DJ Stewart, Aleksej Nikolic and Umoja Gibson combined for 70 of 99 points in road win
Cedevita’s three-headed monster was too much for Jerusalem
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Regular Season
Round 2 of 18
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Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana had a real three-headed monster performance that carried the team to an important 84-99 road win over Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem with DJ Stewart, Aleksej Nikolic and Umoja Gibson proving to be way too much.
All three players scored 20+ points and combined for 70 of Cedevita's 84 total points in the victory at Jerusalem.
“It was an important game on the road to get against them. They made a lot of runs. We took the punches and fought back,” said Stewart, who poured in a career-high 27 points to go along with 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 6 fouls drawn for a performance index rating of 41.
“I am super happy because everyone knows who Hapoel is and who their players are. But my players really showed great energy in the second half – on offense and defense. We made some changes and started to play very well,” said Cedevita head coach Zvezdan Mitrovic.
The play-caller saw Stewart step up right away with 8 of his team’s first 10 points. But it was far from just Stewart.
Nikolic also tallied a career high in points with 22 – including making 12-of-12 free throws. The veteran also added 1 rebound, 4 assists and 7 fouls drawn. Gibson was not far behind with 21 points – including back-to-back three-pointers in the closing moments to serve as the dagger. The EuroCup rookie also contributed 1 rebound, 6 assists and 4 fouls drawn.
The trio was a massive part of the team’s offense, accounting for 71% of Cedevita’s points. They combined to make 75% of their two-pointers, 47% of their three-pointers and all 22 of their free-throw attempts.
Stewart, Nikolic and Gibson’s 10 combined rebounds were 40% of the team’s total while they had 15 of the team’s 20 assists for 75%. They accounted for 77% of the fouls drawn and their combined PIR of 89 was nearly 80% of the team’s total.
All that production came after they combined for 31 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists in Cedevita’s season-opening 76-69 home win over BAXI Manresa.