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20:03
Bamberg has the first ball possession in the second half and completes it successfully with a Kyzlink three! If the guests from Freak City want to catch up, they should start now.
20
19:49
Mid-term conclusion:
After an open exchange of blows in the first half, Alba Berlin leads with 16 points. The first quarter was still balanced, but in the second ten minutes the capital city really turned up the heat. Above all, Bamberg didn’t get the line of three defended at all, and the albatrosses had a 50 percent quota for distance throws.
20
19:46
The hosts played the last attack confidently. Christ Koumadje sets an exclamation mark with a dunk rebound.
20
19:45
Again, Bamberg reached the five team fouls much earlier. Maodo Lô scores twice from the free throw line. As is well known, the Alba figurehead also has a Bamberg past.
19
19:43
After all, the guests throw in offensive moments of success, such as a threesome from Martina’s give. With 20 points, Bamberg are in a good position in attack – if they hadn’t already conceded 32 points in this quarter.
19
19:42
Then the Israeli and Maodo Lô get two very easy fast break points. Bamberg falls apart.
18
19:41
From the half-right, Yovel Zoosman makes one of the few Berlin misses, although he is given a lot of space again.
17
19:40
With the first three, Maodo Lô still gets stuck on the front edge of the basket. But Christ Koumadje gets his paw in between and puts it back to the 29-year-old. This time the threesome sits.
17
19:38
Threesome by Thiemann and Prewitt, who should have defeated his Alba curse with it. It is definitely a high scoring game.
16
19:38
The Upper Franconia now find offensive access again! Chris Dowe draws the opposition and folds it, this time to Martina’s hand.
16
19:37
A sign of life! Tomáš Kyzlink manages a three from inside right.
16
19:36
Alba does magic! Jaleen Smith directs the attack with the defensive rebound herself. The former Ludwigsburg player plays with Maodo Lô one-two and puts the no-look back under the basket to Christ Koumadje, who only has to insert it. Oren Amiel immediately takes the next time-out.
15
19:34
Only relegated Frankfurt defended the line of three worse than Upper Franconia in the main round. Alba takes advantage of this.
15
19:33
Nice how Maodo Lô walks under the basket. Actually, he could finish himself, but he puts it out to the left again to Johannes Thiemann, who scores again completely blank for a three-pointer!
14
19:32
Mattisseck is substituted and can catch his breath on the bench. Delow also goes down, gets the applause from the ranks after his two threes.
14
19:31
Under his own basket, Jonas Mattisseck probably gets a knee from Johannes Thiemann in the face and stays on the field for a short time.
14
19:30
It’s 13:2 so far in the second quarter. The guests have not yet mentally returned to the floor.
13
19:30
Johannes Thiemann scored the fifth Alba three of the game from half left. Bamberg cannot access the defensive three-way line at all.
12
19:29
Chris Dowe gets Bamberg’s first points in the second quarter. On the other side, Johannes Thiemann easily pushes past two men to lay up.
12
19:26
Delow again with lots of space! Oren Amiel immediately calls the time-out.
11
19:25
Tamir Blatt, who scored a three at the end of the first quarter, is covered by Kenneth Ogbe. But Malte Delow now has space and scores from half left for three!
10
19:23
Quarter conclusion:
The favorites lead by five points after a quarter. However, Alba has not yet been able to bring a playful difference to the floor.
10
19:21
Louis Olinde also converts his free throws. The Berlin team earned the four-point difference from the free-throw line.
10
19:19
Tamir Blatt keeps cool from the free throw line three times. While Bamberg has long since reached the five team fouls, Alba is just one.
9
19:17
… which is also due to the many ball losses. It is currently 4: 3 after turnovers.
9
19:17
Oscar da Silva puts Alba back in front with a deep threesome! In the first quarter, none of the teams can gain clear advantages.
8th
19:16
Airball by Omar Prewitt. Strange story: In the entire season, the 27-year-old has taken ten shots against Alba Berlin and failed to convert a single one.
7
19:14
First personnel changes on both sides. Israel González comes on as Tamir Blatt, Martinas giving and Justin Robinson are new on the floor for Bamberg. Robinson fits right in with a threesome and puts Upper Franconia back in front!
6
19:12
Now the albatrosses seem to be taking their foot off the gas pedal a little and allowing two simple layups. The run is interrupted.
5
19:11
Now the guests are also lacking in throwing luck, Tomáš Kyzlink lifts the layup over the goal.
4
19:10
7-0 run by the capitals. The fans are there too, loudly whipping their team forward.
3
19:09
…and the second rolls out of the basket and straight to a Berliner. Johannes Thiemann equalized from the low post.
3
19:08
Now Dowe grabs an overly obvious pass from Smith. Akil Mitchell is allowed to go to the free-throw line, but the first attempt falls far short.
2
19:06
At the other end, Jaleen Smith scores for three. Great start from both teams!
1
19:05
The Franconians get off to a better start, taking the lead 5-0 after winning the ball twice! Chris Dowe hits from the middle three-way line.
19:05
the Starting Five: Maodo Lô, Luke Sikma, Jaleen Smith, Johannes Thiemann and Yovel Zoosman start for Alba. Brose starts with Chris Dowe, Tomáš Kyzlink, Dominic Lockhart, Akil Mitchell and Christian Sengfelder.
19:01
Luke Sikma is struggling with a cold, while Christ Koumadje has problems with his left foot. Both are still there today, but may not get as many minutes as usual. Ben Lammers, on the other hand, cannot participate at all. There are no personnel changes to report on the Bamberg side compared to the last and decisive main round game against Hamburg.
18:59
Today is the 100th meeting of both teams. Since 2000, both clubs have won 16 championships. They last met in the playoffs in the 2011 final, when Bamberg won 3-2 in five games.
18:49
Of course, the defending champions are also confident: “They’re on a good run, but we’re the better team and if we play with confidence we shouldn’t have too many problems,” says Louis Olinde, who will return from Bamberg in 2020 Berlin changed.
18:47
Bamberg conceded the last defeat against today’s opponent of all places. With 57:89, Upper Franconia went down in the capital, although they provided the top scorer with Christian Sengfelder (17 points). The Bamberg captain was self-confident in the run-up to the series: “We still have a score to settle with them, because we don’t and won’t let ourselves be slaughtered like that again.”
18:30
Both teams are in good shape. Bamberg made the playoff participation perfect with victories in Heidelberg and at home against Braunschweig and Hamburg. Alba Berlin even has ten league wins in a row, winning at the end of the main round in Munich.
18:15
Good evening and welcome to the start of the BBL Playoffs! Defending champion and main round winner Alba Berlin welcomes the basketball players from Brose Bamberg, who just slipped into the playoff tree in eighth place. The game is played in best-of-five mode. It starts at 7 p.m. in the capital!!