GREAT COMEBACK FOR MEGA, AGAINST CRVENA ZVEZDA IN THE FINALS!

The first day of MEGA LEKS CUP brought victories for Mega Leks and Crvena zvezda Telekom and more importantly, the awakening of the basketball center in Kraljevo, thus fulfilling the original goal of this event. The audience in the new sports hall in Kraljevo enjoyed both games that brought plenty of excitement. Mega Leks after the big match against Trabzon in great finale showed character and won with 82:80 (23:17, 20:25, 12:21, 27:17) while Crvena zvezda Telekom was better than PAOK with 72: 70 (17:18, 17:13, 22:15, 16:24).

On Sunday from 6 pm PAOK and Trabzon play for third place while the grand finale between Mega Leks and Crvena zvezda Telekom is scheduled for 8:30 pm.

Milojevic started the match with Ivanovic, Zagorac, Luwawu, Nikolic and Jankovic. After 0:5 at the start, followed in the next few minutes series of Mega 8:0 where Jankovic was good. Combat Mega manages the persistence 2-3 times to get points from difficult positions. Three from Jaramaz and Mega Leks comes to plus 8, 21:13 and ends the first quarter with 23:17.

Jaramaz opens another 10 minutes with a good assistance for Kaba. After the tied game was followed by a great Odom dunk but on the other hand, Zagorac had a good assist for Jankovic. There followed a few good defense from Mega Leks and 4 minutes to the end of half was 35:28. Trabzon fits over Kinsey and at a half time Mega had a plus 1, 43:42.

The second half started with a bad game for Mega Leks, Trabzon took control of the match and led with 13 points difference. The series of Turkish teams interrupted Jaramaz with three. By the end of the quarter Mega managed to reduce to 6 points. In the last attack Jaramaz missed a three from a difficult position and it was 55:63 at the end of the third period.

In the last quarter of the Mega Leks went for all or nothing and after the three point and the layup from Zagorac, had 67:66 to 6 minutes to finish. Turkey team responds but the energy of Jaramaz brings points for Mega Leks and then Ivanovic returns the lead, 72:71. Kast two minutes are entered with a tie 74:74. Ivanovic hits both throws but then Kinsey hits three. Ivanovic finds Jankovic and on the other sude Velickovic scored three. Ivanovic takes responsibility and scored with foul from awkward position and then hits an additional free throw for plus 1 to 17 seconds to the end. In a very exciting finish, Mega’s defense achieved to come to a well-deserved victory.

Mega Leks: Simic, Djokovic 3, Jaramaz 10, Veljkovic, Ivanovic 17, Pavlovic, Luwawu 8, Kaba 3, Zagorac 12, Simeunovic, Nikolic 10, Jankovic 19.

Trabzon: Odom 11, Sanli 9, Candan 10, Toz, Velickovic 16, Demirel 4, Erdi 7, Saruhan, Kinsey 15, Yildirim 8, Natyazhko.

The first semi-final between Zvezda and PAOK Dangubić opens with three in the first attack but PAOK responds with 7 unanswered points. After 4 and a half minutes, PAOK led 4:11. Zvezda series corresponds to 9: 0 at the break after the first quarter we have gone with a score of 17:18 with last second points from Nastic. Far better start to the second quarter for the Crvena zvezda Telekom brang the lead 26:20. PAOK did not let off the hook so the half ended the score 34:31.

PAOK manages to briefly take the lead at the end of the third quarter over series of Markovic but Zvezda managed to turn their game and with three from Dangubic had 56:46 at the end of the third quarter.

PAOK at the beginning of the last period managed to cut down to 2 points difference but the Zvezda responded with a series of 6:0. PAOK is not taught, and trio Vasiliadis reduced to 70:69 in the last minute but Zvezda via Mitrovic took the victory 72:70

Crvena zvezda Telekom: Rebic 4, Dangubic 8, Mitrovic 3, Lazic 4, Jovic 10, Schortsanitis 9, Apic, Nastic 12, Simanic 2, Davidovac Guduric 2, Thompson 13.

PAOK: Duvnjak 9, Tepic 9, Liapis, Vasilieiadis 18, Kakaroudis 2, Tsochlas 3, Dedas 3, Margaritis 8, Kottas 2, Markovic 16, Kamaras, Saloustos.

Photos from the first day of MEGA LEKS CUP can be used from this LINK.

Photo: Mega Leks