Traiskirchen Lions secure the home advantage in the playoff derby!

Traiskirchen Lions secure the home advantage in the playoff derby!

In the quarter-finals of the Win2day Basketball Superliga (BSL), the Traiskirchen Lions and the Oberwart Gunners impressively exploited their home advantages and each provided 2: 0 in the "Best of Five" series. This reported Laola1 . The Lions convinced at home against the Klosterneuburg Dukes with 87:78, although they already led 47:32 at halftime. The Gunners, who won 75:65 against the Bulls in Kapfenberg in Kapfenberg, were also successful. Here the halftime score was 35:33.

The next games of the series take place on Easter Monday at 5:30 p.m. in Oberwart and Klosterneuburg. On Friday there is also a duel between the hosts UBSC Graz and the Swans Gmunden, with Gmunden leading 1-0 in the series.

encounters at an overview of

The second round of the quarter -final games will take place from Wednesday to Friday. The Raiffeisen Flyers Wels (#2) and BK IMMOUNITED DUKES (#4) have some catching up to do after initial defeats, while the Unger Steel Gunners Oberwart (#1) and Raiffeisen Swans Gmunden (#3) want to try to confirm their home wins from the first game. For the Flyers, Head Coach Sebastian Waser put his team under pressure after the 80:89 defeat because they were back with 15 points after only three and a half minutes.

The flyers suffered from a poor intensity and physique, which was doomed in the first round. On the other hand, Eisenstadt, the Playoff debutant, showed a strong performance with a litter rate of 48% of the three-point line. Player Lukas Knor called for 110% for the next game.

performance of the teams

The Traiskirchen Lions won their opening game against the Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions with 83:60, with captain Benedikt Güttl achieved five threes. This was the sixth playoff victory of the Lions against the Dukes in a row. Head Coach Benedikt Danek emphasized the intensity and willingness to fight that will shape the series. Last year's playoff frustration, since Traiskirchen had not won the game since 2016, was successfully overcome.

The Gunners also impressed with a dominant performance, especially in the third quarter of the first game, in which the Bulls only scored seven points. Player Florian Köppel underlined the importance of concentration for series profit. Gmunden, the stronger challenger, wants to maintain their dangerous form of attack, while top scorer Jakob Lohr emphasized that the team had to learn to better manage the lead.

For basketball fans, the tension in the upcoming games is further fueled by the live broadcasts on ORF Sport+ and Laola1. Further details on the current competitions can be found on Kicker.at