Alba Berlin has also won its second game of the season. In Bamberg, the champion won 90:80. So the start of the season went awry for Brose Baskets.
Jaleen Smith was again the best Berlin pitcher.
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Alba Berlin’s season opener was a success. The champion also prevailed at Brose Bamberg on Sunday thanks to a good last quarter with 90:80 (42:40). As in the opening win against Hamburg, the double winner of the past season had a lot of trouble for a long time. The best Berlin pitcher was Jaleen Smith with 22 points.
Coach Israel Gonzalez rotated compared to the season opener. European Championship bronze medalists Maodo Lo and Thiemann returned, while new signings Gabriele Procida and Yanni Wetzell made their debuts in the Alba jersey. That’s what Yovel Zoosman and Ben Lammers were out for. The Berliners started very concentrated and quickly took a 14:7 lead.
But Bamberg then fought back. At the beginning of the second quarter, the hosts even took a 25:24 lead for a short time – it was to be their last. Now it was a hard-fought game. Alba quickly regained the lead, but was unable to break away again.
In the third quarter, the Berliners were able to use a strong phase and pull away again slightly (58:49). But this time Bamberg came back. At the beginning of the last quarter, the hosts came within one point (66:65). But Alba improved in the final phase, above all defensively, and did not let the lead be taken away.
Brose Bamberg – Alba Berlin 80:90 (20: 24,20: 18,20: 20,20: 28)
Brose Bamberg: Kariniauskas 15, Bohacik 12, Young 12, Reaves 10, Sengfelder 8, Bell 7, Heckmann 6, Wright-Foreman 4, Chachashvili 3, Wohlrath 3
Alba Berlin: Smith 22, Thiemann 13, Lo 12, Sikma 11, Olinde 9, Blatt 8, Koumadje 6, Mattisseck 4, Wetzell 3, Procida 2
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MLP Academics Heidelberg – MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 86:100 (27:36,13:19,24:24,22:21)
Points MLP Academics Heidelberg: Ugrai 18, E. Washington 18, Coleman 10, Davis 8, Lasisi 8, Vargas 8, Ely 7, Griffin 4, Würzner 3, Herzog 2
MHP giants Ludwigsburg: Hubb 27, Dunn 17, Johnson 9, Jacob Patrick 9, Bartolo 8, Edigin 8, Roberson 7, Whitehead 7, Shungu 5, Johannes Patrick 3
Hakro Merlins Crailsheim – EWE Baskets Oldenburg 82:95 (10:27,28:20,20:24,24:24)
Points Hakro Merlins Crailsheim: Livingston Ii 22, Stuckey 11, Maxhuni 10, Mikalauskas 8, Vrcic 7, Bleck 5, Lewis 4, Midtgaard 4, Radosavljevic 4, Stephens 4, Kindzeka 3
EWE Baskets Oldenburg: D. Russell 23, Leissner 19, Drechsel 13, Dileo 10, Classes 8, Pjanic 7, Teague 6, Ogbe 5, Holyfield 4
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