The special balance: Before the start of the season, no one would have thought that we would be talking about the guest appearance of the bottom team in the 16th team at the game between Hamburg and Oldenburg shortly after Christmas. But the fact is that both teams have only won two games and are therefore a long way behind their own expectations and demands. With a win in a direct duel, both teams would take an important step towards midfield.
Status quo: Despite the poor standings in the table, the form curve at both locations has recently shown an upward trend. Hamburg beat ALBA BERLIN very clearly at the Barclays Arena and celebrated a dramatic 111:108 overtime win against MLP Academics Heidelberg last weekend. After the coaching change from Predrag Krunic to Lazar Spasic, Oldenburg achieved its first success under the new trainer against the Basketball Löwen Braunschweig (93:68).
Wise words: Benka Barloschky was criticized for a long time after the long series of defeats, but he always believed in his team. It is precisely this belief that recently paid off, among other things, in the game in Heidelberg. “The resilience that we showed today was crucial for us winning the game in the end. We showed heart, fought until the last second and were able to bring the game home in the end with a good hand from the free throw line and a calm, cool head,” the coach analyzed afterwards.
Duel in focus: Chris Clemons With 18.6 points per game, he is one of the best scorers in the league, although he has recently been repeatedly scored by Brian Fobbs (14.3 ppg) was supported. In general, Oldenburg’s game was often extremely tailored to Clemons, which has changed somewhat in the last few weeks. The throws on offense are now more widely distributed and make the team more difficult to predict. On the Towers side, scoring is also dominated by the Guards. Post-commitment Ross Williams has become the top scorer with 15 points in his first three games, including him LJ Thorpe and Kenny Ogbe has strong offensive players at his side.
Milestones: With three points would Philip Station break the 1,500 career points mark. Niklas Wimberg needs another block to set to 100. Seth Hinrichs has 498 assists in his BBL career and is about to reach the 500 milestone.
TV / live stream: The game will be broadcast live here on Dyn on Saturday from 4:15 p.m. The commentator is Arne Malsch.
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