Cedevita Olimpija take 1:0 lead in the Preliminary Round of the Playoffs

AdmiralBet ABA League Playoffs, Preliminary Round, Round 1:

CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA - Igokea m:tel 93:79 (29:26, 25:21, 19:18, 20:14) / * 1:0 in the series

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: In the opening game of the Preliminary Round of the AdmiralBet ABA League Playoffs, Cedevita Olimpija have prevailed over Igokea m:tel at home in Tivoli Sports Hall and took a 1:0 lead in the series. It has been a game, in which the Dragons, that have been playing without absent Jaka Blažič, have been the ones to dictate the tempo of the game throughout the clash and in the end they have deservedly taken the lead in the series. The series is now moving to Laktaši for the Game 2, where Igokea m:tel will try to take advantage of their home court to tie the series at 1:1.

Key moments: Even though Cedevita Olimpija have been in front for the majority of the game, Igokea m:tel kept coming back from behind. However, the Dragons pulled away decisively at the beginning of the final quarter. When James Robinson scored in the 31st minute, he cut the gap between the two sides to 2 points (73:68), but then Cedevita Olimpija replied with a 6:0 run to pull away to the double-digit lead again (79:68). As it turned out later in the game, Igokea m:tel did not have the strength to fight their way back into the battle for a win again until the end.

Man of the match: Jacob Pullen has been the key player of Cedevita Olimpija, on the way of the Ljubljana squad towards the win in Game 1. He had 21 points, 6 assists, 1 rebound and steal each and a valuation of 22. He is our man of the match!

Can’t trick the stats: The key for the win of the home side was the rebounding, as Cedevita Olimpija have outrebounded Igokea m:tel 38:28.