The Regular Season in KLS just started. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
Dunav SB defeated Spartak in Stari Banovci 89-83. Dunav SB made 20-of-22 free shots (90.9 percent) during the game. Guard Mihailo Petrovic (190-2003, agency: BeoBasket) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 28 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists for the winners and naturalized Bosnian forward Nikola Radovanovic (204-2003) chipped in 17 points. At the losing side swingman Filip Barna (201-1999) responded with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Spartak will play next round against Zdravlje trying to get back on the winning streak. Dunav SB will try to continue on its current victory against OKK Beograd at home.
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of OKK Beograd at the home court. Hosts were defeated by Dynamic VP 84-79. Forward Mihailo Boskovic (205-2002) nailed 19 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side and Dusan Radosavljevic accounted for 12 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. American guard Stefan Miljenovic (190-2001, college: Slippery Rock) came up with 36 points (!!!), 5 rebounds and 5 assists for OKK Beograd in the defeat. Dynamic VP will play against Mladost ZE in Zemun in the next round and are hoping to win another game. OKK Beograd will play on the road against Dunav SB in Stari Banovci to get more than just one victory in their record.
Very important is a road loss of Cacak 94 against Sloga KR on Saturday night. Visiting Cacak 94 was defeated by Sloga KR in a tough game in Kraljevo 97-104. Sloga KR will meet Kolubara in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Cacak 94 will play against Metalac VL and hope to win that game.
There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 1: Sloboda U. destroyed Mladost ZE on the opponent’s court 110-78. Vrsac lost to Vojvodina NS in a home game 73-80. Tamis PN lost to Novi Pazar on the road 78-85. Zlatibor defeated Kolubara on its own court 77-64. Zdravlje lost to Metalac VL in Valjevo 70-79.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 18 points and 11 rebounds by Ibrahim Durmo of Metalac VL.
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Dunav SB – Spartak 89-83
Dunav SB defeated Spartak in Stari Banovci 89-83. Dunav SB made 20-of-22 free shots (90.9 percent) during the game. Guard Mihailo Petrovic (190-2003, agency: BeoBasket) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 28 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists for the winners and naturalized Bosnian forward Nikola Radovanovic (204-2003) chipped in 17 points. At the losing side swingman Filip Barna (201-1999) responded with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists and American forward Kassim Nicholson (198-1999, college: Tennessee St.) produced a double-double by scoring 16 points and 13 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Spartak will play next round against Zdravlje trying to get back on the winning streak. Dunav SB will try to continue on its current victory against OKK Beograd at home.
Top scorers:
Dunav SB: P.Mihailo 28+6reb+11ast, R.Nikola 17+4reb+3ast, N.Kovacevic 15+5reb+1ast, M.Drekalovic 8+2reb+1ast, V.Marko 6+5reb, B.Dragovic 5+5reb
Spartak: F.Barna 19+5reb+8ast, K.Nicholson 16+13reb, N.Opoku 14+4reb+1ast, P.Hardy 9+3ast, A.Danilovic 7+4reb+1ast, A.Sokolovic 7+4ast
gschID: 998355
OKK Beograd – Dynamic VP 79-84
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of OKK Beograd at the home court. Hosts were defeated by Dynamic VP 84-79. Dynamic VP forced 19 OKK Beograd turnovers. They brought some defensive toughness making 7 blocks. Forward Mihailo Boskovic (205-2002) nailed 19 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side and forward Dusan Radosavljevic (201-2001) accounted for 12 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Four Dynamic VP players scored in double figures. American guard Stefan Miljenovic (190-2001, college: Slippery Rock) came up with 36 points (!!!), 5 rebounds and 5 assists and center Darko Balaban (211-1989) added 12 points and 8 rebounds respectively for OKK Beograd in the defeat. Dynamic VP will play against Mladost ZE in Zemun in the next round and are hoping to win another game. OKK Beograd will play on the road against Dunav SB in Stari Banovci to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
Dynamic VP: B.Mihailo 19+9reb+2ast, N.Kostic 13+2reb+3ast, M.Vojin 12+7reb+2ast, R.Dusan 12+6reb+5ast, V.Karadzic 11+1reb+1ast, N.Sulovic 9+3reb+4ast
OKK Beograd: S.Miljenovic 36+5reb+5ast, D.Balaban 12+8reb+2ast, P.Luka 10+7reb+2ast, J.Andrija 6+12reb+1ast, M.Timotej 6+4reb+2ast, N.Miljenovic 5+1reb+3ast
gschID: 998356
Mladost ZE – Sloboda U. 78-110
But Mladost ZE was not able to use a home court advantage and was crushed by the opponent from Uzice 110-78 on Sunday night. Sloboda U. dominated down low during the game scoring 72 of its points in the paint compared to Mladost ZE’s 38. They outrebounded Mladost ZE 52-24 including a 19-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. Sloboda U. looked well-organized offensively handing out 32 assists comparing to just 17 passes made by Mladost ZE’s players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Sloboda U. made 8 blocks. Aleksa Ilic (205-2000) fired 19 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Forward Lazar Nekic (213-1999, college: LMU) chipped in 16 points and 5 rebounds. Four Sloboda U. players scored in double figures. Forward Marko Milenkovic (200-1999) produced 17 points and forward Vuk Dobrasinovic (202-2002) added 11 points and 5 assists respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Sloboda U. will meet at home Vrsac in the next round which should be another easy win for them. Mladost ZE will play against Dynamic VP in Beograd and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Sloboda U.: A.Ilic 19+5reb, L.Nekic 16+5reb, D.Bozic 13+3reb+1ast, B.Petar 10+3reb+7ast, N.Kapetanovic 10+8reb+3ast, N.Cirkovic 8+3reb+4ast
Mladost ZE: M.Milenkovic 17+3ast, J.Davis 17+1ast, D.Vuk 11+3reb+5ast, L.Pavlovic 8+2reb, J.Furstinger 7+7reb+3ast, A.Markovic 6+7reb+1ast
gschID: 998357
Vrsac – Vojvodina NS 73-80
But Vrsac was not able to use a home court advantage and lost to the opponent from Novi Sad 80-73 on Saturday night. Vojvodina NS will meet at home Novi Pazar in the next round. Vrsac will play against Sloboda U. in Uzice and hope to win that game.
