Norrköping was really bad against Jämtland in the first final match in the men’s basketball when at the end of the third period they were down by eleven points.
But Norrköping, who won the basic series and are pre-favorites for the Swedish Championship title, would return.
“Where’s the fire extinguisher?”
Slowly but surely, the ball began to fall in more and more often at the same time as Jämtland became more and more inefficient. And with six minutes left to play, they had picked up the disadvantage. Elias Desport knocked home two points and just seconds later Felix Terins put a three-pointer – and all of a sudden it was a tie on the board.
– Where’s the fire extinguisher? I think Jämtland needs it, says SVT Sports expert Nick Rajacic.
Jämtland took the lead again with one point but Felix Terins was not finished there. In the ensuing attack, the 24-year-old scored a difficult three-pointer at the same time as he was fouled. The penalty throw was also there and Norrköping went up in a three-point lead.
Norrköping finally won the first final match 76-72. Felix Terins scored a total of 17 points in the fourth period and a total of 26 points in the match.
– If I see the basket, I shoot, says Terins in SVT’s broadcast.
Key player damaged
– We let Felix get hot from the three-point line and let them score simple goals. We dropped the ball easily and were not effective at the end, says Jämtland’s CJ Wilson in SVT’s broadcast.
The other heavy thing for Jämtland was that the key player Pierre Hampton stepped off injured with one knee wrapped.
The next match is played on Thursday, also in Norrköping. The final series is decided in the best of seven matches.
– Now we hopefully understand what we are playing about. If we play like this, it can be tough to win four. We need to make a better whole. sometimes you are lucky and you should be too, says Terins.
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