The basketball players of Alba Berlin have again celebrated a sense of achievement after ten defeats in series in the Euroleague. Bavaria Munich’s basketball players also celebrated a victory.
In the basement duel, Bundesliga club Alba Berlin in Belgrade won against the Israeli champion Maccabi Tel Aviv with 93:87 (46:48). Alba still remains the bottom. The best Berlin launchers were Yanni Wetzell with 22 points and Malte Delow with 14 points.
Coach Israel Gonzalez had to do without the battered duo Matt Thomas and Gabriele Procida again. The young plants Anton Nufer and Amon Dörries stood in the squad. At Maccabi, the ex-Berliner Tamir Blatt and the Treeli’s Trevion Williams, who changed from the Spree, only belonged to the team shortly before Christmas.
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Alba with more speed in second half
In view of the hopeless table situation for both teams, the game was not led with the greatest intensity. Alba met better from a distance and always stayed on Maccabi. The guests also got out of the cabin better, took the lead in the third quarter and then expanded them further. Maccabi made many mistakes that Alba punished with quick counterattacks. Six minutes before the end, the Berliners even led 83:67. In the end they had to tremble a little again, but brought the success to the finish.
Bayern basketball players win at ex-coach Trinchieri Euroleague
The basketball players of FC Bayern Munich meanwhile won their second away game one after the other in the Euroleague. At the Lithuanian record champion Zalgiris Kaunas, the team of last year’s Bayern coach Andrea Trinchieri, the German champion prevailed 97:82 (45:31). With 14 wins and 10 defeats, Bayern are still in the middle of the race for the playoff places.
Andreas Obst with 26 points and Carsen Edwards with 24 points led the guests. Nick Weiler-Babb shone with 14 points, 13 assists and 7 rebounds. The Munich people found their rhythm offensive early. They often lost the ball in the first quarter, thanks to Devin Booker, the guests were at 22:18. In the second round, the good defense did not allow simple throws, offensive, Edwards and Weiler-Babb set accents. So the Bundesliga club pulled away to 45:31 at the break.
