KLS Round 5 (Regular Season): Dynamic VP hands first defeat to Vojvodina

It's still too early stage of the Regular Season in KLS, but even now we can clearly see the difference between stronger teams and outsiders. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Vojvodina (4-1) recorded its first loss in Belgrade on Sunday night. Visitors were defeated by thirteenth ranked Dynamic VP (2-3) 81-64. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Vojvodina NS. Dynamic VP made 19-of-25 free shots (76.0 percent) during the game. They also forced 20 Vojvodina turnovers. Dynamic VP shot the lights out from three sinking 12 long-distance shots on high 54.5 percentage. 24 personal fouls committed by Vojvodina helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was guard Nikola Kostic (193-1993, agency: Octagon Europe) who had a double-double by scoring 16 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 steals. Guard Matija Popovic (194-2007) chipped in 15 points and 9 rebounds. Dynamic VP's coach Igor Mijajlovic used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Center Dusan Tanaskovic (208-2001) produced a double-double by scoring 11 points and 11 rebounds for the guests. Dynamic VP moved-up to ninth place, which they share with 5 other teams. Vojvodina at the other side keeps the second position with one game lost. They share it with Cacak 94. Dynamic VP's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Belgrade to the arena BKK Radnicki.
Very important is a road loss of third ranked Mladost (3-2) against eighth ranked Nis (3-2) on Saturday night. Visiting Mladost was defeated by Nis in Nis 87-75. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Mladost ZE. Forward Lazar Lugic (208-1998, agency: Dagger Basket) orchestrated the victory by scoring 20 points and 5 assists. Aleksandar Ilic contributed with 20 points for the winners. American point guard Julien Soumaoro (180-2002, college: WCU, agency: Octagon Europe) answered with 18 points and 5 assists for Mladost. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Nis have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 4 other teams including defeated Mladost. Nis will play against Metalac VL (#5) in Valjevo in the next round. Mladost will play at home against the league's leader Sloboda and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Undefeated leader Sloboda delivered the fifth consecutive victory on Saturday night. This time they beat 10th ranked Kolubara (2-3) 81-68 in Uzice. Dusan Kutlesic stepped up and scored 25 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists (perfect behind the arc making all five shots) for the winners. Djordje Djordjevic responded with 15 points and 9 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. Undefeated Sloboda (5-0) have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with a perfect record of 5 victories in a row. Kolubara lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team dropped to the ninth position with three games lost. They share it with 5 other teams. Sloboda will meet Mladost (#6) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Kolubara will play against Tamis PN and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Other games of round 5 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Cacak 94 defeated BKK Radnicki in a road game 100-83. Radnicki KG was beaten by Metalac VL at home 80-85. Hercegovac won against Sloga on the opponent's court 82-73. Tamis PN managed to outperform OKK Beograd in a home game 113-109. Zlatibor managed to beat Borac ZM on the road 94-84.
The best stats of 5th round was 22 points and 8 rebounds by Stefan Savic of Zlatibor.



BKK Radnicki - Cacak 94 83-100:
There was no surprise in Belgrade where bottom-ranked BKK Radnicki (0-5) was defeated by fourth ranked Cacak 94 (4-1) 100-83 on Saturday. Cacak 94 made 16-of-17 free shots (94.1 percent) during the game. Cacak 94 outrebounded BKK Radnicki 36-25 including 26 on the defensive glass. Cacak 94 shot the lights out from three sinking 14 long-distance shots on high 58.3 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Center Dejan Bjelic (209-1990, agency: Octagon Europe) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 13 rebounds for the winners and forward Nikola Malesevic (202-1989, college: URI) chipped in 13 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. Guard Mateja Todoric (190-1998, agency: Octagon Europe) responded with 14 points and 6 assists and guard Andrej Bjelic (195-2008) scored 17 points. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. Cacak 94 moved-up to second place, which they share with Vojvodina. Loser BKK Radnicki still closes the standings with five games lost. They share the position with OKK Beograd. Cacak 94 will meet at home Hercegovac (#12) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. BKK Radnicki's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Belgrade Dynamic VP.
Top scorers:
BKK Radnicki: A.Bjelic 17+2reb+3ast, M.Mijovic 16+1ast, M.Todoric 14+3reb+6ast, S.Djuric 12+8reb+1ast, P.Novak 10+1reb+4ast, A.Nedeljkovic 9+7reb+1ast
Cacak 94: B.Dejan 20+13reb+2ast, B.Djordje 17+2reb+2ast, M.Nikola 13+10reb+4ast, I.Lazarevski 13+4reb+4ast, G.Vuk 10+2reb+3ast, M.Todorovic 9+1reb

