The missed surprise in the basketball Euroleague resulted in a great disappointment at Alba Berlin.
“It’s bitter because we played well and had a chance of winning,” said playmaker Maodo Lo after the 90:93 home defeat against CSKA Moscow on Friday evening. Despite a strong performance without four regulars, Alba had last season’s Final Four participant on the verge of defeat.
But in the end, the Berliners went off the field as losers for the fourth time in a row. That worries manager Marco Baldi. “You have to put up with that first. Now it hangs in your clothes and you’re just tired. When you win a game like that, you get a second breath and then you can’t run with strength, ”he said.
Because already on Sunday the basketball Bundesliga will continue with the promoted MLP Academics Heidelberg (3 p.m. / Magentasport). “We have great respect. It’s going to be a very, very difficult task. They are always there in every game and they play really, very good basketball, ”warned Baldi. Because there is hardly any time to relax again. “This season is extremely difficult. This double burden is hardly manageable, ”complained Lo.
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The 28-year-old had set a personal Euroleague record against CSKA with 26 points. But that didn’t mean much to him. “This is not a highlight for me. The highlight would be if we had won the game, ”he said. For this he praised the performance as a team. “We have to see the positive here,” he said.
After a five-game break, Alba is hoping for a comeback from captain Luke Sikma against Heidelberg. Baldi warns, however, that expectations are too high. “Then you have to come back in first,” said the Alba manager.
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