This duel will be hot…
On Sunday (3 p.m.) the Baskets Oldenburg welcome the Academics from Heidelberg. Nothing special on paper. Because: Oldenburg (4th place) goes into the game as the clear favorite against the cellar child (14th place).
But if you think so, you are wrong! With Eric Washington (29) and DeWayne Russell (29), the two best scorers in the basketball league meet. Both mix up the league with almost 20 points on average. Heidelberg’s Washington is just ahead of Russell (19.1) with 19.3 points.
Heidelberg’s Eric Washington is currently the best scorer in the basketball Bundesliga
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The duel of the BBL points guarantors
The fact is: Both Americans are life insurance for their teams. If one of the two playmakers has a bad day, there is a risk of bankruptcy. So also on Sunday.
Oldenburg’s Russell doesn’t even want to get involved in psychological games between the two top scorers: “I’ll take care of doing my job. That means: I want to lead my team, organize the game. So for me the focus isn’t so much on scoring more points than Eric. I will plan my game so that we win.”
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Basketball twins heat up fans
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That didn’t work in the first leg. At the end of October, Oldenburg lost a gripping game after extra time with 94:102. In the cup quarterfinals, however, the Baskets were able to beat Heidelberg by a narrow margin of 85:83. Everything speaks for a hot duel!
