Alba managed to continue his winning streak in the BBL. After the “sweep” in the quarterfinals against Brose Bamberg in the quarterfinals, the winner of the main round also won the first duel against Ludwigsburg in the last four with 89:84 (45:43). National player Maodo Lo was the best Berlin thrower with 20 points.
“Ludwigsburg played well. Glad we won the game despite throwing so disastrously“said the international. “We won with our rebounding.”
Ludwigsburg even led in the last quarter
In the hard-fought first half, the favorites didn’t manage to break away significantly. Alba almost completely lost the nine-point lead in the 19th minute (45:36) before the break. In the third quarter, the Berliners pulled away again to nine points with an 8-0 run, but Ludwigsburg fought back and even took a two-point lead in the final section. But it was the Berliners who hit the important shots in the end. A three by Tamir Blatt to make it 89:81 in the final minute brought the decision.
After the 3-0 win in the first round against ratiopharm Ulm, it was the first defeat in the play-offs for the guests. Jordan Hulls (26) and James Woodard (24) were the Giants’ top scorers.
Bonn and Munich are fighting for the second final ticket
On Sunday (6 p.m.) the two clubs will meet again in game two in Berlin. The second semi-final between Telekom Baskets Bonn and Bayern Munich begins on Saturday (8:30 p.m.).