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21:06
Both teams play to their strengths in the second quarter. Berlin literally wins all rebounds, Ulm is playing a good pick & roll again today, and the three-way quota is outstanding.
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21:04
It’s incredible Brandon Paul nets again for three. This puts the Ulm rate at almost 60% – an outstanding figure!
14
21:02
Johannes Thiemann gets the first two fast break points for the guests. But Yago dos Santos followed up immediately and secured the next three points for Ulm.
13.
21:01
Philipp Herkenhoff sinks the next three-point throw from the baseline. Juan Núñez pulls into the box and lays down at the right moment, strong sequence!
12.
20:59
The Ulmer are wide awake, switch the pick and roll and rotate a lot on the defensive. ALBA seems visibly impressed by this defense…
11.
20:58
Maodo Lô starts with an exclamation mark: he scores for three from the inside right position. But also on the other side sinks a threesome, Philipp Herkenhoff.
11.
20:57
Beginning of 2nd quarter
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20:57
Quarter conclusion:
ALBA Berlin finds its way into the game, especially the threes fall at the beginning. In this way, the capitals can easily break away in a fast-paced game. But the hosts from Ulm countered well, found their own game after six minutes, got a better grip on the Berlin offensive and were able to regain the lead.
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20:55
End of 1st quarter
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20:55
Thomas Klepeisz sinks the buzzerbeater!
10
20:54
Both teams missed many good opportunities in the last minute. Mattisseck Dreier only goes to the ring, Núñez shot bounces off the board.
9.
20:52
That means leadership for the ratiopharm squad.
9.
20:52
The Ulmer now defend more aggressively and are quicker on their feet. They act cleverly, preventing the Berliners from raising their game. Instead, Núñez marches to the basket with the next drive and nets. There is also a throw from the line…
8th.
20:48
ALBA and Ulm are present from the start and play with high quality. Fast ball relays, a good selection of throws and worth seeing baskets speak for this match ball game.
7.
20:45
Hawley blocks brilliantly from behind, Smith prevails in the drive and goes twice to the line. So the hosts have good cards to reduce to one point again.
6.
20:44
Due to the high tempo, both coaches change early, Gavel opts for a three-fold change, González even for a four-fold change.
5.
20:43
Now the hosts land the first three-pointer: first Yago dos Santos misses from a distance, but the ball comes to him again via detours. In the second attempt he does it better and scores three times.
5.
20:42
Both teams try to make the game fast, the pace is high. Berlin got off to a good start, especially the three-way quota for the guests.
4.
20:41
Bruno Caboclo is in top form in the playoffs and he’s showing his class again tonight. In the duel under the basket, he asserts himself and stuffs the ball over the ring with his left hand.
3.
20:39
ALBA secures the offensive rebound, Wetzell secures the ball and serves Olinde, who scores for three from a middle position.
2.
20:38
That wasn’t a good pass from Klepeisz! dos Santos unexpectedly gets the ball at foot level, fails to catch it and the pass goes wide.
1.
20:36
Thiemann asserts himself under the basket and forwards the ball to Wetzell. This puts the leather in effortlessly.
1.
20:35
Let’s go – the fight for the semifinals in Ulm is on.
1.
20:35
game start
20:30
There are no surprises in the teams’ line-ups, with both coaches entering their top five.
20:25
In the first and only success of the capitals, they managed to play freely, there was less pressure on their shoulders. An example is the three-way quota, which was 39% in the game, even slightly above the average for the season. In the other two games, the shooters only got 25 and 28 odds. That’s just not enough to make the playoffs. So the route of the albatrosses for today should be clear: Losing forbidden!
20:17
So far, the hosts’ most effective means of attack has been the pick & roll, Yago dos Santos and Juan Nunez have repeatedly created dangerous offensive actions, completed them themselves or put their teammates in the limelight, such as center Bruno Caboclo. The guests had big problems with that and couldn’t find any means against the fast-moving ball. Above all, the long guard of the Berlin team around Yanni Wetzel and Ben Lammers could hardly find a way to stop the Ulm attack wave.
20:09
With the home advantage behind them, coach Gavel’s team wants to close the sack today. Not an easy task, because so far both teams only knew how to shine away from home. But even a defeat for the hosts would not be the end of the world, then there would be a decisive fifth game in Berlin – where the Ratiopharm squad has known how to convince so far.
20:01
Every postseason has a “sleeper”, and there are no playoffs without a team that annoys the favorite. Surprisingly, it hits ALBA, who have had a terrific season so far and are well on their way to defending their championship title for the fourth time. But especially in their two home games, the albatrosses seemed agitated, acted unusually slowly and offered the opportunity for two important away wins to Ulm’s strong players.
19:53
It is the surprise of this year’s postseason: Three games, three times there was an away win. In addition, the defending champion and second in the table ALBA Berlin threatens to be eliminated in the quarter-finals. Ulm was able to surprise the capital city twice and won in Berlin, so they now have the first opportunity to knock Berlin off the throne and move into the semi-finals.
19:45
Hello and welcome to the Basketball Bundesliga Playoffs. In the fourth game of the playoff series in the quarterfinals, Ratiopharm Ulm can convert the first match point against defending champion ALBA Berlin, tip-off is in the ratiopharm Arena at 8:30 p.m.!