The basketball players from Alba Berlin suffered another defeat in the Euroleague on Tuesday evening. They lost to the Greek champions Olympiacos Piraeus with 87:101 (48:45).
The basketball players of Alba Berlin suffered another defeat in the Euroleague on Tuesday evening.
A strong first half wasn’t enough for the Bundesliga club. In the end, Alba lost to the Greek champions Olympiakos Piraeus with 87:101 (48:45). The Albatrosses remain second to last in the Euroleague table. The best Berlin throwers were Jonas Mattisseck and Tim Schneider with twelve points each.
Coach Israel Gonzalez had to do without the long-term injured Louis Olinde and Ziga Samar. In addition, world champion Johannes Thiemann was missing again, who will probably be out for a longer period of time with a severe lumbar bruise.
Reunion with ex-Alba captain Luke Sikma
Since ex-Alba captain Luke Sikma’s team also had to cope with a few failures, the game began with many mistakes on both sides. But the Bundesliga team kept up well and played on an equal footing with the favorites. The Berliners always found a solution offensively and thus posed problems for Piraeus. The guests held on, especially with successful long-distance throws. Shortly before half-time, Alba even took the lead again and brought the narrow lead into the dressing room.
But Olympiakos started the second half with a lot of fire. Alba was no longer able to let the ball run. And the Greeks really got going, won the third quarter clearly with 33:13 and were able to pull away. At the beginning of the last section the deficit was already 25 points (63:88). The game was decided early.
Broadcast: rbb24, January 30, 2024, 9:45 p.m
