Bonn (dpa) – Alba Berlin was the first team in the Basketball Bundesliga to qualify for the playoff semi-finals. Head coach Israel Gonzalez’s team also won the third game away from home against Telekom Baskets Bonn with 93:86 (40:41) and won the best of five series with three wins in three games. The eleven-time champions will meet the Niners Chemnitz or Rasta Vechta in the semi-finals, in this series Chemnitz leads 2-1.
From the beginning, it was a close game between Bonn and Berlin, with neither team able to pull ahead by more than six points in the first half. In the third quarter, the hosts maintained a narrow lead for a long time before Louis Olinde (18 points) brought the Berlin team back with three three-pointers.
In the final section, the guests were always just ahead, and as in the second game, the decision was made in the final minutes: thanks to world champion Johannes Thiemann (18 points), the Berliners scored in four attacks in succession to decisively pull away to 91:81.
Chemnitz gets an away win
The Niners Chemnitz are leading the series 2-1 after an 84:76 (46:41) away win over Rasta Vechta and need one more win to advance. The hosts were without their top scorer Tommy Kuhse due to injury, and his substitute Ryan Schwieger was also out for the second half. But thanks to Joel Aminu (26 points) and Spencer Reaves (21 points), Vechta stayed in the game for a long time.
Defensively, the guests were ultimately too strong; they didn’t allow a goal from the field for seven minutes in the fourth quarter. Wesley van Beck was particularly impressive offensively (20 points). The fourth game will take place again on Thursday in Vechta.
2024-05-21 18:53:26
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