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FC Bayern make a mistake in the dress rehearsal before playoff game 3 in the EuroLeague against FC Barcelona (Wednesday, from 8 p.m. live on MagentaSport). FCB lost 83:87 at the Hamburg Towers, which were carried by the 3,000 enthusiastic fans. Hamburg’s sporting director, Marvin Willoughby, on the future goals of the Towers as winners in the BBL: “We also want to play for the German championship.” On Wednesday, Hamburg will play at champions Berlin (live from 6.45 p.m.) – a good check for them Expectations. In Munich, “veteran” Deshaun towered again with 28 points. Sports director Daniele Baiesi warns before the 3rd duel against Barcelona in the Best of 5 series: “They can come to Munich and destroy us.” Bonn remains in first place after a 78:76 against Göttingen and will definitely end up in the top 4 before the start of the playoffs. With a 76:75 against Frankfurt, Gießen keeps the minimal chance of staying up in the league. The manager of the relegated Skyliners, Marco Völler, “always has the wild card in the back of his mind” – so maybe there is still a rescue. Völler sees Frankfurt in a good position, regardless of the league “there will probably be big changes in the team.”
the most important voices of the BBL game day on Sunday – if used, please name the source MagentaSport. On Wednesday we continue with game 3 in the playoff quarterfinals between FC Bayern Munich and FC Barcelona – the preliminary reports start at 8 p.m. on MagentaSport. Before that, ALBA Berlin meets Hamburg in the BBL – from 6.45 p.m. Ulm will play in the EuroCup quarter-finals against Bologna on Tuesday from 8:50 p.m. MagentaSport shows everything live.
Hamburg Towers – FC Bayern Munich 87:83
After the outstanding victory in game 2 in the EuroLeague quarter-final playoff against FC Barcelona, everyday life in the league is sobering for Bayern in Hamburg. The Hamburgers are playing in front of a full house for the first time in over 2 years, taking a single step towards the playoffs in seventh place.
Deshaun Thomas, 28 points Bayern Munich: “They were ready right away. We also had some 50-50 balls. They played hard. We have a tough schedule but that’s no excuse. They did well and hit the shots when they needed to.”
Caleb Homesley, 22 points Hamburg Towers: “The spectators helped us a lot. We knew we had to fight. We just tried to play. The spectators were loud and that helped us a lot.”
Pedro Calles, Hamburg coach: “Firstly – for us it was important that Munich came with a full squad. We wanted that. Secondly – we understood that if we want to have chances, we have to equalize or improve our physique. I don’t know if we managed to do that for the full 40 minutes but I’m extremely proud of my boys for a great fight.”
Daniele Baiesi, Sports Director Munich, on the win against Barcelona. There it is now 1:1 in the best of 5 series: “It was a good night, but it was a game. Unfortunately, it’s a long road. I mean, they can come to Munich and destroy us on our court too. We know that and we play without any pressure. We have enormous pride When some things work and become tangible you see the progress of your organization and you realize what all the sacrifice is worth I think the biggest achievement is that after Game 1 when they won Jasikevicius said that’s typical Bayern, if you give them a chance to come back, they take that too. Being the typical Bayern is a big thing because it means we have a clear identity, or are building it.”
On the many injury problems in the season: “What happened this season is fatal. This season is inexplicable so far. All these things are still happening. We haven’t gotten through the trouble yet. It was pretty bad.”
About Deshaun Thomas who was the top scorer in the 2nd game: “Deshaun is a veteran. He’s a scorer and shooter. He needs to feel like the ball lands in the basket. That didn’t happen in the 1st game as they defended him very well. In game 2 he had the Time to collect himself mentally with all the demons he might have had, then he found a good rhythm and that’s what scorers do.”
Marvin Willoughby, Managing Director and Sporting Director Towers on the EuroCup playoffs, in which the Hamburg team were eliminated: “That was our goal. To get to this level and then stay there. I think we’ve shown in sporting terms that we can belong. Whether we’ll play again next year will become clear in the next few weeks and games. We’re concentrating looking forward to the playoffs and we also want to play for the German championship.”
About the Hamburg boy Justus Hollatz, as identification player of the future: “What we started back then was exactly for that. That there’s a boy standing up here who sees what’s happening here and then says I want that too and does everything to achieve it. We’re very proud of that but that also means to a certain extent that we’re a flow heater. The boys also want to move on. That’s part of the story. Of course we want to keep him here and he should also learn here. Personally, I also believe that he still isn’t where he should be to make that step. We’re happy that he’s developed like other youth players, but he’s such a big star about it.”
The link to the game: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwB7Jc2J5cU
Fraport Skyliners – Giessen 46ers 75:76
The Skyliners are already the first sporting relegation during the week due to the victory of the Braunschweig team against Gießen. For Gießen, as penultimate and 6 points behind the saving 16th place, everything is still at stake. In the Hessen derby, the 46ers get an easy win and thus keep the minimal chance of staying up in the league. With the final whistle, the 46ers are also lucky that the Skyliners’ last shot didn’t end up in the basket.
Jamel McClean, Fraport Skyliners: “We came into the game too slowly. We gave them too much rhythm and too much confidence. When you start like that, it’s hard to stop them. They kept going and it’s 100 per cent our fault.”
Kendale McCallum, 21 points, casting 46ers: “The key was to have fun. It’s been a tough season for us. The lads have their heads down and it didn’t look like anyone was really having fun. Today and the whole week of training was designed to be fun. Easy be relaxed and play hard. It’s an important game for us and for the fans. We wanted to go out there and fight for Giessen.”
The link to the game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMCg8JSnXy8&;ab_channel=MAGENTAPORT
Völler hopes for a wild card and announced “big changes” in the team
The Skyliners Sport Manager, Marco Völler, spoke at half-time as the first relegated player and that he might see the chances of a wild card in the BBL: “The wild card is always in the back of our minds, but there are still a lot of things that we can’t control yet, so you basically have to plan on two levels. Plan a little Pro A, plan a little BBL, hoping that it maybe there will be a wild card, but I’m not too worried about that just yet because there are still so many question marks.”
Would Frankfurt use this? “Yes!” says Voeller
About possible changes in Frankfurt: “There will definitely be big changes in the team. It doesn’t matter which league you stay in.”
About the chances of the Frankfurt location? “I think the club is very good. It has been for the last few years. We have also made good plans for the next few years.”
Telekom Baskets Bonn – BG Goettingen 78:76
Bonn in 1st place is definitely in the playoffs and at least among the top 4. Göttingen in 8th place still has to tremble to also move into the playoffs. The Goettingen team only narrowly fail against the leader of the table. In the 3rd quarter, the Göttingen start a catch-up race, which is not crowned with success in the end. Bonn remains at the top of the table and wins the 10th game in a row.
Harper Kamp, 20 points, season best at BG Göttingen: “Our comeback started from the defense. We went back to our match plan and made some changes. We increased the intensity and we focused more on the ball. In the end it still wasn’t good enough.”
Comebacker Tyson Ward, 15 points Bonn: “I feel great to finally be back. I was a bit nervous but the fans helped me a lot and so did my teammates. watching all the time without me, without Jeremy, without Parker, that motivated me to get back to you even faster. I had great fun today.”
The link to the game: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH5Vnw3PxYs&ab_channel=MAGENTASPORT
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