Telekom Baskets Bonn – win against Rostock Seawolves

The really great exuberant joy did not break out after the end of the game. Rather, one or the other Bonner seemed a bit flat. A few fans had taken part in the away trip to the Baltic Sea, and the Telekom Baskets thanked them after the 77:62 (26:20, 20:14, 13:5, 18:23) victory over the Rostock Seawolves – then they could a hook behind the five away games of the past two weeks. won. All. It was also the 17th victory in the 19th Bundesliga game.

“We could only partially control the game,” Sebastian Herrera quarreled after the game. “But then you have to fight your way through. And we did. But there is still a lot to improve.” His coach Tuomas Iisalo will not contradict him, which is not due to this game, but because he sees improvement as one of the goals of the season.

With less than a minute played, TJ Shorts conceded his first foul and sprained his foot – there are better ways to start a game. Little slacks had Iisalo gesticulating wildly early on. But the best defense in the league quickly showed the promoted team why they are ahead in these statistics. After five minutes at eye level, Bonner took the lead through Herrera (10:8) and from then on took almost everything that characterizes the Seawolves’ fast offensive game. The Bonners made every throw difficult for the home side. And they shouldn’t give up the lead until the end, despite a short lap on the basketball roller coaster.

After a very solid first half, the Baskets led 46:34. Opponents are then often prepared for the baskets to start the second half with a step on the gas pedal, and they are often unable to counteract this. The Seawolves shared this fate. In a hurry, the baskets increased their lead. Iisalo changed a lot and so points and playing time were well distributed.

From time to time, carnival songs penetrated from the upper tier down onto the floor and replaced the noise of gossip whenever a Rostocker stepped to the free-throw line. And that was often. At least compared to the baskets. Somehow the third quarter turned out to be an ugly one. The meager 13:5 went quite well with it. But at least the Bakets went into the final section with a 20-point lead.

At the beginning of the fourth round, Leon Kratzer increased the lead to 61:39, but then the Baskets dealt with their chances sloppily and let the reins slip in the previously outstanding defense. It was a bit as if they wanted to – who can blame them after five short away games in a row and with a comfortable lead? – now let the game end according to the motto of the good horse that only jumps as high as it has to. But the hosts built the obstacle higher.

The baskets had to jump higher – which they didn’t want to do right away. Now the Hanseatic city team scored their three and reduced the lead to nine points (60:69, 37th minute). Again it was team captain Karsten Tadda who brought calm and sovereignty back into the Bonn game with an important three-pointer to make it 72:69. He swept the air gently, palms down, motioning for his colleagues to keep calm. And so the Baskets played the victory safely to the finish line. Zach Ensminger scored the happy final point with his second three of the game to make it 77:62.

It continues with the carnival game against MBC on Wednesday (7 p.m.).

Rostock: Pearson 12 points, Theis 11/2 threes, Valtonen 10, Gloger 8, Mawugbe 7, Lewis 5/1, Carter 4, Alston 3, Ilzhöfer 2, Nelson 1, Nawrocki.

Bonn: TJ Shorts 6 Points, Tyson Ward 12/1 Dreier, Zach Ensminger 8/2, Mike Kessens, Sebastian Herrera 11/3, Karsten Tadda 7/1, Collin Malcolm 7, Leon Kratzer 6, Deane Williams 9/1, Finn Delany 11 /1.

hit rate: Rostock 34% (20/59), Bonn 41% (31/75); Triple rate: Rostock 13% (3/23), Bonn 26% (9/35); Freiwurfquote: Rostock 73% (19/26), Bonn 60% (6/10); Rebounds: Rostock 36 (11 offensive, 25 defensive), Bonn 48 (21/27, best: scratch 10); Assists: Rostock 15, Bonn 20 (Bester: Shorts 8); Ball wins: Rostock 4, Bonn 8; turnovers: Rostock 15, Bonn 13; Fouls: Rostock 15, Bonn 23. Viewers: 4022.