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The overall points margin is on the rise, but I see no reason for that. Alkar and Kvarner have a tradition of tough matches with low scores, with their last five ending at 134, 131, 127, 142 and 115, regardless of the venue. Some might say their teams differ this season, but that's not the case with Alkar, who kept the same roster. Kvarner did change a bit, but the 'gains' are roughly the same as the 'losses'. The Rijeka team did go ovr this margin twice in their first three matches (155 and 174 points) and stayed just barely under once (151), but I believe that was caused by two issues - with Jolly and Brod the matches were already decided, so their defense relaxed, as well as offense. Against Gorica they took advantage of the home team's nervousness. They scored over 80 in all three duels, something that's unlikely to happen today as Alkar are missing some important players which will make them rely on defense and prevent Kvarner's shooters from looking at the basket freely. The absence of S. Modrić, Žitak, Bilandžić and Svalina denies the Sinj team 25-30 points per game, and their first two home games were clear indicators of the way they intend to solve matters in front of their own crowd. They limited Split to 62 (134 total) and Jolly to 59 (128 total).