Alba Berlin’s series of bankruptcies in the EuroLeague continues

Alba Berlin has continued its losing streak in the basketball EuroLeague.

The German champions lost to Red Star Belgrade on Tuesday in their own hall 84:88 (75:75, 40:37) after extra time, for the Bundesliga club it was the sixth defeat in a row. Before the negative run, Alba had won their first three games of the season.

The Berliners, who are still unbeaten in the Bundesliga after six appearances, were able to gain a nine-point lead after the break (52:43/26th minute), but the Serbs quickly caught up again.

The duel remained open, with the score of 75:75 Jaleen Smith missed the chance to win at the end of regular time, his three-point attempt went by.

In overtime, Nemanja Nedovic was successful with two layups in quick succession and brought Roter Stern ahead to 85:81. Nikola Ivanovic increased with two goals from the free-throw line, Alba could only shorten.

The top shooter for the hosts was Jaleen Smith with 23 points, while Luca Vildoza was the most successful in Belgrade (21).

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