Kazan did not do any better either and missed many throws. In the first half, the playoff candidate did not succeed in throwing a distance shot – in eleven attempts. However, the Berliners also found it difficult to find good throwing positions against the very agile Russian defense. But they scored a little more often and that was enough to temporarily lead by eleven points (28:17).
Strong defense
After the change of sides, the Berliners were even able to improve their defense and repeatedly stopped the attacks of the guests. In the third quarter, Kazan only scored nine points and Alba was temporarily able to pull away to 23 points (53:30). That was the preliminary decision, because the Berliners didn’t let themselves be taken away from this lead until the end and even extended it.
Source: dpa