Rostock (dpa/mv) - After two games in the basketball league, the Rostock Seawolves already have good prospects of being awarded the "Comeback" award, should this be awarded at the end of the season. While the newly promoted team threw themselves to victory in their home premiere against Ulm with a 17-1 run in the last few minutes, Christian Held's team also started a successful one on Wednesday evening at the MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg after being 52-64 behind at the break catching up and in the end, with the 102:95, also achieved the first three-digit success in the BBL.
Despite the second win in the second game, and that too in last season's playoff semi-finalists, coach Held was self-critical: "In the first half we weren't ready to deal with the physique and play our game. We tend to have Ludwigsburg played into the cards." He admitted he wasn't happy with the defense. "64 points or 32 points per quarter are simply out of the question and too much. Ludwigsburg really pulled us apart, especially in pick-and-roll."
After the break, however, the Seawolves came out of the dressing room transformed. Within a few minutes, the clear deficit had turned into 64:64. The 72:70 (27th minute) by Tyler Nelson was Rostock's first lead.
In the closing stages, the guests finally kept their nerve after JeQuan Lewis extended the lead to seven points with a three pointer in the 38th minute. However, Held's conclusion was rather sober in view of the increase in performance: "In the second half we did better and implemented the changes well."
