40
20:48
The Giants need the three but neither Jordan Hulls nor Tremmell Darden can find the position.
40
20:46
Luke Sikma gets another rebound and shows overview for Tamir Blatt, who is lurking half left, who makes the preliminary decision with a three! Eight points ahead with 57 seconds to go.
39
20:44
Alba exceeds the team foul limit for the first time. However, Tremmell Darden misses both free throws!
39
20:44
Alba gets one rebound after the other, especially in the person of Luke Sikma. But the basket does not want to fall, the game remains open!
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20:42
Or even four? Jaleen Smith immediately follows up with the next three and ensures that Alba leads by five points! Luke Sikma had dropped from the post-up into the backcourt.
38
20:41
After two airballs, Smith has the confidence to try again. And indeed: all good things come in threes!
37
20:41
Jaleen Smith’s Next Airball! After a short period of pressure from Alba, Ludwigsburg is making a better impression again. Even three minutes before the end there is no clear trend to be seen here!
37
20:40
The second free throw for the giants in the entire game. Jonah Radebaugh makes the three-point game perfect.
36
20:37
Suddenly Alba leads by four points and John Patrick takes the timeout.
36
20:37
Next ball loss of the giants under the opponent’s basket. Malte Delow is very present on the defensive.
35
20:36
The break seems to be bearing fruit. If Jaleen Smith doesn’t score, he’s there under his own basket for the rebound and sends Oscar da Silva on the road.
34
20:33
Alba continues to struggle from a distance. Jaleen Smith’s attempt even ends in an airball. Israel Gonzalez takes a time-out.
34
20:32
It feels like Yorman Polas Bartolo is currently the only big player in the giants’ line-up. But the Cuban, of all people, is there under the opposing basket for the rebound and prepares two more points from Woodard.
33
20:29
Woodard’s next threesome! After a quick flat pass from Jonas Radebaugh, the 28-year-old has a little space in the left corner. At the beginning of the final quarter, the guests suddenly turn up the heat!
32
20:28
James Woodard also proved a great three-point quota today. Suddenly the giants lead!
32
20:28
Jordan Hulls narrows to a point behind with the next three! From the right corner, the 32-year-old lifts the playground equipment over friend and foe from a slight reserve. The Indiana man, who is looking to retire this summer, has now scored more three-pointers than the entire Berlin squad combined!
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20:26
The referees discuss again whether they consider Thiemann’s use to be unsportsmanlike. Ultimately, the normal foul remains, although the harder decision would have been justifiable.
31
20:24
The final quarter is running, now it’s time to fight. Johannes Thiemann and Jonah Radebaugh fight a hard duel before the Ludwigsburg player gets Thiemann’s shoulder.
30
20:23
Quarter conclusion:
In the meantime, it always seems as if the home side could break away. But the guests don’t let themselves be shaken off and find their way back from the line of three. So everything is still open before the final quarter!
30
20:20
Jonah Radebaugh fuels up in central and scores from half-distance after a body fake. Important for the giants that the responsibility in this important phase does not only fall on Hulls and Woodard.
29
20:18
Then Hulls simply converts the same threesome again! Ludwigsburg is back up to three points.
28
20:17
It’s going back and forth at the moment. Tamir Blatt equalized a three by Jordan Hulls in direct return!
27
20:14
With a three, Tremmell Darden ensures that the albatrosses’ run stops and the deficit shrinks to six points again. However, the 40-year-old commits his fourth personal foul shortly afterwards.
27
20:13
Maodo Lô increased the hosts’ run to 8:0 with a floater.
26
20:12
Tremmell Darden shows overview and sends Yorman Polas Bartolo on the journey. But he has to delay again and Tekele Cotton commits the offensive foul.
25
20:11
Alba gets the sixth offensive rebound in the third quarter. The Berliners currently have clear field advantages.
24
20:10
Curious: Ludwigsburg was only allowed to start from the free-throw line and missed the attempt. Alba, on the other hand, has already had 18 free throws, 13 of which have found the target.
23
20:07
James Woodard continues to increase his points account, alongside Hulls he is largely responsible for the giants’ high rate of three!
23
20:06
A three by Yovel Zoosman from the left corner just falls out again. Yorman Polas Bartolo is back under the basket for the rebound.
23
20:03
Maodo Lô has seen enough and starts a threesome from headquarters. Even if Alba leads again, Ludwigsburg feels like they got off to a better start in the second round.
22
20:03
Hulls is also successful with a lay-up. The giants take the lead!
22
20:02
Jordan Hulls isn’t bothered by the running shot clock and once again demonstrates surgical precision from the line of three!
21
20:01
At the beginning of the second half, both coaches rely on the same players who were on the floor at the start of the game.
20
19:48
Mid-term conclusion:
With a 7-0 run towards the end, the giants ensure that everything is still open at half-time. Alba affords the greater number of ball losses, but is more present in the rebounds. The Giants struggle with zone shots and commit more fouls, but have increased their three-pointer rate to 39 percent. In short: The first game of the quarter-final series between the two teams is really exciting!
20
19:44
Yorman Polas Bartolo prevails under the opposing basket. Even if things are not going well at the moment, the return of the Cuban has done the residents of the city well.
