Will Igokea m:tel break their losing streak against Cedevita Olimpija and keep their semi-finals dream alive?
Igokea m:tel will host Cedevita Olimpija on Wednesday evening in Game 2 of the 2022 AdmiralBet ABA Playoffs Preliminary Round.
James Robinson (Photo: Cedevita Olimpija/Ales Fevzer)
AdmiralBet ABA League Playoffs, Preliminary Round, Round 2, Wednesday, 4 May 2022:
IGOKEA M:TEL – CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA
Where? Laktaši Sports Hall, Laktaši
When? 19:00
Story of the game: Igokea m:tel will host Cedevita Olimpija on Wednesday evening in Game 2 of the 2022 AdmiralBet ABA Playoffs Preliminary Round.
Cedevita Olimpija have won the 1st game of the series quite convincingly (93:79), so the Dragons need just one more win to advance to the semi-finals. And the Ljubljana crew are optimistic ahead of their trip to Laktaši as they’ve been undefeated so far in the games against Igokea m:tel in the 2021/22 season.
Cedevita Olimpija won both games against Igokea m:tel in the 2021/22 AdmiralBet ABA League regular season, while they also triumphed in Game 1 of the Playoffs Preliminary Round series.
While the visiting side hope to keep their perfect record and close the series already in Laktaši, Igokea m:tel troops are fired up to break that losing streak against Cedevita Olimpija. Igokea m:tel have won the previous 5 home-court games in this season and they want to stay on that winning run in order to force Game 3 in this series.
Match-up in focus: Dalibor Ilić was by far the best player of Igokea in Game 1 as he put up a double-double performance with 19 points and 12 rebounds. He’s been in amazing form lately, so the home team will certainly rely a lot on Ilić in the upcoming match. On the other side, Cedevita Olimpija hope to see their sharp shooter Jacob Pullen repeat the performance from Game 1 when he scored 21 points, including 4 three-pointers. When Pullen has a good shooting night, everything is much easier for the Dragons.
Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 2:5; In Laktaši 1:2.