Hapoel Jerusalem vs Telecom Bonn – this will be the final of the Champions League, this Sunday at 21:00. After the wonderful team of Aleksandar Džikić survived a huge thriller against Tenerife, the Germans surprised the hosts of the Final Four with 67:69 and set an unexpected date with the Reds in the battle for the title.
After a tight first quarter, the Germans surprised and ran to a double-digit lead thanks to the second quarter of 9:19, on the way to 31:41 when going to the locker rooms, while stopping the opponent on 3 of 14 from outside the arc. Kendrick Perry and Dario Brizuela tried to get the host back into business, but when going into the decisive quarter, the German advantage stood at 50:57, thanks to a great performance by TJ Shorts. Six minutes to the end, Malvin Ajim added another 58:57, the guest responded with a 1:9 run, yet froze at the end and allowed Malaga one more chance – except that Perry missed outside the second arch to the end, a bit like Tenerife.
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The excellent Shorts led with 21 points and 7 assists, Finn Delaney and Javonte Hawkins added 13 each. Perry, Ajim and Brizola led the losers with 12 points each.
