The Braunschweig Lions deserved to win the top game in the German Basketball League against Ratiopharm (98:89). The team, coached by Jesus Ramirez, led for almost the entire game and gives team owner Dennis Schröder a point in the trash talk.
Dennis Schröder, captain of the German national team, has been a shareholder in Löwen Braunschweig for many years. A few weeks ago, his NBA colleague Isaiah Hartenstein did the same at ratiopharm Ulm. Schröder could now get in a good amount of trash talk when the two German star players meet next.
His Lions Braunschweig collected their tenth win of the season on Sunday evening, thus equalizing with Ulm for second place in the table (10-5). Click here for the current table.
Braunschweig gets off to the better start
The Lions were on the gas right from the outset. The club from Lower Saxony benefited in particular from its strong shooting from downtown. A total of 11 of its 24 attempts from downtown went in (46%), with Zylka (4), Scuka (3) and Crockett Jr. (2) draining nine of them.
The exact opposite was true for Ulm, who only managed five buckets from outside. However, they made up for their disadvantage with their commitment: a whopping 22 offensive rebounds (Braunschweig: 8) were snapped up by the team of Head Coach Ty Harrelson. Yet there was another problem for Braunschweig: the Lions missed eleven free throws and so left the door open for Ulm to catch up.
The visitors actually went ahead in the final period through a bucket from outside by Marcio Santos (72:70). However, young star Luka Scuka struck back immediately with a three and a foul. After that, the home side did not let its opponents get back into it. Top scorer Ferdinand Zylka (17) drained a corner shot to make it 92:82.
Ulm now faces Buducnost Podgorica in the Eurocup on Wednesday. The Lions of Braunschweig, on the other hand, do not face another game until Saturday when they travel to Riesen Ludwigsburg in the German league.
