Another big victory for Cedevita-Olimpija - Zvezdan Mitrović's team defeated Red Star tonight in "Stozice", in the 22nd round of the AdmiralBet ABA League - 74:69.
With their triumph over the reigning champion, the "Dragons" made an excellent overture before the match against Istanbul Bahçeşehir on Tuesday, in the quarterfinals of the Eurocup.
On the other hand, Red Star fell to fourth place in the standings after this defeat. The "Red and Whites" have overtaken Dubai, who have a better head-to-head record, having defeated the Belgrade team twice this season.
After Stewart's dunk, Cedevita-Olimpija reached the maximum plus eight in the second quarter (29:21). Zvezda managed to tie the game (36:36) and then take the lead (39:38) on the wings of Miller-McIntyre.
The home team regained the lead before the break (41:39), and then went scoreless for almost four minutes in the third quarter, which Red Star failed to capitalize on, as the "red-and-whites" lead at that moment did not exceed two points (43:41).
Then came a 7:0 run by Cedevita and a new lead (48:43).
Three minutes before the end, when Robinson scored, Mitrović's team was again up eight points - 70:62. The guests managed to get closer to 70:67, and then Nikolić scored for two (72:67), the "dragons" then defended and reached their 13th victory.
The most efficient players for Cedevita-Olimpija were Lemar and Robinson with 15 points each, while Kalinić had 18.
UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin also watched the match in "Stožice".
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