Basketball master Kapfenberg clearly lost the second final game against Gmunden at home with 65:83. Too many mistakes and especially ball losses provided guesswork and equalization in the series.
Unfortunately that was nothing! Basketball master Kapfenberg clearly lost the second final game at home against Gmunden with 65:83, which made it 1-1 in the best-of-5 series. Now you are back at the beginning …
The Bulls went into the game with the same team as on Thursday’s away win. But unlike in Gmunden, they were extremely error-prone and sometimes seemed a little perplexed. Significant: nine ball losses were recorded in the second quarter – on Thursday there were just as many. Trainer Mike Coffin trudged up and down the line, demanding more calm. At least until the break it didn’t help if you were 24:39 behind.
“They showed what they can do. We couldn’t counter their intensity, ”said Eric McClellan annoyed. “We’re not playing well, it’s not our day yet,” said President Gernot Mach, who was surprised, but hoped for improvement. In vain, because not much has changed – 15 points behind the league’s best defensive team went into the last quarter. In which the guests concentrated on defending their leadership.
No excuses with the bulls
“I don’t know what to say, we have to forget about the game quickly. In the next we need more energy, ”said Nemanja Krstić, not looking for excuses. “They were more aggressive and showed more passion.”