Adriatic League, Regular Season, Game 5: October 29-30, 2011
Jordan Farmar - Maccabi ElectraTwo days after they met in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague, Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv repeated the outcome with a 78-67 victory over Partizan mt:s Belgrade in a clash of unbeaten Adriatic League squads. Jordan Farmar led a balanced Maccabi attack with 14 points and 7 assists. That result coupled with Union Olimpija’s road win at Helios Domzale leaves Maccabi and Olimpija tied atop the standings at 5-0. Deon Thompson scored 23 off the bench to lead Olimpija to a 63-77 win. In a Croatian derby, Cedevita dominated Zagreb 97-51. Chris Warren and Ivan Opacak led Cedevita with 17 points each. Cibona got 20 points from Antwain Barbour in a 75-70 win over Siroki WWin. Cedevita, Cibona and Partizan are tied for third place with 4-1 records. Krka held on to beat Hemofarm Stada 81-74 thanks to Smoljan Pavic’s 21 points and 14 rebounds. Buducnost Vali bested Radnicki 62-74 behind Nikola Vucevic's double double. And Crvena Zvezda cruched Zlatorog Lasko 104-64 as Adam Morrison scored 23.

Two days after they met in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague, Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv repeated the outcome with a 78-67 victory over Partizan mt:s Belgrade in a clash of unbeaten Adriatic League squads. Jordan Farmar led a balanced Maccabi attack with 14 points and 7 assists. It was all Maccabi from the start as a dominant Sofoklis Schortsanitis made it 13-3 inside of three minutes, the first quarter ended 28-14 and the halftime score was 48-26. Big Sofo and Devin Smith finished with 12 points apiece for the Israeli champs. Nikola Pekovic carried Partizan with 23 points and 7 rebounds. That result coupled with Union Olimpija’s road win at Helios Domzale leaves Maccabi and Olimpija tied atop the standings at 5-0. Deon Thompson scored 23 off the bench to lead Olimpija to a 63-77 win on Sunday. Domzale trailed 54-58 entering the fourth quarter before Thompson and Danny Green combined for all Olimpija’s points in a 2-14 charge that settled the outcome. Damir Markota finished with 13 points and Green posted 11 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals.

In a rematch of last season’s Croatian League finals, Cedevita dominated Zagreb 97-51. Chris Warren and Ivan Opacak led Cedevita with 17 points each. The game was close at the break, 39-35, but Cedevita dominated at both ends the rest of the way. Dontaye Draped added 13 points and 6 assists and Marko Car had 12 and 5 for the winners. Papa Diasse posted 19 points and 13 boards for Zagreb, which suffered from a miserable shooting night – 27% on two-pointers and 15.8% on threes – and committed 20 turnovers. Cibona got 20 points from Antwain Barbour in a 75-70 win over Siroki WWin. Damjan Rudez added 17, including 4 free throws in the final minute to help seal the win. Krka held on to beat Hemofarm Stada 81-74 thanks to Smoljan Pavic’s 21 points and 14 rebounds. Krka went on a 15-2 run that started in the final minute of the third quarter to pull away for the victory. Buducnost Vali bested Radnicki 62-74 behind Nikola Vucevic’s double double. Vucevic finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Bojan Krstovic led Buducnost with 18 points and Jermaine Anderson had 12 points and 7 assists.

LAST GAME GAME 5
October 29-30, 2011
Day Match Result
Oct. 29 Crvena Zvezda vs. Zlatorog L. 104-64
Oct. 29 Cedevita vs. Zagreb CO 97-51
Oct. 30 Helios vs. Union Olimpija 63-77
Oct. 30 Radnički vs. Buducnost VOLI 62-74
Oct. 29 Krka vs. Hemofarm STADA 81-74
Oct. 29 Maccabi Elec. vs.Partizan mt:s 78-67
Oct. 30 Cibona vs. siroki WWin 75-70
NEXT GAME GAME 6
November 5-6, 2011
Day Match
Nov. 6 Zlatorog L. vs. siroki WWin
Nov. 6 Partizan mt:s vs. Cibona
Dec. 29 Hemofarm vs. Maccabi Elec.
Nov. 5 Buducnost VOLI vs. Krka
Nov. 5 Union Olimpija vs. Radnički
Nov. 5 Helios Domzale vs. Cedevita
Nov. 5 Zagreb CO vs. Crvena Zv.


STANDINGS TG W L P+ P-
1 BC Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv 5 5 0 443 348
2 KK Union Olimpija 5 5 0 442 404
3 KK Cedevita 5 4 1 446 360
4 KK Partizan mt:s 5 4 1 391 335
5 KK Cibona 5 4 1 420 409
6 KK Budućnost VOLI 5 3 2 365 359
7 KK Hemofarm STADA 5 3 2 396 398
8 KK Crvena Zvezda Beograd 5 2 3 455 424
9 KK Široki WWin 5 2 3 387 413
10 KK Krka 5 1 4 355 380
11 KK Radnički 5 1 4 385 411
12 KK Zagreb Croatia osiguranje 5 1 4 364 433
13 KK Helios Domžale 5 0 5 342 416
14 KK Zlatorog Laško 5 0 5 362 463
Sunday, October 30, 2011
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