In the basketball showdown - During the match, a coach sends a text message to TV commentators.
Telekom Baskets Bonn, currently in 7th place during the main round, defeated MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (8th) with a score of 90:69 in a play-in game for the Easycredit Basketball Bundesliga. This win qualifies them for the playoffs, with Alba Berlin as their opponents starting this Friday in a best-of-five series.
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg also have a second chance, as they will face off against Hamburg Towers (10th), who unexpectedly defeated EWE Baskets Oldenburg (9th) with a score of 93:81, on Thursday at 8 pm on Dyn. The winner of this game will advance to the playoffs as well, facing league leaders FC Bayern in the quarter-finals of the knockout round.
The last time Telekom Baskets Bonn and Ludwigsburg faced off was just two days ago - the final match of the main round. Bonn took home the win, scoring 87 points compared to Ludwigsburg's 60. Before that, the team had accumulated two wins in the league, two victories in the Champions League, a win in the cup, and an additional three wins from the playoffs last season, where they won the semi-final series 3:0.
Telekom Baskets Bonn Wins Play-in Game Against MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
Ludwigsburg began the play-in game with four consecutive league losses, and they got off to a poor start. They fell behind 0:7 almost immediately. The arena wasn't sold out, prompting Dyn expert Bastian Doreth to comment, "I'm a bit surprised. But it's also during the week."
Dyn commentator Chris Schmidt expressed excitement over Bonn's early lead: "They're firing on all cylinders here in the first five-and-a-half minutes! Holy cow! 17:4! I had high expectations, but this is incredible!"
Bonn dominated the first quarter, ending it with a commanding 32:13 lead. There was little doubt about the eventual winner by this point. They went into the break with a significant 51:25 advantage.
During the first half, Bonn's Glynn Watson laughed at Dyn, "I don't know why we always play so well against Ludwigsburg!" Ludwigsburg's Assistant Coach Dan Ryan replied, "They punish us for our mistakes! But we're not thinking about Thursday yet. We just want to recover and find our game again now."
Ludwigsburg made a strong comeback in the third quarter, winning it 28:17. This helped narrow the gap to 53:68. However, it wasn't enough for a miraculous turnaround.
During the broadcast, Schmitt and Doreth queried the Dyn audience if any team had ever previously recovered from a 30-point deficit in the history of the German leagues' playoffs.
Midway through the third quarter, Doreth surprised Schmidt with an unexpected message from Anton Gavel, Ulm's head coach, who's moving to Bamberg next season. Gavel shared a story about Ulm leading Göttingen by 30 points in the previous year, only for Göttingen to save themselves during overtime.
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Source: symclub.org
