DMatt Mobley had no say in that moment. The Shooting Guard of the Fraport Skyliners listened attentively to his teammate Konstantin Konga after the 103:98 home win after extra time over Braunschweig and smiled incessantly. The good mood of the 26-year-old American was justified, because especially in the five-minute overtime Mobley had done impressive things.
The top scorer brought 13 of his 31 points to his account in the additional shift, including three important three-point throws. With his accuracy and 18.6 points per game, the Frankfurt basketball professional is now one of the three most successful throwers in the Bundesliga. The Skyliners also owe it to him that they were able to break away from the bottom of the table with three wins after eight match days.
Important hits for Frankfurt
“If you let Mobley throw three times in a row from a distance, it will be difficult to win the game,” said Braunschweig top scorer Karim Jallow (23 points). In the duel with the German national player, Rasheed Moore from Frankfurt had found the right defensive means just before the end of regular time. At 84:84, Jallow did not put his litter in the Skyliners basket. During the game, Jallow “always went over the baseline. I wanted to take that away from him on his last litter.
When he didn’t come by, he only had the throw, ”said Moore, who for his part was the second best thrower with 16 points. The Braunschweiger would have saved the extension if they hadn’t given nine of their 24 free throws. Their third success of the season is also highly rated because the Frankfurt team had to do without Jon Axel Gudmundsson (13 points) from the final quarter. The Icelandic international suffered a laceration in his eye while fighting for a rebound.
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