After the first Playoff tie in the Basketball Bundesliga since the age of 45 the Parties kramten in your memory. The 71:71 in the semi-final first leg a pack brought to the MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg and ratiopharm Ulm at the end of the output location for the second duel of the final match-feeder – and a special curiosity. “That was maybe 25 years or more,” said Ulm Coach Jaka Lakovic, when one of his games without a victory was ended. Player Patrick Heckmann couldn’t even remember, and Ludwigsburg American professional Nick Weiler-Babb was surprised: “I never thought that something like this happens.” The most Important thing to the BBL semi-finals at a Glance:
the DRAW: According to the BBL last came in 1975, a national football League playoff game ends in a draw, then the subsequent masters played in the semi-finals of MTV pour MTV Wolfenbüttel 78:78. In the placement round, this was also the case. In the European Cup, a draw is generally not completely unusual.
The game is a draw in this Bundesliga season is possible, is due to the mode when most of the tournament under Corona conditions. Normally, playoff duels to be decided in five games, due to the short period of time it is in Munich – and-return game, the results of which are added together.
As the meeting of the city of Ulm with the Fraport Skyliners of Frankfurt had been decided in the quarter-finals, for example, the half-way point due to a 40-point projection. “There definitely was the question of whether this is such a great mode,” said sports Director Thorsten Leibenath. “But the semi-final game is hard to surpass to the power.”
starting position: in Order to preserve the Chance of their first title, the need to increase both the Ludwigsburg as well as Ulm. The giants had litters severe problems with your Distance, met only four of the 29 Attempts from beyond the three-point line. The further through the tournament undefeated Ulm could play itself out against the usual aggressive defense of the opponent is only rarely a simple basket episode, and showed, by far, the worst offensive performance in Munich. “It was a very intense game. Both teams were maybe a little tired, and unusually motivated, but it was a great Fight,“ said Ludwigsburg Coach John Patrick.
DUEL of THE MASTERS: In the second semi-final between Alba Berlin and the EWE Baskets Oldenburg of the favorites is distributed, however, the role clear. After the title-holders FC Bayern as well as the former series champion Brose Bamberg is already failed in the quarter-final, the capital club’s best chances of making his ninth championship. “Our focus and goal was to win the tournament, no matter whether Bavaria is in or not”, stressed Alba-Guard Martin Hermannsson. “This has not changed.”
Already in the Cup final in front of the Corona-break had could the Berlin against Oldenburg prevail, however, in front of their home crowd. “The whole work aims to be at the top of the pyramid,” said Baskets Coach Mladen Drijencic before the first leg on Monday evening. “We have a Chance to leave as the last Team of the Hotel to take this pot home. I’m sure that we will do everything to win.“
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