Alba Berlin has stopped its descent in the Euroleague and, after the last six bankruptcies in a row, has been able to celebrate a sense of achievement again.
Alba Berlin has won again in the basketball Euroleague after a long time. After the last six defeats in a row in European competition, the German champions won 87:72 (39:44) at Serbian top club Red Star Belgrade on Friday evening, but still remain bottom of the table. The best Berlin throwers were Maodo Lo with 24 and Louis Olinde with 13 points.
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Strong final quarter secures victory
In the Belgrade Aleksander Nikolic Hall, Alba found it difficult from the start against Red Star’s very physical style of play. The Berliners made too many mistakes and therefore initially ran behind a deficit. At the end of the first quarter, this was already in double digits (15:25).
In the second quarter, coach Israel Gonzalez’s team came into play more offensively and were able to fight back. At times it was only four points behind (33:37), but the guests did not manage to overtake with a longer run. Red Star was always quick to reply.
The Berliners started the second half with an 8-0 run and were able to take the lead for the first time in the game (45:44). Now the game was completely balanced again and the lead changed back and forth. At the beginning of the last section, Alba was able to pull away decisively with a 10:0 run. After that, they had everything under control until the end.
Broadcast: rbb24, February 24th, 2023, 9:45 p.m
