By Joachim Klumpp
It was a hard-fought 97:92 victory for the Ludwigsburg basketball team in the Bundesliga against Bayreuth – but it was no coincidence.
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Ludwigsburg – The competition fails – and the MHP giants say thank you, especially in the direction of the Hamburg Towers, which are developing into skyscrapers in the basketball league. A week ago they defeated Alba Berlin, now the second Euroleague participant Bayern Munich. The Ludwigsburg took advantage of the opportunity on Sunday and beat medi Bayreuth in a hard-fought game with 97:92 (49:51). The praise then came from the opposing coach: “If you win close matches once or twice like Ludwigsburg, it can be a coincidence,” said Bayreuth’s Raul Korner, “if that happens three, four or five times, it also has something to do with quality ”, says the Austrian.
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Jaleen Smith (17 points) got off to a late start, as has often been the case recently, but Yorman Polas Bartolo (22) made a strong game both defensively and offensively, and the post-signing Jamel McLean (15) also played a major role in his routine Success. “It paid off for him that we spared him on Tuesday in Würzburg,” said giant coach John Patrick about the additional commitment that had not been played for a year before. “Bayreuth was fresher because they had no play during the week,” says Patrick about the strain on his team.
Very fresh was Oscar da Silva, the 22-year-old newcomer from college, who conceded two fouls in the first minute of his debut, but then slowly bit his way into the game. “That was very good to start with,” said Patrick, who can use any player in view of the play-offs. Especially since “I have to think about when I should give Tremmell Darden and Jonas Wohlfarth-Bottermann a break”. In any case, the next opportunity would be on Thursday (8.30 p.m.) when the Central German BC is a guest.
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