Two big battles for the Playoffs to open Round 17

Monday, 20. January 2020 at 15:33

It’s time for another ABA League 2 week!

Split team (Photo: Split/Ivica Cavka)

It’s time for another ABA League 2 week!

Round 17 will start with two big battles for the Playoffs! In the opening game this week Split (8-8) will host MZT Skopje Aerodrom (12-4) on Tuesday evening. The Yellow crew have a stunning home-court score as they have won 7 out of 8 games played in Split. On the other side, MZT Skopje Aerodrom are coming to Split in excellent form, as they have won 4 out of the last 5 games in the championship.

Wednesday’s schedule starts with another battle for the Playoffs. Sutjeska (8-8) are about to host Borac (14-2). The squad from Nikšić have dropped out of the Playoffs zone after suffering 3 defeats in a row in the ABA 2 campaign, so they simply need to win this match in order to regain confidence ahead of the most important part of the season. Still, that won’t be easy, as Borac are sitting all alone at the top of the table and the Čačak side is indeed playing some top-class basketball in the ongoing season.

The 2nd game of the Wednesday’s schedule will be the one between Novi Pazar (6-10) and Rogaška (9-7). This match is much more important for the visitors as they are trying to keep their place in the Playoffs zone. Still, scoring a road win in Novi Pazar is quite a challenge, considering how good this team is when playing in front of the home crowd.

The remaining three games of Round 17 will be played on Thursday evening. Široki (9-7) will try to improve their impressive home-court score in the match against Sloboda (5-11). Široki have so far won 7 out of 8 home games in the season.

Helios Suns (8-8), who are just a win away from the Playoffs zone, will host Spars Realway, a team which has won 2 out of the last 3 games in the championship.

Finally, in the last game of the week, Dynamic VIP PAY (7-9) will host Lovćen 1947 Bemax (7-9). As you can see by their overall score, both sides simply need to win the upcoming match in order to stay in the race for the Playoffs.

2019/20 ABA League 2 Regular Season, Round 17, Tuesday, 21.1.2020:

Split - MZT Skopje Aerodrom (19:00)

Wednesday, 22.1.2020:

Sutjeska - Borac (18:00)

Novi Pazar - Rogaška (20:00)

Thursday, 23.1.2020:

Široki - Sloboda (18:00)

Helios Suns - Spars Realway (18:00)

Dynamic VIP PAY – Lovćen 1947 Bemax (19:00)

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