13:19, 20:16) [2:0]*
Cedevita Olimpija: Stewart 9 (5 rebounds), Radičević 5, Blažič 22 (7 rebounds), Ščuka 3 (11 rebounds), Omić 9 (9 rebounds), Cobbs 10 (5 assists), Glas, Todorović, Jones 12 (6 rebounds), Klobučar, Dragić 10, Shashkov.
GAME 3
Domžale Sports Hall (Domžale, Slovenia), Wednesday , 29 May, 20.00:
KANSAI HELIOS DOMŽALE – CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA
GAME 4**
Tivoli Sports Hall (Ljubljana, Slovenia), Wednesday, 1 June, 18.00:
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA – KANSAI HELIOS DOMŽALE (free entrance)
GAME 5**
Domžale Sports Hall (Domžale, Slovenia), Monday, 3 June, 20.00:
KANSAI HELIOS DOMŽALE – CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA
*Score in the series.
**Possible games 4 and 5. The Finals are played in the best of five format.
Played before:
GAME 1
Domžale Sports Hall (Domžale, Slovenia), Friday, 24 May:
KANSAI HELIOS – CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA 87:94 (24:26, 24:22, 17:24, 22:22)
Cedevita Olimpija: Stewart 7, Radičević 8 (9 assists), Blažič 16 (5 assists), Ščuka 6 (10 rebounds), Omić 20 (10 rebounds), Cobbs 8 (5 assists), Glas, Todorović, Jones 7, Klobučar 3, Dragić 19 (5 rebounds), Šaškov.
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GAME REPORT:
The fans in the Tivoli Sports Hall have observed the close encounter in the opening quarter, after which the hosts were up by a point, but the Dragons have dominated the floor completely in the second quarter, after which they have departed to the big break with the advantage of nine points (47:38). In the remainder of the game, the visiting side returned into the battle for the win and dramatic fourth quarter followed, but the hosts were more focused in the end and celebrated a win in the end with the final score of 80:73.
For Cedevita Olimpija, Jaka Blažič led the way in scoring with 22 points on his record, while Shawn Jones added 12.
