Hamburg Towers continue to tumble: Defeat against Chemnitz!

Hamburg Towers continue to tumble: Defeat against Chemnitz!

The Veolia Towers Hamburg had to cope with another defeat in the basketball Bundesliga on January 17, 2025. In the away game against Niners Chemnitz, Hamburg lost 60:69. The team conceded the ninth defeat in the 15th game and remains very behind in the current season. Kur Kuath was the best thrower for the Towers with 16 points, but had to see how the team quickly fell behind after a promising start.

The game started promising for Hamburg, but the difficulties increased in the further course. After a first quarter, which was lost at 9:15, Hamburg started to catch up in the second quarter and briefly took the lead, but fell into an offensive. After the meantime 17:15, the towers could not achieve a basket for several minutes and lost control of the game.

weak performance after half -time

After half -time Chemnitz came back much more and dominated the game. Hamburg finally fell behind with 14 points before the last quarter started. The Hamburgers won this, but the gap was too big and the defeat could no longer be averted. The problems on the offensive continued, and the team of coach Benka Barloschky urgently has to increase so as not to slip further in the table.

The current challenges for the towers are not new. The team last received a foretaste of the intensity and the backing of the fans during an anniversary game in March 2024 when they played against FC Bayern Munich in Hamburg. In front of an impressive backdrop of 12,000 spectators, a new record for the Hanseatic city, the Towers lost just 80:81 after extra time. In this game there was also the frustration of Barloschky, who praised the strong support of the audience, but also addressed the challenges of the season.

challenges in the Bundesliga

The BBL season brings additional difficulties, because only six direct tickets for the quarter-finals are to be awarded. The Hamburg Towers are currently in ninth place and have to fight for a place in play-in to keep the chance of the play-offs. The pressure grows, not only from the performance, but also from the changed game conditions in the league.

For the Hamburg Towers, it continues while they still have eleven main round games in front of them. The future of the team depends on successfully mastering the upcoming challenges and returning to the road to success. In the current ranking of the basketball Bundesliga, the situation remains tense and the pressure on the team grows with every further defeat.

The extensive data situation on the number of spectators in the Basketball Bundesliga shows that interest in basketball in Germany is still great. The statistics on the number of spectators from 2013 to 2023 proves that the enthusiasm for the games is unbroken, even if the Hamburg Towers are currently having difficulty rewarding their fans through victories. The paths back to the track of success are designed and the upcoming games will be crucial for the future of Hamburg in basketball.

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