The already difficult situation in the fight for survival in the AdmiralBet ABA League was further complicated by the Mornar basketball players in the last round.
The convincing defeat against Mega at home (113:83) hit Barani even harder when Cibona celebrated against Krka in Novo Mesto, so the Montenegrin representative in last place in the standings now has two victories less than the Zagreb giants.
All alarms have been turned on in "Topolica" for a long time, they are waiting for Mornar to get going, and the first chance to break the streak of 12 losses is in Čačak against Borac (Saturday at 18 pm).
"It's a must from now until the end of the season, and I hope that doesn't put pressure on the players. I'm trying to relieve them of that pressure, that's my first task - for the players to enter every match as relaxed as possible, to play bravely, firmly, as we should at this level. The match against Borac is extremely difficult, it's known that Čačak is a city of basketball, dating back to the times of the old Yugoslavia. We know what awaits us," said Mornar coach Mihailo Pavicevic.
The sailor is weakened.
"To make matters worse - Uncle Carter will not play. But we can't complain, those who are healthy should give more than their maximum to compensate for his absence. Let's play bravely, smartly, and God willing," emphasized Pavicevic.
Center Lovro Buljević emphasizes defense as the key to the match.
"We have a tough defeat against Mega behind us, and even Karter got injured, which is another bad news. However, there is not much wisdom in that - we need to pull ourselves together, find the mental strength and win the game. If that one victory were to happen, the whole situation could change in our favor. The key to the game is defense, we have offensive strength in every game, because we gave even the best teams 80, if not 90 points," Buljević explained.
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