19
19:43
James Woodard becomes the top scorer with a three-pointer and ensures that the giants don’t have to be ripped off too much before the half-time break.
19
19:41
Maodo Lô slides past Tremmell Darden on the outside and puts the ball in with his fingertips. Well done! There is a free throw on top.
18
19:40
However, Alba now finds a faster offensive game and increases the lead again with two fast break throws.
17
19:39
Jordan Hulls hits a three-pointer at just the right moment! Jonah Radebaugh had previously shown overview with the diagonal pass.
16
19:38
“Stop delaying again” is one of Patrick’s pleas. The giant coach complained that some light layups were not used.
16
19:36
Jaleen Smith gives Alba a six-point lead with a three from the left! The technical foul by John Patrick had initially triggered the run of the Berliners, now the coach intervenes with a time-out.
15
19:34
John Patrick can’t say he wasn’t forewarned. After repeated admonitions, the giants’ trainer gets whistled for the technical foul.
14
19:32
Jordan Hulls elegantly spins past Yovel Zoosman. Compensation!
14
19:31
Good news for the Giants: Yorman Polas Bartolo is back in action! The Cuban immediately ensures that his team catches up a little in rebounds.
13
19:30
The game continues to be very balanced. Only the throw rate currently makes a slight difference.
12
19:28
Woodard also gets a break for the time being. Substitute Jacob Patrick is cleared under the basket from Christ Koumadje and Louis Olinde.
12
19:27
It doesn’t seem to be that bad for Woodard, despite a sore hand, the 28-year-old from Oklahoma scored a three-pointer. Meanwhile, Yorman Polas Bartolo continues to receive ankle treatment.
11
19:26
James Woodard loses the ball and hurts himself in the process. He only sees Yovel Zoosman’s fastbreak points from afar.
10
19:24
Quarter conclusion:
The first quarter was far more entertaining than much of what was offered in the quarterfinals. Alba and the giants meet at eye level at least in the first ten minutes.
10
19:23
In the final minute, both teams turn up the heat again. Two seconds before the end, James Woodard scored a three, which provided material for discussion. The ball bounces out again, but the three still counts.
9
19:21
Oscar da Silva immediately countered a threesome by James Woodard!
9
19:20
Ludwigsburg already has five team fouls, Berlin only one. Tamir Blatt scores twice from the free throw line.
8th
19:18
But with Alba again being careless defensively, Tremmell Darden is able to alley-oop to catch up!
8th
19:17
The giants’ fate is that the threesome don’t fall. Two out of seven is the odds.
7
19:15
Yovel Zoosman raises to +4 Alba for the first time with a three. John Patrick immediately takes the time-out.
6
19:14
Israel González wishes Polas Bartolo a speedy recovery which Alba fans applaud. Let’s see if the Cuban comes back today.
6
19:13
Yorman Polas Bartolo twisted his ankle when he landed and had to be supported by his teammates on his way to the edge of the field. This does not look good.
6
19:12
For once, Alba is not defensively present at all, Jordan Hulls can insert unchallenged. You can tell right from the start that the giants are of a different caliber than Bamberg before them.
5
19:10
Strong block from Ben Lammers, who clears Jonah Radebaugh with fair means.
5
19:09
The shot clock runs out slowly, but James Woodard finds the gap from the half-distance. Meanwhile, the baskets of the guests fall better.
4
19:07
Balanced start, both teams are similar not only because of their yellow jersey colors.
3
19:06
From the movement, Jordan Hulls is now also successful with a three and equalizes.
2
19:05
Ironically, Jaleen Smith scores the first points from the line of three! On the other side, the giants also leave the third degree.
1
19:04
“Wobo” grabs the jump ball and gets the guests the first ball possession. But the first two degrees go wrong.
19:03
the Starting Five: Starting for Alba are Maodo Lô, Jaleen Smith, Malte Delow, Luke Sikma and Ben Lammers. Jonah Radebaugh, Jordan Hulls, Tekele Cotton, Tremmell Darden and Jonas Wohlfarth-Bottermann start for the Giants.
18:56
The series is also the new edition of the final games of the shortened Corona season 2019/2020. Two years ago, the Albatrosses defeated Ludwigsburg in two games in front of empty ranks in Munich.
18:47
Both teams still have scores to settle – Alba due to the two defeats during the main round and Ludwigsburg due to the transfers of Jaleen Smith and Oscar da Silva at the beginning of the past season. At the time, John Patrick was speechless about Da Silva’s move at the end of September: “He just ran away”.
18:37
As the defending champion and main round winner, Alba is of course the favorite in the semi-final series. However, Ludwigsburg was the only team that was able to beat Berlin twice in the past season. At the last meeting in January, the giants prevailed conceivably with 76:75 in the capital.
18:30
Both teams solved their quarter-final tasks confidently. Alba prevailed in three games and with a total of 314 points, i.e. an average of over 100 points/game against Brose Bamberg. It was a bit tighter in the series between Ludwigsburg and Ulm, so overtime was needed in the first two encounters. Ultimately, however, the giants also prevailed in three games.
18:22
Good evening and welcome to the start of the BBL Playoff Semifinals! In the capital, Alba Berlin welcomes the MHP giants Ludwigsburg. It starts at 7 p.m. in the Mercedes-Benz Arena!