The series of four defeats brought the Mornar basketball players to a situation where they were thinking more about survival than about placing in the playoffs of the AdmiralBet ABA League, but also made the atmosphere not ideal before the difficult visit to the "Krešimir Ćosić" hall.
Looking at tradition - there is no more desirable opponent for Barane than Zadar in the regional competition, as they have defeated them in the last 11 games.
That series has been going on since October 2017, but when you know how Zadar can play this season, that they beat Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade, then it's clear that tradition doesn't have to be key in the whole story.
And that Mornar, regardless of how close tomorrow's rival is (17.30:XNUMX), has to come to terms with the fact that Zadar is the favorite.
"Our struggle continues, and so do the problems. For us, until the end, every game is to be or not to be, and every victory can bring us closer to a safer place for survival. Zadar is in a series of three defeats, but they lose hard on their home floor. We hope for our best game, which would bring us a positive result," said the coach of the Sailors, Mihailo Pavićević.
After 14 rounds, Zadar has a 7-7 record, Mornar is 4-9 in 13 games.
The Montenegrin representative won 100:91 in "Topolica" in the first part of the season.
Then Deron Fets Russell scored 47 points, on the other side Luka Božić stood out with 34.
"Our rival is currently sixth in the table, he wants to make it to the playoffs. We will try to use all our advantages and impose the rhythm we want. If that's the case, we can hope for victory," said Mornara defender Nemanja Vranješ. .
Zadar will certainly not underestimate the opponent, says coach Danijel Jusup.
"With an experienced coach, who knows how to behave in these situations, Mornar is certainly not coming to Zadar with a white flag. We have a tough game ahead of us in which we have to pull ourselves together and be right," said Jusup.
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