gschID: 998358
Novi Pazar – Tamis PN 85-78
Novi Pazar used a home court advantage and won against the opponent from Pancevo 85-78 on Saturday night. Swingman Bogdan Mikavica (194-1999) fired 26 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Center Tarik Bruncevic (205-1995) chipped in 18 points. Four Novi Pazar players scored in double figures. Forward Branisalav Terzic (196-1997) produced a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds (perfect from the field making all nine shots !!!) and American-Jamaican guard Josh Nicholas (190-1998, college: ULM) added 26 points respectively for lost side. Tamis PN’s coach Bojan Jovicic rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn’t help. Novi Pazar will meet Vojvodina NS in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Tamis PN will play against Zlatibor and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Novi Pazar: B.Mikavica 26+5reb+1ast, T.Bruncevic 18+2reb+2ast, F.Bakic 16+3reb+2ast, A.Numanovic 10+9reb+2ast, P.Milan 7+5reb+1ast, J.Talley 5+3reb+2ast
Tamis PN: J.Nicholas 26+2reb+1ast, T.Branisalav 19+11reb+2ast, I.Smiljanic 13+5reb, L.Lazar 6+4reb, M.Sinik 6+6reb+7ast, B.Stanojevic 3
gschID: 998359
Zlatibor – Kolubara 77-64
Zlatibor used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Lazarevac 77-64 on Saturday night. Zlatibor forced 19 Kolubara turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Center Lazar Joksimovic (203-2002) fired 13 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Guard Filip Djuran (195-1991) chipped in 14 points. Four Zlatibor players scored in double figures. Bosnian center Omar Pajic (205-1999) produced a double-double by scoring 11 points and 10 rebounds and swingman Mladen Grusanovic (200-1997, agency: BeoBasket) added 16 points respectively for lost side. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Zlatibor will meet Tamis PN in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Kolubara will play against Sloga KR and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Zlatibor: F.Djuran 14+4reb+1ast, L.Joksimovic 13+8reb+2ast, B.Djukanovic 10+2reb+4ast, A.Ponjavic 10+1reb+3ast, N.Protic 9+1reb+2ast, S.Grubelic 9+3reb+3ast
Kolubara: M.Grusanovic 16+3reb+1ast, S.Dusan 13+6reb, P.Omar 11+10reb+2ast, N.Ivkovic 9+1reb, V.Sindjelic 6+1reb, R.Torres 4+4reb+6ast
gschID: 998360
Sloga KR – Cacak 94 104-97
Very important is a road loss of Cacak 94 against Sloga KR on Saturday night. Visiting Cacak 94 was defeated by Sloga KR in a tough game in Kraljevo 97-104. Sloga KR will meet Kolubara in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Cacak 94 will play against Metalac VL and hope to win that game.
gschID: 998361
Metalac VL – Zdravlje 79-70
Metalac VL used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from Leskovac 79-70 on Sunday night. Metalac VL outrebounded Zdravlje 43-30 including 29 on the defensive glass. Bosnian power forward Ibrahim Durmo (199-1997) fired a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) for the winners. Center Uros Lukovic (213-1989, agency: BeoBasket) chipped in a double-double by scoring 11 points and 11 rebounds. American forward Jacob Lampkin (206-1996, college: Alaska-Anch.) produced 16 points and 6 rebounds and forward Stevan Jovanovic (201-2001) added 13 points and 6 rebounds respectively for lost side. Four Metalac VL and five Zdravlje players scored in double figures. Zdravlje’s coach Lazar Spasic rotated ten players in this game, but that didn’t help. Metalac VL will meet Cacak 94 on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Zdravlje will play against Spartak in Subotica and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Metalac VL: I.Durmo 18+11reb+3ast, C.Manning Jr. 13+4reb+3ast, J.Randell 13+2reb+3ast, U.Lukovic 11+11reb, I.Gavrilovic 9+3reb, B.Marko 7+4reb+3ast
Zdravlje: J.Lampkin 16+6reb+3ast, J.Stevan 13+6reb, M.Petkovic 11+2reb+5ast, M.Skundric 10+5reb+1ast, D.Morgan 10+4reb, M.Stojanovic 4+3reb
gschID: 998362
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