“Put us in a difficult position”

Hamburg (dpa / lno) – The players and those responsible for the basketball Bundesliga club Hamburg Towers were relieved after the hard-fought victory against the Central German Basketball Club. “As a team, we have the experience of staying in control even in difficult situations. Nevertheless, we let ourselves be put in a difficult position,” said coach Pedro Calles after the 84:76 (46:30) win on Friday evening.

In front of 1000 spectators in the Inselparkhalle, it looked like a sovereign victory for Hamburg for a long time. At halftime they were clearly ahead. But in the third quarter there was an inexplicable slump. The defense wasn’t right at all, Calles analyzed.

In the end, the guests even managed to equalize to 69:69 in the final phase of the game. “The fact that we won in the end was also due to the fact that we again made the right decisions on offense and defense in the last few minutes,” said Calles. Zach Brown played a big part in this, putting his team on course for victory with a layup 18 seconds before the time was up.

Guard Max DiLeo acknowledged the team had some wiggle room from the first half, but also commented on the third ten minutes: “When you play a quarter like that, it can be very difficult to win games. “

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Source: DPA