A full game day is scheduled this weekend in the women’s and men’s LBBL. Only 2 game days remain to be played in the regular season.
The play-off race remains the main subject in both leagues. And there are plenty of possibilities in the men’s league … Sparta Bertrange, AB Contern, Gréngewald Hueschtert and even AS Zolwer have chances to enter the play-offs while Sparta and Contern are clearly holding the best cards in this race. Sparta could miss the play-offs in case of a 3-team tie scenario with Contern and Gréngewald, Sparta will meet both teams over the next 2 weeks and lost both meetings against their direct opponents earlier this season. AS Zolwer needs a special scenario to make the play-offs, the team needs to tie with Contern after 22 games because Zolwer earns the direct comparison, but Gréngewald can not be involved in this comparison because then, Contern would take the 8th place in a 3-team tie scenario.
Amicale Steinsel has a chance to clinch the number one seed in the men’s LBBL this weekend, Steinsel will be challenged on the road against Résidence in the derby. Basket Esch (who earns the direct comparison against Amicale) and T71 Dudelange need victories to keep the pressure on the current league leader.
In the women’s LBBL, T71 Dudelange could clinch the number one seed with a win over Amicale Steinsel and a loss by Gréngewald Hueschtert against Sparta Bertrange at the same time.
In the play-off race, Etzella is the team under pressure because they need to catch the Musel Pikes or Basket Esch. Etzella does not earn a direct comparison against either opponent and would also miss the play-offs in case of a 3-team tie so that the team needs to win both remaining games and hope that one opponent loses both games.
MEN:
Games on Saturday (game day 21)
19:30 AB Contern – Arantia Larochette
20:00 US Heffingen – Musel Pikes
20:15 T71 Dudelange – Etzella Ettelbruck
20:30 Résidence Walfer – Amicale Steinsel
20:30 Gréngewald Hueschtert – Sparta Bertrange
Game on Sunday:
18:00 AS Zolwer – Basket Esch
WOMEN:
Games on Saturday (game day 19)
18:00 T71 Dudelange – Amicale Steinsel
18:30 Basket Esch – AB Contern
18:30 Gréngewald Hueschtert – Sparta Bertrange
18:30 Résidence Walfer – Musel Pikes
Games on Sunday
15:00 Les Sangliers Wiltz – Etzella Ettelbruck
