One Loss And One Win Before Important Week Ahead

Beim éischte Match si mir dës Woch géint Esch, eng vun de stäerksten Equipe aus der Ligue, ugetrueden. Dëse Match beweist perfekt, datt een sech als Equipe 40 Minutte muss konzentréiert fir ze gewannen. No engem schlechte Start, louche mir zum Schluss vum éischte Véierel mat 10 Punkten hannen awer mir konnten dëse Retard op 3 Punkten an der Hallschent verkierzen. No der Paus hu mir erëm déi nämmlecht Feeler wéi am Ufank gemaach an hunn deenen Escher et sou erlaabt, sech mat 18 Punkten ofzesetzen. Mir hunn weider gekämpft an haten am leschte Véierel souguer d’Chance de Retard op en eestellege Betrag ze verkierzen, mee leider ass eis dëst net méi gelongen. Et ass ëmmer schwiereg e Match ze gewannen, wou den Ënnerscheed bäi de Feeler (11 zu 26) an de coups francs (5 zu 22) sou grouss ass.

Wéi ausgeglach et an der Ligue zougeet, huet dëse Samschdeg déi jonk Equipe vu Bartreng mat hirer grousser Leeschtung zu Hiefenech gewisen. Et war en temporäiche Match, deen d‘Gäscht eis opgezwongen hunn. Eis Equipe hat ufanks Problemer de géignereschen Drive ze stoppen an eis schlecht Offense huet derzou gefuert, datt mir an der Paus mat 3 Punkten hanne louchen. Obwuel mir eis Defense an der éischter Hallschent ëmgestallt hunn, konnte mir d’Féierung net iwwerhuelen. Déi zweet Hallschent huet bewisen, datt et bäi der Verdeedegung besonnesch op Aggressivitéit, Intensitéit a Kommunikatioun ukënnt, well duerch eis Ëmdenken, konnte mir zwee Mol eng 10-Punkten-Féierung vum Géigner eranhuelen. Am leschte Véierel hu mir méi effizient gespillt a besser Entscheedunge beim Schéisse geholl. Sou konnte mir d’Féierung iwwerhuelen an hunn dës bis zum Schluss-Buzzer net méi aus der Hand ginn.

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The first game of the week, against one of the strongest teams in our league in Basket Esch, was the perfect example that to win games the team needs to be focused during 40 minutes. A bad start made us trail by 10 points at the end of the first quarter to which we managed to react cutting that difference to just 3 points at halftime. In the second half, we made the same mistakes from the first and Esch was able to get away in the score again, increasing their lead to 18 points. The team reacted once again and kept fighting, even getting the chance to cut to a single-digit difference during the last quarter but, in the end, it didn’t happen. It’s impossible to discuss this game without mentioning the difference in personal fouls (11 to 26) and free throws (5 to 22) which made it even tougher to compete.

The balance present in this league was once again shown at this past saturday’s game with a young team of Sparta displaying a great performance in Heffingen. On a high paced game imposed by the visitors, our team had some initial struggles to be able to stop the opponent’s drives that, together with some careless offense from our part, made us get to halftime trailing by 3. Even after changing the defensive system during the first half, the team was not able to take the lead. The second half demonstrated that the most essential part on defense is the agressiveness, intensity and communication we put on the court and not necessarily the defensive system adopted since it was thanks to a different attitude that we were able to overcome, for two times, 10-point leads from the opponent. With a bigger efficiency and a better shooting decisions we were able to take the lead in the last quarter and secure it until the last buzzer.