Brilliant Džanan Musa led Dubai to a convincing victory over Subotica in Zetra

(Patria) - Dubai basketball players dominantly opened the ABA League quarter-final series.

Tonight in Sarajevo's Zetra, Dubai easily defeated Spartak from Subotica with a score of 102:74, and the key role in the triumph was played by BiH national team player Džanan Musa.

The home team set a high pace from the first minute and quickly gained an advantage.

After the first quarter, they were already up by 9 (31:22), clearly indicating the direction the game would take.

By halftime, the difference had increased further, with Dubai going into the break with a convincing 54:41 lead.

Spartak had no answer in the second half either, and as the game progressed, the difference only grew. Dubai easily brought the game to an end and took a 1-0 lead in the series.

The second game will be played on Sunday in Subotica, where Dubai could secure a place in the semi-finals of the play-off with a victory.

Musa shone in the first half with 16 points, and finished the game with a total of 31 points, matching his best performance for Dubai.

He scored the same number of points recently against Panathinaikos in the Euroleague.

Musa shot 9/19 from the field, with an excellent 4/6 for three-pointers, and was 9/12 from the free-throw line.

He was supported by Kabengele with 16 points and Kenan Kamenjaš, who recorded 11 points and nine rebounds.

For Spartak, Hanlan was the top scorer with 19 points, while Amar Gegić scored five points with two rebounds and three assists, writes arenasport.