Peja has won the derby of Gameweek 17 defeating reigning champions, Trepca 75-72.
Dardan Berisha (193-SG-88, agency: INVICTUS Sports Group) and Samir Shaptahovic were the best in the team coached by Rudolf Jugo. Berisha scored 26 points, same as Shaptahovic in the close win of league leaders against champions.
On the other side, Drilon Hajrizi, was in his old shape. The player of the year 2012 in Kosovo, has scored his season best 28 points, while american guard Ryan White added 17 more in the derby match.
With this vicory Peja is in 3-0 lead with Trepca during this season and they have a record of 16 victories against only one defeat.
Trepca is still struggling to win a game in duels with Top 4 teams this season.
Peja has registered the first victory of the season against Sigal Prishtina in Prishtina. But this victory came in crucial moments of the final, to gave them advantage of 2-0 in the final series.
With this victory the yellow team from Peja is one win away from the championship title for the first time since 2004.
Dardan Berisha (193-SG-88, agency: INVICTUS Sports Group) showed his quality again, while Sigal Prishtina was in 10 points advantage [read more]
Peja has registered the first victory of the season against Sigal Prishtina in Prishtina. But this victory came in crucial moments of the final, to gave them advantage of 2-0 in the final series.
With this victory the yellow team from Peja is one win away from the championship title for the first time since 2004.
Dardan Berisha (193-SG-88, agency: INVICTUS Sports Group) showed his quality again, while Sigal Prishtina was in 10 points advantage. Berisha was unstoppable in third quarter, which gave Peja the advantage. He was matches high scorer with 27 points scored - only one to pass 20 point limit on the night.
At Cup Winners, Sigal Prishtina, only two players managed to fight yellow fury from Peja. Julian Terrell scored 18, while captain Edmond Azemi added 11 points more in the loss.
Third match of the series will be played in Karagac court of Peja, and if league leaders win this one, they will be crowned as a new champions of BKT Superleague of Kosova.
Peja in great fashion, has registered the first match win on Play Off final series Game 1. They have crashed the Cup Winner Sigal Prishtina, 71-44.
Work, concentration and great defence gave Peja the unbelieavable result in the end of the match, where they beat Sigal Prishtina, with 27 points difference.
On the other side, at the blues from Prishtina nothing was working correctly - and they had just to accept the hard defeat in Game 1 of Final Series [read more]
Peja in great fashion, has registered the first match win on Play Off final series Game 1. They have crashed the Cup Winner Sigal Prishtina, 71-44.
Work, concentration and great defence gave Peja the unbelieavable result in the end of the match, where they beat Sigal Prishtina, with 27 points difference.
On the other side, at the blues from Prishtina nothing was working correctly - and they had just to accept the hard defeat in Game 1 of Final Series.
Dardan Berisha (193-SG-88, agency: INVICTUS Sports Group) scored 17 points + 5 rebounds + 3 assists to be the matchs high scorer, with albanian national player, Gerti Shima, adding 12 points + 5 assists and 3 rebound in the night for the team coached by Rudlof Jugo.
At Ahmet Kandemirs team no one couldnt score double ciphered points, while Akida McLain registered 9, Granit Rugova 8 and Fisnik Rugova 7, on the Karagac court.
The second match of the series will be played in Sigal Prishtinas Pallati i Rinise court this weekend.
Sigal Prishtina has demolished Bashkimi in the third semifinal Play Off match to reach the finals for the 10th time in a row.
Akida McLain(206-F-86, college: Indiana, PA) scored 22 points and added 7 rebounds and 3 assists in the match where Rugova brothers, Fisnik and Granit, scored 18 points each to beat Bashkimi 88-59 [read more]
Sigal Prishtina has demolished Bashkimi in the third semifinal Play Off match to reach the finals for the 10th time in a row.
Akida McLain (206-F-86, college: Indiana, PA) scored 22 points and added 7 rebounds and 3 assists in the match where Rugova brothers, Fisnik and Granit, scored 18 points each to beat Bashkimi 88-59.
On the other side, at Bashkimis team, nothing was working since the beginning of the match and the actual Cup Winner, Sigal Prishtina, made a difference in the ende of first quarter 32-9!
With this victory, the team coached by Ahmet Kandemir has achieved the finals where they will play against league leaders Peja, that has a homa advantage in a series.
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