Alba without three, but with a strong performance from the start
Berlin coach Israel Gonzalez was missing against Heidelberg alongside long-term absentee Marcus Eriksson and Tim Schneider as well as Malte Delow. The winger helped out with cooperation partner Lok Bernau in the relegation battle in Pro B.
The Berliners started furiously against the promoted team, who have already secured relegation. Attentive on the defensive, with a high hit rate and high speed, they put on a 21:4 run. Only then did Heidelberg come into play better and broke the rhythm of the Berliners. At the beginning of the second quarter the lead had melted to 27:24. Alba countered with a 14:2 run. At half-time, the Berliners were leading 51:34.
The hosts kept up the pace after the break, letting the ball run and scoring safely from distance. The lead grew to 42 points in the third quarter. Heidelberg had no chance. The Berliners didn’t really let up in the last part of the game and continued to dominate the game. In the end, each of the eleven Alba players used had points.
Paulding says goodbye to the Bundesliga
The former champion Fraport Skyliners, who has already been relegated, said goodbye to the Pro A with a success, the Frankfurt defeated medi Bayreuth 82:70 (48:39). Second relegated are the Jobstairs Giessen 46ers.
The MHP giants Ludwigsburg, who still have a game up their sleeve, lost 86:102 (51:47) at EWE Baskets Oldenburg, where Ricky Paulding played his last game after 15 years at the club and at the age of 39. suffered a setback in the fight for a good starting position for the first round of the playoffs. Chemnitz and ratiopharm Ulm are hot on the heels of the fourth-placed Swabians.
Due to numerous corona-related postponements during the course of the season, games in the main round will be made up until May 11th. Only then do the playoffs begin with the top eight teams of the regular season
Source: dpa