Alba stumbles towards the early end: the second game of the quarter -final series against Ulm was lost – also because of a miserable three quota.
Alba Berlin has also lost the second quarter-final game against Ratiopharm Ulm. In the local arena at the Ostbahnhof, the capital basketball club lost to the guests on Wednesday evening with 62:74 (27:47). The best thrower of the game was Ulmer Ben Saraf with 15 points.
The inferior team of coach Pedro Calles is no longer allowed to do any defeat in the best-of-five series. The third and possibly decisive first round game will take place on Saturday (6:30 p.m.) in the arena in Ulm.
Alba loses the first quarter -final game in Ulm
For Alba Berlin it was a playoff start to forget. In the first quarter -final game in Ulm, the Albatrosses were only able to keep up for a quarter. Many ball losses and a few assists then sealed the defeat.more
Bad Alba trial quota lets Ulm pull away
Alba immediately affected two ball losses in his first two attacks. The hosts seemed to continue on the dubious path that they In the first game against Ulm Had struggled: Attacking 23 turnovers were decisive on Saturday that the Berliners had to give the playoff start. The two lost balls remained the exception, at least in the initial phase of the second game, but the Berliners did not get going. It was 5:18 after five minutes because Alba revealed a shaky hand again at the end, while the guests met mercilessly and in the meantime sank three three-point attempts into a row. Coach Calles took the time out – which apparently was equal to the team.
The team around Justin Bean subsequently stabilized, defended closely, forced the opponent to take a half -baked throw attempts and found his flow in the attack. With an 8-0 run, the seventh place of the regular season was open again, 18:22 it was after the first quarter.
But in front of the eyes of the former Alba youth player and today’s NBA star Franz Wagner, the home side subsequently gave their greatest weakness that evening: the three quota. In the second quarter, the Berliners awarded every distance attempt (quote zero of eight). The completely unsettled hosts even began to lay the simplest basket. In this phase, Ulm pulled away, temporarily led with 22 points (breaks 27:47).
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Berlin 14:0 run in the final quarter not enough
After the change of sides, a successful three -point throw Malte Delows made it easier to cheer in the arena. Previously, Alba had only hit one of 13 threes (eight percent). However, this goal of the Berlin’s own plant also changed the fact that the eleven -time German champion hit a defective throwing selection, remained sloppy in the passing game and knew not to oppose too little in the defense of the concentrated Ulm physique. The stand of 40:61 after the third part of the game already seemed to be a preliminary decision.
But in the final quarter, numerous Ulm negligence in defense and above all a point sequence of the best Berliner Bean (seven in a row) ensured that the spectators were allowed to dream of a basketball miracle again at 54:61-the hosts went into the fourth quarter with a 14-0 run. Now it was a blow. But whenever a Berliner brought the domestic hall to shake in the final phase, the guests had the right answer ready.
And so after the home bankruptcy, Berlin is forced to win the away game in Ulm next Saturday in order to avert the early.
Broadcast: ARD Morgenmagazin, May 22nd, 2025
