Cedevita Olimpija vs. Mornar-Barsko zlato… Who will take the precious win?
Cedevita Olimpija and Mornar-Barsko zlato will face each other in Ljubljana on Saturday evening in the match which is very important for both sides.
Jurica Golemac (Photo: Cedevita Olimpija/Ales Fevzer)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 8, Saturday, 13 November 2021:
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA - MORNAR-BARSKO ZLATO
Where? Arena Stožice, Ljubljana
When? 21:00
Story of the game: Cedevita Olimpija and Mornar-Barsko zlato will face each other in Ljubljana on Saturday evening in the match which is very important for both sides.
After suffering couple of tough defeats, Cedevita Olimpija have bounced back on their feet as they scored two wins in a row in the regional league. And both of them were quite convincing as Cedevita Olimpija firstly prevailed over Igokea on the road – 101:83, while then they defeated Split at home – 86:60. The Dragons now want to exted their winning streak in order to stay close to the top placed teams in the league.
At the same time, Mornar-Barsko zlato have finally scored their first win in the season last weekend when they defeated Igokea in overtime – 82:76. Recall that the Bar troops had previously lost 6 games in a row, so they needed that last-weekend win very much. And, Mornar-Barsko zlato are now ready for a fresh start. As it is still early in the season, they are not far away from the Playoffs zone, so if they stay on the winning path they might soon rejoin the race for the top 6 spots.
It is also worth mentioning that both teams suffered narrow defeats in European competitions over the past week. Cedevita Olimpija lost the double-overtime thriller vs. ratiopharm Ulm in Ljubljana in 7Days EuroCup, while Mornar-Barsko zlato were defeated by ZZ Leiden on the road in FIBA Europe Cup.
Match-up in focus: Cedevita Olimpija top scorer Jacob Pullen was one of the best players of Mornar-Barsko zlato in the last season and this will be his first game against his former club since he left Bar last summer. We all know how good shooter Pullen is, while in the upcoming game he will have a worthy opponent as Mornar-Barsko zlato have Marko Jeremić in their ranks.
It is interesting that both Pullen and Jeremić are averaging 2.14 three-pointers per game in the 2021/22 season.
Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 1:3; In Ljubljana 0:2.
