Alba Berlin finished the first half of the basketball EuroLeague with a win. The German champions prevailed on Wednesday in the last game with an audience of 92:84 (40:30) against AS Monaco from France around the former Alba coach Sasa Obradovic.
Berlin has six wins and eleven defeats after 17 main round games, the deficit to defending champion Anadolu Istanbul (9: 8) in the last playoff place (8th) is large. The second German participant Bayern Munich could achieve an 8: 9 balance on Thursday with a win against Baskonia Vitoria / Spain.
Alba had to do without the injured Christ Koumadje, Jonas Mattisseck and Tim Schneider were absent because of flu-like infections. The Bundesliga team quickly put up with a weak start (0: 8) and turned the game around at the end of the first quarter, especially Ben Lammers scored with a high percentage.
The Berliners maintained their lead until the end, but Monaco came within two points in the meantime (74: 76/36th minute). Lammers only made two missed throws and scored 18 points as the top scorer. Alba professional Jaleen Smith particularly praised the attitude at “MagentaSport”. “We played with a lot of energy, especially in the first half.”
Alba Berlin – AS Monaco 92:84 (40:30). – Best throwers: Lammers (18), Eriksson (15), Lo (12), Smith (10) for Berlin – James (25), Motiejunas (23), Diallo (11), Lee (10) for Monaco. – Spectators: 2000
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