In the last game of the regular season in the basketball league, the MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg secured home advantage for the first play-off round. It is also clear that Bayern Munich will have to deal with “fear opponents” Niners Chemnitz.
With momentum in the play-offs: Jonah Radebaugh.
IMAGO / Press photo Baumann
Since the MHP giants Ludwigsburg beat the MLP Academics Heidelberg 98:83 (46:41) in the last main round game of the season on Wednesday, they claimed fourth place – and the Chemnitz team remained sixth in the table. FC Bayern was already in third place.
The Ludwigsburg initially struggled against the guests. The throws from the line of three didn’t fall, so Heidelberg was able to pull away to seven points. In the second quarter, however, the hosts presented themselves in their usual strong form and were able to go into the break with a lead thanks to a 12-0 run.
In the second half, the home side were able to extend their lead and gained important self-confidence before the play-offs. There you will meet ratiopharm Ulm.
On Friday and Sunday (both 8.30 p.m. / MagentaSport), Munich will play Chemnitz at home, who won all three games of the season against the favorites – including the quarter-finals of the cup.
Champion and main round winner Alba Berlin meets the former series champion Brose Bamberg (8th), Telekom Baskets Bonn (2nd) against the Hamburg Towers (7th). The two favorites for the title, Alba and Bayern, can only meet in the final at the earliest.
The quarter-final duels (best of five) at a glance:
Alba Berlin (1st) – Brose Bamberg (8th)
Telekom Baskets Bonn (2.) – Hamburg Towers (7.)
Bayern Munich (3rd) – Niners Chemnitz (6th)
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (4th) – ratiopharm Ulm (5th)
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg – MLP Academics Heidelberg 98:83 (46:41)
Points MHP Giants Ludwigsburg: Radebaugh 30, Woodard 18, Darden 13, Bartolo 9, Cotton 8, Wohlfarth-Bottermann 8, Hulls 7, Herzog 3, Simon 2
Points MLP Academics Heidelberg: Ugrai 22, Ky. Anderson 11, Lowery 11, Martin 11, Geist 9, Chapman 7, Ely 7, Friederici 5
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