Niners Chemnitz lose in the quarter -finals - Heidelberg moves into the semi -finals!

Niners Chemnitz lose in the quarter -finals - Heidelberg moves into the semi -finals!

The Niners Chemnitz missed the semi-finals of the BBL playoffs for the German championship on Tuesday. In a crucial game, the team of coach Rodrigo Pastore clearly lost to the MLP Academics Heidelberg with 64:92. The Niners in the best-of-five series lost 1: 3. Michael Weathers was the outstanding player for Heidelberg and scored 24 points that were crucial for victory.

The game started promising for Chemnitz, which was in the lead after the first quarter with 32:30. Heidelberg, however, was able to regain control of the game. At a stand of 37:37 in the 18th minute, the team pulled away to 62:47 up to the 28th minute. The deficit could no longer be made up for Chemnitz, and the final score of 92:64 reflected Heidelberg's dominance.

dominance of the Heidelberger

The performance in rebounding was particularly impressive, where Heidelberg clearly kept the upper hand. After a previous defeat, the Coach Petrasek team showed a greatly improved game. Captain Ryan Mikesell contributed two three -point throws right at the beginning of the game, and the team quickly set up a lead. The final score of 92:64 testifies to the clear superiority, especially in the third quarter, in which Chemnitz only scored seven points.

A total of 4428 spectators were there at the SNP Dome when Heidelberg brought the victory home. The next opponent of the MLP Academics in the semi -finals is the defending champion FC Bayern Munich, with the first game on Sunday in Munich and the first home game on June 4th at 8pm.

statistics and game results

The list of the best points collectors shows the great performance of the Heidelberg players:

For detailed reports about the game and the series, readers can also report the reporting of FAZ.net and RNZ.de