Dresden. One game day before the end of the main round, the Dresden Titans cannot take their place in the sun in the 2nd basketball Bundesliga Pro B South. On Wednesday, the men of coach Fabian Strauss won a hard-fought game in the Margon-Arena against the Orange Academy Ulm with 80:71 (55:51). Once again, the front runner was able to compensate for failures well, freeing himself from a weak phase with a lot of fighting spirit. “You saw again how balanced the group is. It’s just fun to watch her, ”said a delighted managing director Rico Gottwald.
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The hosts started nervously into the game without the injured Georg Voigtmann and Daniel Kirchner. You made five turnovers in the first five minutes. The guests took Dresden’s somewhat tired-looking playmaker Lennard Larysz out of the game. Ulm moved away to 10: 4, Bela Wenczel was only able to equalize with two free throws shortly before the end of the first quarter to 16:16.
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In the second quarter it remained tight, only towards the end Bryan Nießen achieved the first Dresden lead with two converted free throws at 28:27. At halftime it was 34:31. Above all, an outstanding Sebastian Heck, with eleven points, had played a major role in the hosts’ comeback. “Today it slipped somehow!” Said the happy forward, who didn’t let up in the further course of the game and scored a total of 21 points. All of his five triple attempts were successful.
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In the third quarter, the southern Germans turned the game again, but could not break away. The “Titans” held against it, went back to the front at 45:42 through Nießen, but Ulm was back at eye level at 51:51. Finally it was 55:51 for Dresden before the final section began.
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And the championship leader mastered that much better. Seasoned Larysz threw three points from a distance, the young Georg Domrös immediately added a three and converted one of two free throws. Dresden was suddenly clearly ahead with 62:51. Since the hosts continued to defend well afterwards, they brought the lead to the finish.
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When the final siren sounded, the Dresdeners threw up their arms. From the speakers boomed “Now it’s off!” From the ears. After a short greeting to Captain Christopher Wolf, who was suffering from cancer, the hosts continued to cheer – in freshly printed play-off T-shirts. Fabian Strauss was also happy that his team was the first to go into the promotion round, but the coach has even more plans: “We have reached a stage goal, but we are not finished yet!” Before the last main round match against Hanau, he gave his boys away first three days off.
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Best point throwers from Dresden: Heck 21 counter, Nießen 14, Kayser 12, Larysz 11
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