7.
20:12
Almost everything at Partizan runs through Dante Exum. This time, however, Johannes Thiemann pushes him well to the outside and Exum misses the shot from the right corner.
6.
20:10
Strong ball movement from Berlin! Luke Sikma gets the ball on the head and sees a cuttenden Louis Olinde. The pass comes just right and Olinde puts the ball in the ring with a foul. The subsequent free throw from the wing also sits.
4.
20:07
A lively start to the game on both sides! Christ Koumadje clears Balsa Koprivica from behind and Maodo Lô sets the pace straight away. Jaleen Smith is very open on the right and he converts the layup with a lot of contact after a pass from Lô.
3.
20:05
It’s not actually his strong point, but Dante Exum also hits his first shots. Exum is left completely free at the top and scores after a pass from Kevin Punter.
1.
20:03
It starts in Berlin and ALBA starts the attack directly via Christ Koumadje. He gets the ball on the right low post and finishes with a hook shot that hits.
20:01
Berlin starts the game with Maodo Lô, Jaleen Smith, Louis Olinde, Luke Sikma and Christ Koumadje. Tristan Vukčević, Balsa Koprivica, Kevin Punter, Dante Exum and Uroš Trifunović will start for Partizan.
20:00
With Yannick Wetzell and Ben Lammers, two ALBA centers are canceled for today’s game. With Christ Koumadje there is only one classic center in the squad.
19:57
The team from Belgrade does not seem to have traveled alone. A large number of Serbian fans made it into the hall and the albatrosses are not only greeted with applause.
19:53
In terms of personnel, ALBA coach Israel González has almost his entire squad available for the EuroLeague opener. Only Marcus Eriksson, who has been injured for a long time, is missing for today’s game. Partizan were recently missing point guard Aleksa Avramović and young NBA talent Alen Smailagić.
19:47
Partizan returns to the EuroLeague after eight years. The team is coached by legendary coach Zeljko Obradovic, who, with nine titles, is one of the most successful coaches in the EuroLeague. Partizan have the youngest squad in the EuroLeague this season and have some interesting talent to fall back on. The team was prominently strengthened this summer by guard Dante Exum, who moved from Barcelona to Belgrade and also has NBA experience.
19:37
The Albatrosses got off to a decent start to the BBL season. In the first game of the season, they narrowly defeated the Towers Hamburg by 81:78 and in the second game they also defeated Brose Bamberg 90:80. Now the tough EuroLeague season begins for the Berliners. Despite the two wins of the season, winger Louis Olinde stressed before the game that the team still needs an improvement in performance for today’s opponent.
19:32
Hello and welcome to the first day of the EuroLeague! Today the reigning German champions ALBA BERLIN start the competition against KK Partizan. Tip-off is at 8 p.m. in the Mercedes-Benz Arena.