On Wednesday, 23 NBA scouts from 19 teams sat in the stands in Ulm to watch star Juan Nunez (19) in the EuroCup against Bourg-en-Bresse (84:89). During the 89:197 (52:55) win against the Rostock Seawolves, the Spaniard briefly hid in the catacombs because he was so frustrated…
Because the twelfth place in the table in the easyCredit Basketball Bundesliga caused THE surprise of the matchday, got their first away win against the league leaders – and stuffed more points into the champions’ basket than ever before this season!
“It was just a great team win,” said success guarantor Tyler Nelson (28/21 points). “Everyone across the board contributed and gave us something. Our defense was great today. That allowed us to take the lead and keep us in the game to win convincingly. We hit shots, moved the ball and played really well together.”
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Ratiopharm Ulm ran after the German coaches Anton Gavel (39) and Christian Held (35) from the first jump ball and, as in the 94:87 win against Crailsheim, missed the start. After just 67 seconds, Gavel has had enough and angrily takes the first timeout. “Do you want to start a game like that for the second time in a row?!?” the master maker shouts at his professionals to shake them awake.
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But the announcement initially fades away. Even without their injured point guard Wes Clark (28), the Rostock team is extremely focused and straightforward.
Only in the second quarter did the champions find the accelerator, start with their feared tempo game and even lead 48:47 (18th) after a three-pointer from Karim Jallow (26). But the Seawolves always have an answer this afternoon. Derrick Alston Jr. (26) already had 15 points on the board at halftime – in the end it was 24 for the top scorer. “The offense is not the problem,” he said confidently at halftime.
And you’re right!
The Ulm team also missed the start of the third quarter – Rostock pulled away to 73:56 (25th). When Gavel then replaces his development star Nunez, he briefly retreats into the locker room, extremely frustrated, before sitting on the bench.
But it is not because of Nunez (15 points, 1 assist) that the champions suffered another defeat after four wins in a row. Dakota Mathias (28): “The defense was definitely the biggest problem. We have to fix this. We weren’t ready. We have to be better, especially at home.”
Mega surprise Ulm goes down against Rostock!
Those: DYN MEDIA 03.12.2023
Telekom Baskets Bonn defeat Löwen Braunschweig with mulled wine!
Even NBA star Dennis Schröder (30/Toronta Raptors) called on fans via social media to support his Lions Braunschweig against the Champions League winner Telekom Baskets Bonn in the hall. 3722 followed the world champion’s call – but even they couldn’t prevent the fourth defeat in a row: 94:102 (55:60).
Bonn’s Harald Frey (26) narrowly missed his career best (27) with 26 points in the exciting game. And was one of the guarantees for the fourth win in a row.
Lion Brandon Tischler (23): “He scored 26 points, that’s way too many. We have to do a better job of stopping him. And at times we were too aggressive and conceded easy baskets as a result.”
The people of Bonn got in the mood for the game while strolling through the Christmas market. Frey: “It was really fun. Doing something really typically German with my teammates was really good. I tried mulled wine for the first time, it was a good experience.”
We’ll see each other again in the second leg in Bonn in just ten days.
2023-12-03 18:24:58
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