Defending champion Alba Berlin also lost his second home game against Ulm in the play-off quarter-finals of the Basketball Bundesliga and is on the verge of being eliminated.
In game three, the German champions were beaten 81:93 (46:53), making it 1:2 in the best-of-five series. Ulm now has two match balls, the first on Wednesday in their own hall.
Ulm’s Caboclo with 22 points
The best thrower of the Berliners, who went down at the start in the Mercedes-Benz Arena (64:88) and then won in Ulm (91:77), was Jaleen Smith with 17 points. As the guests’ top scorer, Bruno Caboclo scored 22 points.
As in the first two games of the series, there was a lot of fire in the game right from the start. Ulm acted very aggressively, but also quickly conceded many fouls. Ulm’s coach Anton Gavel also conceded two technical fouls within a few seconds after a good six minutes. The coach then had to leave the hall.
Berlin fights back too late
Alba used the momentum and pulled away to 19:11. But at the beginning of the second quarter, the thread broke completely for the hosts. After a 0:9 run, the lead was gone. And the guests sank one three-point throw after the other. So the gap was in double digits before the break (38:49).
Alba fought and was back on three points at the beginning of the last segment (72:75). But the error rate was just too high. So Ulm could always answer when the Berliners came closer.
Bonn only initially with difficulty against Chemnitz
Champions League winner Telekom Baskets Bonn won against Niners Chemnitz 95:78 (49:40). After the 2-0 series lead, the Bonners are still missing a success to reach the semi-finals.
The main round first had some trouble with Chemnitz in the first two quarters. After 49:40 at the break, the Rhinelanders pulled away from coach Tuomas Iisalo and can complete the semi-finals on Monday (8:30 p.m.) with another win. Javontae Hawkins was the most accurate thrower in the baskets with 24 points.
