Crailsheim – Chemnitz 82:97
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Crailsheim: Cook (16), Stuckey (6), Bagette (9), Wulff, Oduro, Bleck (12), Darden (6), Kindzeka (9), Murray-Boyles (14), Westermann (7), Smith ( 3).
Home game weekend for the Merlins: After almost a month without a game in front of their home crowd, the Niners Chemnitz, second in the table with the currently best defense in the league, were waiting for the “Magicians” at the start of the decisive phase of the season. Against the favored guests, the Merlins showed a strong first half in which they were able to keep up with the Niners on an equal footing. In the second round, the Crailsheimers lost touch and were unable to regain it for the entire 20 minutes. A good overall performance wasn’t enough against the second-placed team, which is why we lost 82:97.
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Jussi Laakso, head coach of Merlins Crailsheim, said: “Our defense and intensity were good in the first half, but at the same time Chemnitz rejected a few attempts for this reason. In the second half we let up a bit, which is something you can give to teams like Chemnitz. Chemnitz then played a very good second half and hit a lot of shots. They grabbed few offensive rebounds, which was because they scored on almost everything. In the end you can’t win a game with 23 turnovers, which are just too many.”
In front of a total of 2,420 loud spectators in the Hohenlohe arena, the Merlins started their eleventh home game of the current season against second-placed Chemnitz. The Saxons were still on the international stage during the week as part of the FIBA Europe Cup quarter-finals and won clearly in Zaragoza. Meanwhile, after the away game in Würzburg last Friday, the Merlins welcomed an opponent to the bullring for the first time since February 10th. The favored guests from Chemnitz ended a grueling and particularly loud first half with a 6-0 run that saw them go into the locker room in the lead (39:42, 20th).
The processes were missing
Moe Stuckey, free from downtown, and Léo Westermann with his first points equalized after the break – shortly afterwards Keandre Cook followed suit. Leadership Crailsheim (47:45, 22nd). But then the thread broke. After winning the second quarter, the Merlins lacked consistency on both sides of the floor in the third – there were too many ball losses.
The Merlins Crailsheim will continue in the Basketball Bundesliga in the next few weeks without any further breaks: First, the “Magicians” will meet the MBC from Weißenfels away on Saturday, before they receive the BG Göttingen at home a week later. Jump ball in Weißenfels is on March 16th at 8 p.m.
2024-03-10 23:00:00
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