The German basketball champion Alba Berlin suffered the next setback in the Euroleague. FC Bayern Munich, on the other hand, was able to score a surprise victory.
Bayern’s Zan Mark Sisko (right) in a duel with Malcolm Delaney.
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The basketball players from Alba Berlin lost in the Euroleague at Olympiacos Piraeus with 83:87 (42:52). In an exciting and sometimes spectacular game on Tuesday evening, too many missed opportunities on the offensive were decisive for the narrow away defeat. The top scorer of the game was Oscar da Silva (17 points), who shaped Alba’s game together with Luke Sikma (9 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists).
Alba not awake in the first half
Without the still injured Ben Lammers and Markus Eriksson, the team of coach Israel Gonzalez started the game well. From the middle of the first quarter, however, the hosts dominated the game thanks to a fluid offensive and good hit rates. Berlin, on the other hand, missed numerous good opportunities offensively, defended too inconsistently and were 42:52 behind at halftime.
In the third quarter, an intense and balanced game developed, in which Alba, however, permanently trailed behind. While Olympiakos repeatedly transformed difficult throws in important moments, the guests, led by Luke Sikma, repeatedly worked out second throw opportunities.
Berlin riot comes too late
Nevertheless, it took until the final section before Alba could come up decisively. Thanks to a more concentrated defense, the guests reduced the deficit in the final minutes, led by Oscar da Silva, sometimes spectacularly several times to three points. However, Alba was unable to turn the game around, so that in the end the fourth Berlin defeat was in the sixth Euroleague game of the season.
Bayern reward constant performance
FC Bayern Munich, on the other hand, managed a surprise victory, the Bundesliga side inflicting their first defeat in the highest European competition with the 83:77 (39:39) home win on Tuesday evening for Olimpia Milan. As a result, coach Andrea Trinchieri’s team now has two wins after six games.
“That feels great. I think we got our best performance of the season and deserved this win,” said Darrun Hilliard at “MagentaSport”. He and the best thrower with 20 points, Vladimir Lucic, played a major role in the fourth successive success across all competitions.
The home side was stable for almost the entire season. Even minor periods of weakness did not let them get out of the rhythm.
