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20:46
Next ball win! Olinde takes two points in the fast break and there were only eleven points! A furious Georgios Bartzokas calls his team for a time-out just before the break and lets his anger run wild.
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20:45
Tamir Blatt also finds his threesome! Suddenly Berlin has the upper hand here.
18
20:39
Louis Olinde has already made three bad turnovers today, but now makes up for it by sinking his third hat-trick. Since Smith also suddenly chases one in from outside, it looks a little more pleasant for Alba.
17
20:38
Defensively, the guests now allow a bit and Alba at least gets back into scoring, but Piraeus continues to score with every attack and keeps the lead constant.
15
20:33
Olympiacos simply dominates in every respect. The guests play and score better, but also get more rebounds and create more stops. So far, there really is a class difference here.
14
20:30
The match continues to pass Alba completely. After one of the rare mistakes made by the guests, SMith can at least pick up the pace and put Olinde in the limelight. He scores with a foul and is allowed to go to the line after the following time-out.
13.
20:28
Piraeus continues to let the ball run beautifully, creating one free throw after another. Shaquielle McKissic hits the three from the corner and Olympiakos is already 20 points down!
11.
20:26
Olinde’s pass at the start of the second period is Alba’s seventh turnover. Of course it won’t work that way.
11.
20:24
Beginning of 2nd quarter
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20:24
Quarter conclusion:
In the first quarter, Alba Berlin was hit hard by leaders Olympiakos and after ten minutes was already 13:28 behind! The guests have been playing well so far and especially top scorer Sasha Vezenkov is unstoppable again and already has 13 points on the account. On the other hand, the albatrosses have also acted in an unfocused and half-hearted manner and without any intensity. That has to change very quickly, otherwise it will be a very tough game against these Greeks who love to play.
10
20:21
Alba is featured here! Isaiah Canaan first hits a completely open three and seconds later steals the ball from the unfocused Procida to initiate the next easy points.
9.
20:18
Israel González calls for first time out! Olympiacos plays well here, but Alba has so far made it too easy for the league leaders.
8th.
20:17
Far into the first quarter Sasha Vezenkov screwed his points into the double digits! The 27-year-old is simply unstoppable and his team is already ten points behind.
7.
20:14
Zoosman’s threesome falls short, but the Israeli grabs his own rebound and then Smith shows how it’s done from downtown. It’s Alba’s turn!
6.
20:12
The Albatrosses need to get into this game on defense and Captain Luke Sikma goes ahead with a strong block against Joel Bolomboy. After the first TV timeout, the home side can further shorten.
6.
20:11
Sasha Vezenkov is already on six points. Although Louis Olinde squeezes the first Berlin threesome through the trap, the guests continue to pull away.
4.
20:08
Christ Koumadje then finally scores the first two points for Alba after a Sikma assist, but misses the bonus free throw again. Then the ball is lost again and the 500 Greek fans in the hall are in a good mood very early on.
3.
20:07
While the hosts continue to search for their offense, Olympiakos are slowly warming up. Sasha Vezenkov immediately shows why he is the second best scorer in the EuroLeague and immediately sinks his first three.
2.
20:05
Alba has often had problems finding their way into the games and is having a hard time in the first few minutes. The hosts are still waiting for the first proper throw.
1.
20:03
Sikma sends the 2.21 meter long Koumadje into a giant duel with the 2.18 meter tall Moustapha Fall. The Berliner draws two free throws, but misses both. Kostas Papanikolaou scored the first points of the game on the other side.
1.
20:01
Here we go! Alba starts with Jaleen Smith, Tamir Blatt, Louis Olinde, Luke Sikma and Christ Koumadje. Thomas Walkup, Isaiah Canaan, Sasha Vezenkov, Kostas Papanikolaou and Moustapha Fall start at Piraeus.
20:00
The EuroLeague anthem has already faded away and the teams are preparing for the tip-off. But before we start, there will be a minute’s silence for the victims of the earthquake disaster in Turkey and Syria.
19:58
In any case, we can look forward to a fast and attractive game, because both teams rely on speed, fast passes and finishes and distribute many assists. Both teams have to do without some players again today. In addition to Marcus Eriksson, Alba is also missing Maodo Lô, and Jonas Mattisseck is also on a break. The guests are missing two important regulars in point guard Kostas Sloukas and forward Alec Peters.
19:53
The guests from the Greek south are actually playing an outstanding season. The domestic league leads Olympiakos without a loss and in the EuroLeague they have recently left the floor five times in a row. Among other things, second-placed Real Madrid, fourth-placed Fenerbahçe and last year’s champion Anadolu Efes were dumped. Even if the conditions clearly speak for the guests, coach Georgios Bartzokas does not want to take the game lightly at the bottom. “It would be naïve to just look at the table. We know that all the teams in the EuroLeague are very close together. We have to have the right attitude and approach the task seriously, Bartzokas demanded.
19:47
But will it be possible to take a step forward today of all days? “For me, Olympiakos is currently the best team in Europe. They move the ball very well and play great team basketball. I like watching them,” Alba coach Israel González had to admit in advance. Ben Lammers revealed how it should still work: “We have to go into the game with a lot of energy so that we have a chance of winning against the table leaders.”
19:40
For the hosts, BBL and EuroLeague are still two very different pairs of shoes. In the league, the Albatrosses recently won 94-86 in Heidelberg and are leading the table with 16 wins from 17 games. I Things are different on the international stage. After a small intermediate sprint with three wins in a row, the capital city have now lost five games in a row and buried the dream of the playoffs long ago. At least the minimum goal of leaving last place, the Berliners still want to achieve.
19:33
The conditions could not be more different before this game. With Alba, the bottom of the table in the EuroLeague welcomes the leaders Olympiakos. The Berliners have a total of six victories to their credit, the guests already have 17 in their luggage. Nevertheless, the German champion is by no means without hope in today’s duel. After all, they were close to Piraeus in the first leg until the last quarter and last season the home game was clearly won.
19:30
Hello and welcome to the EuroLeague on Wednesday night! Alba Berlin hosts Olympiacos Piraeus at 8 p.m. in the Mercedes-Benz Arena!