Düsseldorf - The Brant Bailey 16 seconds before the siren got the ball, the horror fans in 2250 under the Reisholzer Sport Temple was great.
Again, it was enough for the Giants against a cellar child to victory. After the failures against casting and Cologne put it against the severed tail Bremerhaven 79:84 (44:45) setback.
"The defeat is disappointing but is deserved. Bremerhaven has made at the end of the baskets and we do not, "said coach Achim Kuczmann disillusioned.
After the third failure in the series playoffs seem a long way off. While the giants are just one victory in the lucrative eight seats, give away but the way in which the home side lightly the successes currently does not allow any high hopes.
Rather, the Giants look down, because with only six points clear of the relegation zone would be a possible slippage. Of these, the coach will know (yet) nothing: "We continue to fight for the playoffs. I trust the guys. "
But in the crucial phase failed at the sniper again the nerves. After the break, the hosts rendered many missed shots and set up the score. Bremerhaven sat from 65:53 on. Although Brendan Winters met with a triple again to 74:74, but then the polar bears marched with the help of which the Giants on 79:74 and took the points.