The Würzburg Baskets set their record with the win in Bayreuth and secured their place in the league

If there was a need for a reason why the Baskets deservedly celebrated their sixth win in a row on Saturday evening, then these scenes are ready seven and a half minutes before the end as irrefutable proof: First Felix Hoffmann sinks after an attractive attack with many pinpoint Pass a three point from the corner to the 72:66 lead on submission by Abdul-Malik Abu. The next time the hosts attack, the Baskets captain uses an inaccurate pass and a lack of attention on the part of Bayreuth, splashes in between and steals the game equipment. And put it in a basket after his solo fast break to 74:66.

Will. Battle. Passion. matter of the heart. The differences that decide a tight game. Running backwards, Hoffmann hits his chest with his right hand – as he has done so often in recent weeks. About where the heart is. Time out in Bayreuth.

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The fact that Bundesliga basketball team s.Oliver Würzburg, who last won six games in a row for the first time more than three years ago, didn’t really let anything burn up afterwards, although Bayreuth came up to four points twice and missed the huge opportunity 34 seconds before the end of the game, to two Reducing counters is now also a sign of the development of this team: They have learned to keep a cool head and their nerves even in situations where things could get dangerous again. Yes – at least with the exception of the 69:61 win in Frankfurt.

The other five victories since mid-March against Crailsheim, Heidelberg, Göttingen and Chemnitz were confident and mature. In comparison, the most recent 83:77 success in Bayreuth falls behind, at least in terms of play. The game was largely exciting, also due to the always relatively close result – but definitely not for basketball gourmets: Both teams made far too many mistakes for that and missed the simplest points.

So be it: The Bayreuthers, who lost for the eighth time in a row, ultimately don’t care, because after the corona and injury misery they are now hanging between tree and bark, somewhere in the no-man’s land of the table, between play-offs and class struggle. The Baskets have now climbed up there with eleven wins this season and even overtaken Bayreuth because they have one more defeat with just as many wins.

Finally, sausage: After this weekend, the arithmetic possibilities for the Würzburg students should be reserved for a seminar for utopia-friendly mathematics students after the preliminary diploma. The possibility of really getting into trouble again currently seems as likely as the discovery of green men on Mars.

“It’s not magic, it’s hard work,” Filipovski said before the game in Bayreuth. “We had to be patient” – in order to finally bring in the harvest. “The players have noticed that our hard work leads to progress and success. And of course I’m very happy about that now.”

Of course, Fiipovski wasn’t completely satisfied with the encounter in Bayreuth, and he couldn’t be satisfied with his expectations either – nevertheless: Even if he congratulated his players for the victory and heartily thanked the fans who had traveled with him: “They also have away games, also with their Drums, created a great atmosphere. Thanks for that.” Filipovski struggled with the first half in particular.

Rightly so. One could translate what Filipovskis said later in the evening: “We were too careless in the first half. The players were too comfortable after five wins in a row.” At half-time, the Würzburg team was still eight points behind (42:50). “We had lost concentration,” said Filipovski.

“At half-time we managed to change the attitude a bit, then play better defense and finish better up front,” he analyzed. Despite all possible points of criticism – the bottom line is what the coach then lets go: “We really made a great job.”

Yes, the Baskets have completed the most urgent task, relegation, at least by human standards: “Mission accomplished”. So to speak.

The only questions left are: “Back to the Future”? Is next season progressing? And if so: how?