Yanni Wetzell (right) was one of the best throwers in Berlin Photo: City Press GmbH
From BZ/dpa
Alba Berlin celebrated their tenth victory on the 11th matchday of the basketball Bundesliga. The capital city won in front of 10,881 spectators in the Mercedes-Benz Arena against the Central German BC 86:60 (37:29). Alba remains second in the table behind Telekom Baskets Bonn, who have the same number of points.
The best throwers for the Berliners were Yanni Wetzell with 14 and Johannes Thiemann with 13 points. In addition to the long-term injured Marcus Eriksson, Alba also lacked center Ben Lammers and captain Luke Sikma with flu infections.
Alba’s Maodo Lo versus Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv’s Jalen Adams Photo: City Press GmbH
The favored Berliners struggled against the guests from Weißenfels in the first half. In a first quarter with few points, they allowed themselves too many turnovers to be able to break away. So it went with a 16:15 for Alba in the second section.
The game initially remained mixed up, neither of the two teams found an offensive rhythm. Only in the last minute before the break was Alba able to pull away a little with an 8:0 run to make it 37:29.
Alba coach Israel Gonzalez on the touchline during the game Photo: City Press GmbH
The Berliners increased the pace and scored easy points after winning the ball. Bit by bit they kept getting better and better. The guests tried everything, but scored badly.
Alba didn’t let the advantage be taken away and remained undefeated in the 18th home game against the Mitteldeutsche BC.