On Sunday, the Buducnost Voli basketball players traveled to Barcelona, slept in the capital of Catalonia and headed to the Canary Islands, where tomorrow (21 p.m.) they will play one of the most important games of the season.
That statement does not apply to what that match means in terms of results, although it can be very important, but because of the situation in which the champions of Montenegro find themselves.
Aleksandar Džikić's team has lost four of the last five matches, in the last one they experienced a shock against the city rival SC Derby, so before the professional team and the players it is now an obligation to play the best they can.
In case of a defeat, and a convincing one, there would probably be cuts...
"The home team is the first in our group, the results are proof of its quality. Both teams are different compared to our first match. Gran Canaria is an aggressive team in the open field, with good scorers and players with great qualities in isolation. Their tall players are a challenge for every opponent, they change the game on both sides of the field," said Džikić.
Granka won the first match 83:76 and ended the series of 22 victories of the "blue" in "Morača", which lasted 315 days - from February 3, 2021 and the defeat by Virtus to that failure on December 15.
"We have a tough match against a team from the top. There are only three rounds left in the group stage and every game is important because of the position in the table. "Gran Canaria proved how serious the team is, they have been at the top of the group all season, and in Podgorica they shot brilliantly," Justin Kobs recalled.
The first playmaker of Buducnosti emphasizes that both teams want to change things, because Gran Canaria also lost the last two matches.
"Both of us enter the match with losses and eager to turn things around. It is important that we come out with our best focus and with great energy, that we give everything to win on the road," said the American with a Montenegrin passport.
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