Dynamic VP - Vojvodina NS 81-64:
Vojvodina (4-1) recorded its first loss in Belgrade on Sunday night. Visitors were defeated by thirteenth ranked Dynamic VP (2-3) 81-64. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Vojvodina NS. Dynamic VP made 19-of-25 free shots (76.0 percent) during the game. They also forced 20 Vojvodina turnovers. Dynamic VP shot the lights out from three sinking 12 long-distance shots on high 54.5 percentage. 24 personal fouls committed by Vojvodina helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was guard Nikola Kostic (193-1993, agency: Octagon Europe) who had a double-double by scoring 16 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 steals. Guard Matija Popovic (194-2007) chipped in 15 points and 9 rebounds. Dynamic VP's coach Igor Mijajlovic used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Center Dusan Tanaskovic (208-2001) produced a double-double by scoring 11 points and 11 rebounds and guard Danilo Labovic (191-2003) added 13 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for the guests. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Dynamic VP moved-up to ninth place, which they share with 5 other teams. Vojvodina at the other side keeps the second position with one game lost. They share it with Cacak 94. Dynamic VP's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Belgrade to the arena BKK Radnicki.
Top scorers:
Vojvodina NS: D.Labovic 13+5reb+4ast, U.Banjac 12+5reb, M.Vukcevic 12+4reb, D.Tanaskovic 11+11reb, D.Dautovic 7+5reb+1ast, N.Music 7+4reb+2ast
Dynamic VP: A.Vukasin 19+3reb+2ast, K.Nikola 16+8reb+10ast, P.Matija 15+9reb+3ast, M.Adam 13+4reb+1ast, S.Braden 7+2reb+2ast, A.Aduramo 4+1reb

Nis - Mladost ZE 87-75:
Very important is a road loss of third ranked Mladost (3-2) against eighth ranked Nis (3-2) on Saturday night. Visiting Mladost was defeated by Nis in Nis 87-75. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Mladost ZE. Nis forced 19 Mladost turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 25 assists. Forward Lazar Lugic (208-1998, agency: Dagger Basket) orchestrated the victory by scoring 20 points and 5 assists. Forward Aleksandar Ilic (196-1995, agency: Dagger Basket) contributed with 20 points for the winners. American point guard Julien Soumaoro (180-2002, college: WCU, agency: Octagon Europe) answered with 18 points and 5 assists and forward Marko Kljajevic (202-2001, agency: Octagon Europe) added 13 points in the effort for Mladost. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Nis have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 4 other teams including defeated Mladost. Nis will play against Metalac VL (#5) in Valjevo in the next round. Mladost will play at home against the league's leader Sloboda and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Mladost ZE: J.Soumaoro 18+2reb+5ast, M.Kljajevic 13+3reb+2ast, O.Matovic 12+3reb, J.Weaver 11+2reb+1ast, L.Aksentijevic 9+5reb+2ast, M.Gutalj 6+1reb+1ast
Nis: L.Lazar 20+3reb+5ast, I.Aleksandar 20+2reb+2ast, S.Aleksa 12+6reb+2ast, D.Nikola 11+4reb+6ast, T.Mihailo 9+5reb+1ast, V.Djordjevic 7+1reb+3ast

Radnicki KG - Metalac VL 80-85:
There was a surprise result in Kragujevac where ninth ranked Metalac VL (3-2) defeated higher ranked Radnicki KG (3-2) 85-80 on Saturday. Metalac VL outrebounded Radnicki KG 46-20 including a 19-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. American point guard DaMarco Minor (183-2001, college: Pittsburgh) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 13 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and Bosnian guard Nemanja Gordic (193-1988) chipped in 12 points and 11 assists. Metalac VL's coach Milos Mitrovic allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Forward Luka Andric (198-2004, agency: Octagon Europe) responded with 12 points and 7 rebounds and Nikola Radovanovic (196-2001, agency: Dagger Basket) scored 16 points. Five Metalac VL and four Radnicki KG players scored in double figures. Metalac VL have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 4 other teams including defeated Radnicki KG. Metalac VL will meet at home Nis (#4) in the next round. Radnicki KG will play against the league's second-placed Vojvodina in Novi Sad and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Radnicki KG: D.Pazin 18+2reb, N.Radovanovic 16+3reb+3ast, K.Dozier 12+3reb+3ast, L.Andric 12+7reb+3ast, M.Randolph 9+1reb+2ast, L.Stankovic 7+4reb+2ast
Metalac VL: M.DaMarco 13+11reb+4ast, G.Nemanja 12+2reb+11ast, S.Djordje 12+8reb, J.Nikola 10+12reb+2ast, M.Uros 10+2reb+1ast, L.Miladinovic 9+3reb

Sloboda U. - Kolubara 81-68:
Undefeated leader Sloboda delivered the fifth consecutive victory on Saturday night. This time they beat 10th ranked Kolubara (2-3) 81-68 in Uzice. Dusan Kutlesic (200-1994) stepped up and scored 25 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists (perfect behind the arc making all five shots) for the winners and American guard Carrington Wiggins (185-2000, college: MSUB) chipped in 17 points and 6 rebounds. Four Sloboda U. players scored in double figures. Djordje Djordjevic (197-2001, agency: Octagon Europe) responded with 15 points and 9 rebounds and Aleksandar Topalovic (201-2003, agency: Interperformances) scored 9 points and 8 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. Sloboda (5-0) have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with a perfect record of 5 victories in a row. Kolubara lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team dropped to the ninth position with three games lost. They share it with 5 other teams. Sloboda will meet Mladost (#6) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Kolubara will play against Tamis PN and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Kolubara: D.Djordjevic 15+9reb, C.Morris III 10+5reb, A.Topalovic 9+8reb+1ast, A.Sokolovic 9+1reb+1ast, U.Lukovic 8+4reb+1ast, M.Zuzic 7+1reb+1ast
Sloboda U.: K.Dusan 25+7reb+4ast, W.Carrington 17+6reb+2ast, O.Nana 13+7reb+1ast, C.Aleksa 10+4reb+4ast, J.Vasilije 8+1reb+3ast, F.Citic 3+1reb

