Veolia Hamburg Towers head coach Raoul Korner could not find the answers for a nightmare third quarter against Slask Wroclaw, but in the end he was pleased with the way in which his team showed the resilience to grab the victory.
A 31-14 second quarter and an 19-point halftime lead for Hamburg was followed by an 11-28 third quarter for Slask before Hamburg eventually prevailed 87-83.
Slask scored the first 17 points of the third quarter, with Korner attempting to stop the bleeding with two timeouts. Hamburg eventually turned the corner by making a couple of big plays, but the coach still has work to do as he tries to add more consistency to the team.
"That is the moment when you are looking for a little veteran leadership that you can call upon," Korner said. "[Playing Jonas Wohlfarth-Bottermann] was not possible because he was in foul trouble right away. But Seth [Hinrichs] was an important anchor for us."