Alba Berlin wins the subsequent duel at Bayern Munich
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Alba Berlin wins the subsequent duel at Bayern Munich
Alba Berlin narrowly won the pursuer duel in the basketball Bundesliga. The Berliners win the prestige duel with 80:79.
Berlin. Alba Berlin narrowly won the pursuer duel in the basketball Bundesliga. On Sunday evening, the Berliners won the prestige duel against their constant rivals FC Bayern Munich thanks to crass nerves with 80:79 (44:44). Alba remains second in the table. The best Berlin throwers were Johannes Thiemann with 14 and Jaleen Smith with 13 points.
The Berliners initially found it difficult to take part in the party. Many throws were missed and so the deficit was already double digits after only four and a half minutes (9:19). Coach Israel Gonzalez responded with the first time-out, and that seemed like a wake-up call. The ball ran much better for the defending champion and the shot rate also increased.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Alba is out again at 30:30. Now the duel was complete, Bayern were still slightly in the lead, but the Berliners stayed close, possible before the change of sides again and again.
In the third quarter, the Berliners were even able to take the lead and pull away slightly by five points (64:59). But Bayern punished every mistake made by the guests and things remained tight until the end. The decision was only made 11.2 seconds before the end when Thiemann converted a free throw into victory. Ben Lammers was able to stop Bayern’s last attack under the basket.