Zadar vs Split: Analysis and Prediction – Zadar will host Split in the Croatian League play-off finals game 2.
Zadar vs Split Odds
Zadar Team News
Zadar was quite dominant throughout the entire season of the Croatian League. In the regular season, they recorded only two losses, then they won both the quarterfinals and semifinals with 2-0 in the series. However, they lost to Split in the opening game of this series.
Zadar had been particularly dominant on their home court all season, recording only one loss before this match. Throughout the entire season in both the ABA League and the national league, Zadar largely relied on the masterful performances of Luka Bozic. The ABA League MVP fully justified the trust placed in him and delivered some monstrous performances. However, in the rare games where he doesn’t deliver, Zadar struggles, especially when the other players don’t shine either. This was exactly the case in the match against Split. The guests found a way to slow Bozic down, which caused nervousness both in him and the whole team. At the end of the match, Bozic scored 19 points, but with an exceptionally poor shooting performance and a large number of turnovers. Zadar had 18 turnovers in this game, and what’s worse is that many of these turnovers were steals that resulted in easy points. Another big problem for Zadar in this match was rebounding, where they were completely defeated, especially allowing Split a huge number of offensive rebounds from which the guests scored points.
It is clear what Zadar must do in game two to secure a victory. The number of turnovers, especially those that give the ball directly to the opponent, must be minimized. Additionally, they must establish control of the rebounds, particularly under their own basket, as they lost that battle in game one.
Split Team News
Throughout most of the season, Split was the second-best team in Croatia. They finished the league portion of the season in this position and then advanced to the play-off finals without major issues. In the first game of this series, they celebrated a victory against Zadar on the road.
A huge win for Split in the first away game against Zadar. Their greatest achievement was being able to slow down the opponent’s best player. This was largely thanks to Boris Tisma, who unfortunately never lived up to his enormous potential. Of course, none of this would have been possible without excellent team cooperation, both in defense and in offense. The entire starting five for Split scored between 12 and 19 points, with each player making a contribution. The standout player was the brilliant American, Markel Lewis Sullivan, who scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, six of which were offensive. The main advantage over their rival was easy points from transitions and fast breaks. These points mostly came from steals, with Split scoring 19 such points in the game, while only allowing Zadar to score four.
We believe that Split is satisfied with what they accomplished in the first game and will not be overly burdened going into the second game. What could definitely tip the scales in their favor in the second game is their shooting. They won the first game despite an exceptionally poor three-point shooting performance.
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