After three Euroleague defeats in a row: Alba Berlin keeps its nerve against Maccabi Tel Aviv – sport
After three defeats in a row in the Euroleague, Alba Berlin has once again achieved international success. The German champions prevailed against Maccabi Tel Aviv on Thursday evening in the arena at Ostbahnhof in front of 4099 spectators with 91:86 (21:17, 24:18, 20:23, 26:28). The best throwers on the Berlin side were Swede Marcus Eriksson (19 points) and center Christ Koumadje (12). Scottie Wilbekin (22), Ante Zizic (17) and Derrick Williams (15) scored well for the guests.
After the narrow win after extra time in Ulm last Sunday, Alba had an unusually long time to prepare and you can tell that the team benefited from it. The Berlin team showed a good performance over long periods against the ambitious and prominent team from Tel Aviv. From a distance, the hosts met reliably and also in the zone they successfully came to the train via Koumadje. At the break, Alba was leading by ten points.
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The Berliners were able to defend this for a long time, but in the final quarter it got tight again. With just under four minutes to go, Maccabi was suddenly back to two points and Alba seemed to be shaking. But Yovel Zoosman, who only moved to Alba from Tel Aviv in the summer, hit a physical threesome from the corner and Marcus Eriksson did the same.
Maccabi could not be shaken off, but Alba kept his nerve in the decisive phase and secured the fourth win of this Euroleague season. The Berliners will not continue until Friday in a week, again in their own hall in the Euroleague. Opponent is the top team from Armani Milan. (TL)