Road takes us to Bar

The Cedevita Olimpija team continues with the difficult rhythm of travel and tours. On Sunday at 9 pm, the players of Ljubljana will face Mornar in the derby of the 25th round of the ABA League in Bar.

In the game of the penultimate round of the regular part of the ABA League, which is not the case, the basketball players of Cedevita Olimpija will face the Mornar team on Sunday at 9 pm in the Topolica Sports Hall. Both teams are still fighting for places that lead to the playoffs after the end of the regular season, and the Montenegrins have, with two games played more than the Dragons (23), and one victory more on their account (17).

It will be possible to watch the match live on Arena Sport 1.

Mornar’s team has recently found itself in a minor results crisis, as the basketball players from Bar have suffered two consecutive defeats in the last two games in the ABA League. First, Belgrade’s Partizan NIS (75:83) was fatal for the Montenegrins, and then FMP (92:94). The season is far from over, but the fact is that Mornar has the most defeats among the teams that are currently in the places leading to the playoffs (6). Cedevita Olimpija has one less on their account before Sunday’s match, the last one was experienced by the Dragons on Thursday in Podgorica in the backlog match of the 18th round with Budućnost VOLI (75:89).

The sailor is considered to be an extremely attacking team, and the fact that we will be able to follow the score of the two best attacks in the ABA League on Sunday speaks in favor of this. With an average of 88.1 points per game, Cedevita Olimpija is the best team in the league in terms of the average number of points scored in an individual match, while rivals from Bar are immediately in second place, with an average of 84.1 points per game. With a victory on the Montenegrin coast, Cedevita Olimpija would take a decisive step towards the playoffs, and the same goes for Mornar, so the match is very important for both teams.

STATEMENTS AHEAD OF THE GAME:

Jurica Golemac, head coach of Cedevita Olimpija:
“Sunday’s match in Bar is extremely important for both teams. The game in defense will be the one that will ultimately give an answer to the question of the winner in this showdown. Both teams know each other well. Mornar is an extremely talented team with a long roster. If we want to get the desired victory that would bring us closer to the playoffs, we will have to play the best match of the season. We have time to prepare for opponents. After the match in Podgorica, we are in a competitive rhythm after a long time, but we definitely want to win, and we will do everything to register two new points.”

Edo Murić, player of Cedevita Olimpija:
“Certainly, a game of great importance is ahead of us, which will decide the places among the top four teams in the ABA League. Small things will decide, that is, rebounding and defense. We know that if we win on Sunday, we are already very close to a place in the playoffs, so we will do everything in our power to win the match and take a big step towards our goal.”

ABA LEAGUE, ROUND 25

Topolica Sports Hall (Bar, Montenegro), Sunday, April 11, at 21.00:
MORNAR – CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA

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