The Bozic Knights travel to Düsseldorf for the final day of the BARMER 2nd Basketball Bundesliga season 2023/2024. The fourteenth place in the table managed to get rid of relegation worries on the last day and secured relegation with an impressive away win against Artland Dragons. The Swabians are still aiming for a place in the top five of the table before the playoffs start next week.
An intense and long season is behind the ProA teams. 33 match days were played and most of the decisions were made. The table leader and the other seven playoff participants have been confirmed. The second relegation is still open. As the bottom of the table, Paderborn must enter the ProB. The second relegated team comes from Bochum or Quakenbrück. And the Bochum game in particular may have an impact on the final position of the Bozic Knights. They still want to reach fifth place and need a slip-up from the team from Jena, who will meet the same team from Bochum. “The game in Düsseldorf is relevant for us because fifth place would increase our chances of qualifying for the cup,” said sporting director Chris Schmidt. This requires a win against the rescued Giants from Düsseldorf. For a long time, the fear of relegation was causing trouble for the Düsseldorf team, which was able to avoid a complete slide thanks to a significant increase in performance in the last few weeks. as well as Koblenz and Bochum sure to stay in the class early on.The extremely narrow defeat against the undisputed league leaders Trier a few weeks ago showed that the Düsseldorf team has a high-quality squad. a narrow 74:73, the Giants looked like the clear winner for a long time. “Dusseldorf has a good team and they are playing very good basketball. right now. We have to focus on ourselves, control the game and prove our strengths,” Knights coach Igor Perovic said. In addition to the long-term injury Kayne Henry, there is a question mark behind center Aitor Pickett. The German-Chilean, who was already injured in the event match against Frankfurt with groin problems, was rested during the week. A decision on its use will be made without delay. The playoffs start just a few days after the end of the season. The final schedule will be announced on Sunday with BARMER Basketball Bundesliga 2nd. The Knights will release playoff schedules and ticket information in the coming days. The first home game will take place either on Saturday 4th May at 7pm or on Sunday 5th May at 5pm. Each one in the city center sports hall. Tickets are available from Sunday evening at kirchheim-knights.de
Photo: Nina Sander / Knights of Kirchheim
2024-04-25 21:46:30
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