Bonn - There should be a further step towards table number three.
But at EnBW Ludwigsburg, Telekom Baskets Bonn suffered a setback on Wednesday night. When Tabellenneunten conceded the runners-up 73:85-a bitter defeat.
"We have slept through the start. When we conceded 29 points in the first quarter, which is too much. The game was virtually decided after the first quarter, "said coach Mike Koch Baskets.
From the beginning, his boys ran behind a residue. But who had hoped that the favorite would now take matters in hand, was disappointed. With 18:29 to Bonn was 10 minutes behind.
It went together very little. Far too many ball losses (after the first half there were nine) and a strong throw percentage of visitors from outside the three-line (9 of 12 threes in 20 minutes) made sure that was hochschrauben Ludwigsburg the lead until the break. Baskets traveled with the fans believe their eyes. 31:51, it was after two quarters from the perspective of Bonner.
After the break, the baskets were improved. Fewer lapses of concentration could melt away the residue. Before the final section, the Bonn were only eleven points behind (54:65). Ludwigsburg staggered, three minutes before the end of the baskets were to come up six points (70:76).
However, the hosts were mobilized last forces and returned to the track. Until the final siren, the projection of the Ludwigsburg was again increased to twelve points. This phase of the game saw Bonn's best throwers in this evening, playmaker EJ Rowland, after his fifth foul from the bench.
Koch: "We have come up again, but then at some point the energy was consumed. We have lost right. "On Sunday we continue for the baskets. By 16 clock Paderborn is a guest at Telekom Dome.
