It’s time for the last round of the regular season – Who will make it to the Playoffs?

Tuesday, 10. March 2020 at 16:43

Another ABA League 2 week is in froth of us and this one will be quite special because it will determine which teams will advance to the 2020 Playoffs. 

Toni Perkovic (Photo: Siroki/Domagoj Ledic)

Another ABA League 2 week is in froth of us and this one will be quite special because it will determine which teams will advance to the 2020 Playoffs. 

The last round of the regular season will begin on Wednesday, with 5 games scheduled to start at 18:00. The match of the round is the clash between Split (12-9) and Široki (11-10) and this game will decide many things in the race for the Playoffs. If Split win this game they will qualify for the 2020 ABA 2 Playoffs and they will have a home court advantage in the semi-finals as in this case they would finish the regular season at the 2nd place. Also, if Split beat Široki then Široki will not qualify for the 2020 ABA 2 Playoffs.

On the other side, if Široki win the match against Split, then Široki will advance to the 2020 ABA 2 Playoffs, regardless of the other scores. Also, if Široki beat Split and if Sutjeska beat Dynamic VIP PAY, then Split will lose the Playoffs race as in that case they would finish the regular season at the 5th spot. 

In the 2nd game of the day, Sutjeska (11-10) will host Dynamic VIP PAY (8-13). If Sutjeska win this match then they will qualify for the 2020 ABA 2 Playoffs, regardless of the other scores. Also, Sutjeska may qualify for the 2020 ABA 2 Playoffs even if they lose this game, but only if Split beat Široki. On the other side, if Dynamic VIP PAY win this match they will definitely avoid finishing the regular season at the last place.

Borac (19-2) will host Novi Pazar (8-13). Borac have already secured the 1st place in the regular season, while on the other side Novi Pazar will have huge motive to win this game as if they do they will avoid finishing the regular season at the last place.

MZT Skopje Aerodrom (12-9) will host Lovćen 1947 Bemax (10-11). MZT Skopje Aerodrom have already qualified for the 2020 ABA 2 Playoffs, but they will still have a huge motive to win the upcoming game as the boys from Skopje are fighting for the 2nd place on the standings. In order to take that 2nd place, MZT will need to beat Lovćen 1947 Bemax and to hope that Split will lose their game against Široki. On the other side, Lovćen 1947 Bemax cannot reach the 2020 ABA 2 Playoffs even if they win the upcoming match.

Spars Realway (7-14) will host Sloboda (9-12) in the last round of the regular season. Spars Realway have to win this match and to hope that Novi Pazar and/or Dynamic VIP PAY will lose their games this week as only in that case the boys from Sarajevo would avoid finishing the regular season at the last place. It must be mentioned that if Spars Realway and Dynamic VIP PAY finish the regular season as the two teams tied on the last place on the standings then the season point ratio will determine which team will be better placed because the two sides are tied in their head-to-head score. Sloboda are safely placed at the 8th spot and they cannot drop down to the last place on the standings.

Finally, the last match of the regular season will be played on Thursday evening, when Rogaška (10-11) will host Helios Suns (9-12). Neither team can reach the Playoffs nor drop down to the last place on the standings.

2019/20 ABA League 2 Regular Season, Round 22, Wednesday, 11.3.2020:

Split - Široki (18:00)

Sutjeska – Dynamic VIP PAY (18:00)

Borac – Novi Pazar (18:00)

MZT Skopje Aerodrom – Lovćen 1947 Bemax (18:00)

Spars Realway - Sloboda (18:00)

Thursday, 12.3.2020:

Rogaška - Helios Suns (19:00)

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