Traiskirchen Lions moved to within a point of Grazer AK after a narrow 85-82 victory in the Super League on Thursday. The result keeps both sides separated by a single win as the league campaign reaches its later stages. Home side could not hold on for a seventh win in their last five meetings against this opposition.
Grazer AK sit sixth after twenty fixtures, twelve wins and eight defeats. Traiskirchen remain seventh on eleven victories, nine losses. The gap between them is now just one place and one point in the table, which changes how the rest of the season looks for both clubs.
We had backed the hosts at 55 per cent confidence. The match went the other way, and frankly, the visitors came from behind to take it. That is the sort of thing that makes pre-match projections look thin once the ball is in play.
No quarter-by-quarter breakdown is available, but the final score tells its own story. An eight-point margin after what appeared to be a close contest suggests either a late surge or a sustained pressure that the home side could not answer. Money has come for the hosts in terms of expectation, and they fell short of it.
Grazer AK's recent form included wins over Kufstein and Wels, but also heavy defeats to Kapfenberg Bulls. Traiskirchen's last outing was a 122-37 thrashing of Vienna Basket, a result that makes their away win look even more credible. Extended their unbeaten run to eight would be generous, but they certainly ended a run of losses with this one.
