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Niners Chemnitz lose basketball thriller against Bonn

Niners Chemnitz lose basketball thriller against Bonn
Kevin Yebo and the Niners Chemnitz Bundesliga basketball team conceded an avoidable home defeat against Bonn. (Archive picture) / Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa
From: Sachsen News
The Chemnitz Bundesliga basketball team suffered its next setback in the battle for the play-offs. Against Bonn, the team lost a spectacular shot after the break.

The Niners Chemnitz basketball team missed out on its fourth home win in a row in the German league. The team of Head Coach Rodrigo Pastore narrowly lost to Telekom Baskets Bonn by 75:76 (42:30). In front of 4,600 spectators, Corey Davis Jr. was the Niners' best scorer with 21 points as they dropped to twelfth with 24:30 points.

Chemnitz got off to the better start with a 12:6 lead, but then adapted to the visitors' weak display. It remained a tough game with many interruptions until midway through the second quarter, before the home side stepped up the pace considerably and produced an 11:0 run to pull 40:28 ahead in the 19th minute.

After the break, the Niners' flow of play almost came to a complete standstill at times. Bonn took the lead for the first time midway through the final quarter (61:60). The home side regained its accuracy from the three-point line in the final spell and recaptured the lead. Yet it was not enough. Bonn's Grayson Murphy drained a three with four seconds remaining to make it 76:75. The last shot by Davis Jr. from Chemnitz came up short.

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