Sloga KR - Hercegovac 73-82:
There was a minor upset in Kraljevo where higher ranked Sloga (2-3) was defeated by thirteenth ranked Hercegovac (2-3) 82-73 on Saturday. Hercegovac dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Sloga KR's 32. Hercegovac forced 24 Sloga turnovers. Strangely Sloga outrebounded Hercegovac 39-23 including 25 on the defensive glass. American point guard Rashun Davis (182-1993, college: Radford, agency: Olsta) stepped up and scored 24 points, 5 assists and 4 steals for the winners and naturalized Austrian guard Bogic Vujosevic (190-1992) chipped in 19 points and 5 assists. Davis is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Hercegovac's coach Aleksandar Komnenic allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Guard Matija Milosevic (193-2005) responded with 23 points and forward Nikola Pavic (198-1999, agency: Dagger Basket) scored 10 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Hercegovac moved-up to ninth place, which they share with 5 other teams including defeated Sloga. Hercegovac will meet higher ranked Cacak 94 (#3) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Sloga will play against Zlatibor (#10) in Cajetina and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Sloga KR: M.Milosevic 23+4reb+2ast, L.Tasic 11+5reb, N.Pavic 10+7reb+6ast, V.Vasic 10+11reb+2ast, K.Ognjen 8+2reb, A.Kartalovic 7+8reb
Hercegovac: D.Rashun 24+2reb+5ast, V.Bogic 19+4reb+5ast, M.Dravon 13+6reb+1ast, S.Pavle 11+4reb, N.Luka 9+3reb, K.Srdjan 4+2reb

Tamis PN - OKK Beograd 113-109:
Very predictable result in Pancevo where eleventh ranked Tamis PN (3-2) beat bottom-ranked OKK Beograd (0-5) 113-109 on Saturday. However just four-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Tamis PN dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to OKK Beograd's 40 and made 21-of-26 free shots (80.8 percent) during the game. Tamis PN looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. Dominican point guard Albert Vargas (178-2006, college: RMU, agency: Octagon Europe) stepped up and scored 32 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners and swingman Branislav Terzic (196-1997, college: AIC, agency: Octagon Europe) chipped in 19 points and 7 rebounds. Swingman Nikola Karalic (202-2008) responded with 25 points and 5 assists and Vuk Danilovic (194-2008) scored 31 points. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. OKK Beograd's coach Milan Vidosavljevic rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. The victory was the third consecutive win for Tamis PN. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 4 other teams. OKK Beograd lost their fifth game in a row. They still close the standings with five games lost. They share the position with BKK Radnicki. Tamis PN will meet Kolubara (#9) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. OKK Beograd will play against Borac ZM (#13) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
OKK Beograd: V.Danilovic 31+2reb, N.Karalic 25+3reb+5ast, D.Gnjato 20+4reb+1ast, A.Djuric 15+6reb+1ast, D.Andrija 7+5reb, S.Marko 5+5reb+10ast
Tamis PN: V.Albert 32+7reb+7ast, T.Branislav 19+7reb+3ast, D.Vuk 18+2reb+5ast, C.Lav 14+3reb+2ast, T.Salar 9+7reb+3ast, R.Bogdan 8+6reb+1ast

Borac ZM - Zlatibor 84-94:
There was a minor upset in Zemun where higher ranked Borac ZM (2-3) was defeated by fourteenth ranked Zlatibor (2-3) 94-84 on Sunday. Zlatibor made 28-of-34 free shots (82.4 percent) during the game. Forward Stefan Savic (200-1995) stepped up and scored 22 points and 8 rebounds for the winners and center Lazar Joksimovic (203-2002) chipped in 19 points and 8 rebounds. Guard Bosko Bumbic (191-2001) responded with 17 points and 6 assists and Bosnian guard Nemanja Nikolic (197-1998, agency: 011 Sports) scored 13 points and 8 assists. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Zlatibor moved-up to ninth place, which they share with 5 other teams including defeated Borac ZM. Zlatibor will meet at home Sloga (#11) in the next round. Borac ZM will play against OKK Beograd in Belgrade and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Borac ZM: A.Nikolic 17+4reb, B.Bumbic 17+2reb+6ast, F.Manjgafic 13+5reb+3ast, N.Nikolic 13+3reb+8ast, A.Huggins 11, D.Omer 7+3reb
Zlatibor: S.Stefan 22+8reb+3ast, J.Lazar 19+8reb+1ast, M.Trevor 18+5reb+3ast, L.Stefan 15+2reb+1ast, H.Terrence 10+3reb+1ast, L.Mario 3+1reb