Prva A Liga is at the halfway of the Regular Season and there are still another 7 rounds left. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.
The biggest surprise took place in Palanka where host Kriva Palanka (3-4) beat league's leader MZT (5-2) 67-53 on Saturday evening. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of MZT. Kriva Palanka moved-up to fifth place. MZT at the other side dropped to the third position with two games lost. They were replaced at the leadership position by Vardar. MZT will play next round against Badel trying to make it back to the top of the standings. It will be a derby game for which supporters look forward to, where their team will face at home their local rival from Skopje - Badel. Kriva Palanka will try to continue on its current victory against second ranked KAM Basket in Kamenica.
Important game to mention about took place in Kumanovo. Fourth ranked Grizli (4-3) saved a 1-point victory at home edging 5th ranked Probasket (2-5) 68-67 on Saturday evening. Grizli maintains fourth place with 4-3 record. Probasket at the other side dropped to the sixth position with five games lost. They share it with Badel. Grizli will play against league's leader Vardar in Skopje in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Probasket will play at home against Struga 2009 (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Another exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Skopje: Vardar (#3) and Badel (#7). Badel was crushed at home by 26 points 41-67 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Badel. Vardar (6-1) keeps a position of league leader, which they share with KAM Basket. Loser Badel dropped to the sixth place with five games lost. They share the position with Probasket. Vardar will meet at home Grizli (#4) in the next round. Badel's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Skopje to the arena MZT.
In the last game of round 7 winless Struga 2009 was crushed by KAM Basket in Kamenica 99-51.
Badel - Vardar 41-67Another exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Skopje:
Vardar (#3) and
Badel (#7).
Badel was crushed at home by 26 points
41-67 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Badel.
Vardar (6-1) keeps a position of league leader, which they share with KAM Basket. Loser Badel dropped to the sixth place with five games lost. They share the position with Probasket.
Vardar will meet at home Grizli (#4) in the next round. Badel's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Skopje to the arena MZT.
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KAM Basket - Struga 2009 99-51There was no surprise in Kamenica where bottom-ranked
Struga 2009 (0-7) was crushed by second ranked
KAM Basket (6-1)
99-51 on Tuesday. Defending champion keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Vardar. Loser Struga 2009 still closes the standings with seven games lost.
KAM Basket will meet Kriva Palanka (#5) on the road in the next round. Struga 2009 will play against Probasket in Kavadartsi and hopes to get finally their first victory.
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Kriva Palanka - MZT 67-53The biggest surprise took place in Palanka where host
Kriva Palanka (3-4) beat league's leader
MZT (5-2)
67-53 on Saturday evening. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of MZT.
Kriva Palanka moved-up to fifth place.
MZT at the other side dropped to the third position with two games lost. They were replaced at the leadership position by Vardar.
MZT will play next round against Badel trying to make it back to the top of the standings. It will be a derby game for which supporters look forward to, where their team will face at home their local rival from Skopje - Badel. Kriva Palanka will try to continue on its current victory against second ranked KAM Basket in Kamenica.
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Grizli - Probasket 68-67Important game to mention about took place in Kumanovo. Fourth ranked
Grizli (4-3) saved a 1-point victory at home edging 5th ranked
Probasket (2-5)
68-67 on Saturday evening.
Grizli maintains fourth place with
4-3 record.
Probasket at the other side dropped to the sixth position with five games lost. They share it with Badel.
Grizli will play against league's leader Vardar in Skopje in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Probasket will play at home against Struga 2009 (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
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