The Supercup of the AdmiralBet ABA League and the Cup of Montenegro did not repeat themselves, at least not at the start of the final series for the champion of Montenegro...
Buducnost Volija basketball players defeated SC Derby in the first match of the playoff final with 91:75 and took the lead in the championship race...
The "blue" had a lot of trouble with the "younger brother" this season, there were good moments from the "students" even today in "Morača", but it seems that Budućnost somehow routinely ended the story this time...
"I was a little afraid of this match because we only had six players available, but the boys showed a good approach, energy and character, which is the most important thing in these kinds of matches. We were better, we deservedly won, but it's only the first match - the game is played until three," Budućnosti coach Andrej Žakelj told RTCG.
He did not register Marvin Jones, Brandon Paul and Alerik Freeman for the matches of the domestic championship, while in the first match he did not count on Ioan Makundu, Nikola Tanasković and Petr Popović...
But there was the great Jogi Ferrell, and after his series during the first part, Budućnost had plus 14 (39:25), so that Dejan Jakara's team would come close to seven points behind twice at the beginning of the third quarter (48:41, 50:43). , and in those moments Tomislav Ivišić also had a chance for a minus five...
However, soon Budućnost, on the wings of Fletcher Maggi, "flew away" to 14 points again, and at the end of the third quarter - after a penalty shot by the young Igor Joković - the champion had a big 71:53...
The last time SC Derbi showed a reaction when Igor Drobnjak hit a three-pointer for 75:65, but in the next attack Megi responded with a shot outside the 6,75 line and the story in "Morača" was practically over.
"There are several reasons for the defeat, one of which is that we may have wanted too much, and when that happens, everything turns out to be totally without energy," Jakara believes. "I don't believe that the players entered the game lightly... Maybe there are people who say we are favorites, but we don't have two players who played in the NBA... When Ferrell and Wright take the ball there is no more defense".
The Ferrell - Maggi tandem was the most effective in the winning team with 22 and 19 points respectively, and McKinley Wright with 16 points and nine assists and Kenan Kamenjaš with 12 points and the same number of rebounds also had an excellent performance, while Aleksa Ilić scored 12 points. .
For the "students", Igor Drobnjak scored 15 points, Emir Hadžibegović 12, and Luka Bogavac 11...
The final series is played for three wins, and the next one is scheduled for Thursday at 18 p.m.
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