Naturtex-SZTE-Szedeák said goodbye to the season with a defeat

2023-05-24 20:01:05

Due to injuries and illnesses, Naturtex-SZTE-Szedeák ran to the end of the season with only one legionnaire, among the foreign players, only Wesley Person was on the field.

All this was not visible in the game of the people of Szeged, encouraged by the large fan base, who left their opponents standing in the first ten minutes. The capital city could not keep Kristóf Bognár, the tall man from Szeged soon came close to a double-double. The team from Tisza dominated the rebounds, leading by 14 points in the middle of the second quarter. At that point, however, they stopped attacking, the Honvéd remained aloof, although with Bognár’s penalties, Szedéák finally led by five points at the break, 37-42.

In the third quarter, the Honvéd took the lead with Sherman’s triples, but Bognár was able to respond to them in order, so the Szedéás did not let their opponent go. The sides went into the last minute with a one-point difference, Demeter was able to answer Person’s long shot, and Naturtex could wait for the last ten minutes from a one-point deficit, 61-60.

The quarter started with Szeged’s six points, and as time passed, the Szeged’s difference stabilized at five points, there was always a solution, thanks to which the Szedeás did not let their opponent get closer than two or three points. A 7-0 Honvéd run came right to the end, at 74-79, so Nikola Lazics called time out at 81-79. Person made a layup, but it was long, then Sherman made both of his free throws, 83-79, with just 13 seconds left on the clock. Szedéák could no longer score a basket, which could not win its seventh game in a row and ended the 2022-23 season with a defeat.

Budapesti Honvéd–Naturtex-SZTE-Szedeák 83–79 (10–21, 27–21, 24–18, 22–19)
Tippmix men’s basketball NB I./A group, lower house playoff, 10th round. Budapest, László Gabányi sports hall, 400 spectators. Led by: Makrai, Lengyel, Sörlei.
Budapest Honvéd: Mijovics 9, Tanoh Dez 16/3, Sherman 22/15, Crawley 12, Peringer 3. Substitutions: Kopácsi 5/3, Reizinger 2, Tarján 2, Demeter 6, Hajdu. Head coach: Baksa Szabolcs.
Naturtex-SZTE-Szedeák: Balogh 10, Person 19/12, Kovács 2, Filipovic 13, BOGNÁR 21/9. Substitution: Kerpel-Fronius 8, Polányi 3, Mayer 3/3. Head coach: Nikola Lazics.