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Ulm shoots almost non-stop against Heidelberg from outside, Brandon Paul finally sinks the decisive shot in a surprisingly close game.
On average try it Ratiopharm Ulm about 31 times per game from beyond the line of three and is already one of the top three in the basketball league. In the home game against Heidelberg, Ulm surpassed themselves in this respect with 42 throws from outside and they also sunk these difficult shots with a very decent rate of almost 41 percent. Most importantly, they hit the most important three-pointer of the game in the person of Brandon Paul. Namely one and a half minutes before the end of the game to the 87:82 lead. This cleared the way to a 92:84 victory in what had been a surprisingly open game.
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Most of the 5200 spectators should have expected a clearer matter. Eventually, Heidelberg competed without Eric Washington. The man, who is one of the best players and best throwers in the basketball league, is said to have caught the flu. But first of all, Thorsten Leibenath should be right. The Ulm sports director had already pointed out in advance that such a failure sometimes frees up strength in the teammates. And secondly, many of the Ulm players may have assumed that the game would be a sure-fire success against a Heidelberg without Washington. In any case, coach Anton Gavel severely criticized his team’s attitude and defensive behavior afterwards: “We won’t hit anyone in passing.” Gavel was actually only really satisfied with the result and with Thomas Klepeisz. The captain hit five of his ten three-pointers, and Klepeisz hn had a total of 17 points in the statistics, as well as four rebounds and four assists. The coach’s recommendation: “The other players should take him as a role model.”
Ratiopharm Ulm wins against Heidelberg
Above all, it has to be mentioned positively that the Ulm team won this game at all, which they would have lost with a certain probability a few weeks ago. Heidelberg was leading at the beginning of the last quarter with six points (72:66) and four minutes before the end (82:81). But then the hosts managed to increase the intensity again, they forced the opponent to lose possession and grabbed a few offensive rebounds. One of those went to Joshua Hawley with a minute and a half to go. Watch out for Brandon Paul and he hit his second three on the ninth try.
Ratiopharm Ulm: Klepeisz (17 Punkte), Yago (13), Nunez (13), Caboclo (13), Paul (12), Hawley (12), Fuchs (6), Jallow (4), Christen (2).
Best three-point shooters in Ulm: Klepeisz (5/10), Yago (4/8).
Best Ulmer Rebounder: Hawley (7), Klepeisz (4), Nunez (4).
Ulm hit rate: 47 percent (31/66).
Ulm rate of three: 41 percent (17/42).
Ulm free throw rate: 68 percent (13/19).
Best Heidelberg throwers: Davis (18), Ugrai (16), Coleman (12).
