The Hamburg Towers sold dearly on their first international business trip – but ended up getting nothing at 56:73 (30:34) at Joventut Badalona in Spain. Your own inconsistency and mistakes are severely punished in the Eurocup.
It is probably the most annoying realization of an intense euro evening: there was more in it. Especially before half-time, the Wilhelmsburg team made a convincing appearance on the floor. The quota of three in the first quarter was extremely strong – five out of six attempts were wrong! And so the 21:17 lead after the first ten minutes was surprising, but not undeserved. And that without top scorer Caleb Homesley, who was missing. “At the beginning Hamburg had more energy, that was difficult for us,” said Badalona coach Carles Duran after the game. From the second quarter onwards, his team took it a step further.
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After two turnovers against Jaylon Brown in a row, Badalona took the lead – and from then on did not give it up. Hamburg’s quota of three dropped, and the towers didn’t have much to report under the basket. There was also little going on with the rebounds – and in the last quarter there were almost no ideas on the offensive. But because the Spaniards also failed to close the sack, the towers remained within striking distance of at least three minutes on points. In the end, however, was the second Eurocup defeat in the second game. “We fought well, but there wasn’t enough of us in the last ten minutes. You can’t score like that in Badalona, ”said Towers head coach Pedro Calles.
Hollatz and Brown best Towers scorers
The best Towers scorers were Justus Hollatz and Brown with 14 points. For the towers it’s going back today. The next BBL home game is on Friday, Heidelberg comes to Inselpark (8.30 p.m.). The Eurocup will continue next Tuesday (7.30 p.m.) with a home game against Morabanc Andorra.
