The FC Bayern basketball players have developed a small advantage in the playoff semi-finals. Coach Trinchieri remains true to himself after the opening win in Bonn: "It's 1-0, no more, no less."
Bonn (dpa/lby) - After coach Andrea Trinchieri's low stakes in the run-up, the FC Bayern basketball players switched roles in the playoff semifinals against Telekom Baskets Bonn. The Munich team won the second half of the main round after a strong second half on Saturday evening with 80:68. Two wins in the series over a maximum of five games are now missing to reach the final.
The cunning Italian Trinchieri nevertheless stuck to his defensive March route. "It's 1-0, no more, no less," said the 53-year-old and prophesied for the second game this Monday evening (8:30 p.m. / Sport1 and Magentasport) again in Bonn: "I'm sure Bonn will come back super strong ." In any case, "the most important thing in a best-of-five series is to increase the level" - from game to game.
A good defense and "excellent rebound behavior" were the decisive keys to success for Trinchieri. The best Munich throwers were Vladimir Lucic (19 points), Ognjen Jaramaz (17) and Nick Weiler-Babb (16). In addition, Bonn's key player Peter Jackson-Cartwright did not develop extremely well. The American, who was voted the best Bundesliga player, had 14 points.
"We were very solid on defense. We were able to stop the Bonn players and the league's MVP and take away the idea of him becoming the main character," Lucic said. The 32-year-old Serb, like his coach, was still cautious: "It's 1-0. There are still two wins to go. And Bonn are a strong team." But Bayern have gained a first small advantage with the away win.
