With a convincing performance, Ratiopharm Ulm can compensate for the playoff final of the basketball Bundesliga. The Swabian’s outstanding man was once again Karim Jallow.
Karim Jallow met and met and met – from the field, from beyond the triple line and then also by Dunking. Born in Ulm, he contributed 23 points to Ratiopharm Ulm against FC Bayern basketball – there were also six rebounds and six steals. In the best-of-five series in the final of the basketball Bundesliga, it is 1-1.
After the defeat in the first game (66:82), Ulm was already in the second BBL playoff final with his back to the wall. Nevertheless, the team of coach Ty Harrelson started very timid. Bayern have often delivered the direct path to the basket, but the Ulm itself frequently awarded the Ulm themselves. In particular, the three-man shooters that Ulm made so strong in the regular season did not play at the usual level in this phase. Nevertheless, the Ulmen managed to catch up again in the final phase of the first quarter. Alfonso Plummer and Marcio Santos in particular ensured that the Swabians were only in deficiency after the first quarter (21:22).
Ulm with swing into the second quarter
Ulm took the momentum into the second quarter and took the lead for the first time by Karim Jallow (23:22). As a result, a balanced game developed in which neither of the two teams could really be able to settle. The 35: 37-half time was the logical consequence.
Ulm turned up after the break. After a balanced start, the champions from 2023 presented the Bayern offensive for ever greater problems. The false throws of the Munich – Bavaria scored only seven points throughout the third quarter – enabled the Ulmen to be rebound after the other. With a quick switching game, Justinian Jessup and Co. were able to pull away bit by bit. After a threesome from the American, a 56:44 lead went into the last quarter.
Bavaria with desolater offensive
There, too, Bavaria was unable to stop the Ulm run. The team of world champion coach Gordon Herbert tried to force the threes under pressure. But the quota fell and fell. Ulm played into a frenzy and was able to further expand the lead. The 79:64 was also a deserved victory for Ratiopharm Ulm against particularly offensive Desolate Bavaria. The third of a maximum of five games will take place next Saturday at 8 p.m. in Munich – the team with three wins is German champion.
Broadcast on Wed., June 18, 2025 10:00 p.m., SWR current
