Patient offense allowed the visitors to build an unassailable lead early in the game.
Wolves thrived on superior shot selection at hasty Hamburg
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A mature approach made the difference as Wolves Vilnius (4-3) stayed in complete control against Veolia Towers Hamburg (1-7) throughout their 71-84 road win against the German side in Round 8 of the BKT EuroCup.
The result kept Wolves firmly in the Group A playoff picture and it also piled the pressure on Hamburg. The visitors never looked back after romping into an early 0-15 lead, having built their advantage on a superb shot selection while forcing Hamburg to rush their own perimeter attempts.
By the end of the first quarter, with Wolves 16-24 ahead, the visitors thoroughly dominated every department. They shot 9 of 17 from the floor with Hamburg making 5 of 18. Wolves also had more assists (6-2) and rebounds (14-9) and that set the tone for the rest of the contest.
“We made a poor start as a 0-15 deficit is tough to overcome in the EuroCup,” Hamburg’s head coach Benka Barloschky said at the post-game press conference. “We cut their lead to 4 points and had a chance to turn it around, but the shots didn’t fall tonight and in the second half, defensive rebounding was our biggest problem,” he added.
Whenever Hamburg looked remotely capable of turning the tide, Wolves came up with patient offense and an extra pass which left either the perimeter shooters with an open look or big men in the paint unmarked.
Wolves were 4 of 8 from three-point range at halftime and 17 of 29 in total from the floor, while they finished the contest out-rebounding the home team 42-34 and dishing out more assists (20-16).
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Hamburg was just 8 of 25 from three-point range, with sharpshooter Lukas Meisner enduring a tough night as he made only 1 of 6 shots from downtown and 1 of 5 from inside the arc.
“Great win for us, we knew it wouldn’t be an easy game,” said Wolves head coach Kestutis Kemzura. ”Hamburg doesn’t have big stars but they play with a lot of passion. They are great shooters and they attack the boards well. We were very focused, controlled the boards and kept them at bay throughout.”
In Round 9, Wolves are at home to London Lions in what should be a spectacular clash, while Hamburg visits Umana Reyer Venice.