Telekom Baskets Bonn will host GS Peristeri from Athens in the decisive third game of the Basketball Champions League. The winner advances to the Final Four.
After a solid performance in the Basketball Bundesliga on Sunday (April 14, 2024) and the jump to sixth place in the table, Telekom Baskets Bonn will be aiming to reach the Champions League semi-finals again on Tuesday (6 p.m.). .
Important home win against Göttingen
“It was important to win today because we have an incredibly important game on Tuesday in the Basketball Champions League. It’s always better to go in with a win,” said Bonn coach Roel Moors after the 95:85 win about the BG Göttingen on Sunday evening.
With this success behind them, the Baskets welcome the Greek top club GS Peristeri from Athens in the all-important third quarterfinal game.
Victory in Bonn, defeat in Athens
While Bonn won the first game of the best-of-three quarter-final series in front of their home crowd with 89:78, the Baskets suffered a clear 62:90 defeat in Athens on Wednesday. “It is very important for us to put the game behind us, analyze our mistakes and be significantly better in the next game,” Moors said after the game.
Bonn needs to integrate its center Thomas Kennedy much better. The Canadian is one of the strongest players in Bonn, but didn’t really find his way into the game in both matches against Athens. Kennedy had eight points in game one and seven points in Wednesday’s defeat.
Kennedy will start in 2024
Things are going really well for the 23-year-old in the Bundesliga. After initial difficulties in the magenta jersey and only an average of 3.2 points in the first seven games, the 2.06 meter tall center has been one of the Rhinelander’s top performers since the beginning of the year. Kennedy has scored an average of 16 points per game in the BBL since the beginning of January, and on Sunday against Göttingen it was 17.
If the defending champion manages to showcase their currently greatest player for the first time against Athens, they have a good chance of taking part in the Final Four of the Champions League again.
2024-04-15 13:23:11
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