Alba Berlin and the MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg have reached the playoff semi-finals of the basketball Bundesliga with clear victories and meet in the round of the last four. The champions from the capital won the third of five possible quarter-finals at Brose Bamberg with 103:70 (61:36) and won the best-of-five series 3-0. Ludwigsburg went undefeated into the next round with an equally clear 97:79 (58:35) at ratiopharm Ulm.
“It will be a very difficult semi-final”, announced Alba playmaker Maodo Lo at Magentasport. Alba Berlin demonstrated its strength with the former series champion Bamberg from the start and already distanced the Upper Franconians to 25 points at the break. The third success in the third game for the Berliners was never in danger.