Martin Hermannsson had pulled his blue towel up to your face. The Icelandic basketball players of Alba Berlin sat on the bench and listened to the remarks of Thomas Päch. The Berlin-based Co-Trainer had a lot to say, finally, Hermannsson was responsible for only four and a half minutes, three ball losses.
As he in the initial phase is not the only one in Berlin was, was very unfocused, caught Alba to their own mistakes again and again, easy points. At the end of the first quarter, a record, were ten-ball losses to beech and the guests from Braunschweig took the lead in the first game of deserves with eight points. “At the beginning, we were not there mentally,” said Aito Garcia Reneses. “We have played very poorly.
Alba’s Spanish coach was then but, apparently, the right words, because after the dismal start of the game, Alba has increased noticeably and no longer gave the Ball so easy. At the end of the Berlin prevailed against 7988 spectators in the Arena at the Ostbahnhof on Tuesday evening 82:74 (18:26, 21:17, 28:10, 15:21)earned.
With an 11:0 run the of Berlin turned the game
Five days before the Cup final in Bamberg, Germany, the Berliners had to abandon due to a rib contusion on Center Dennis Clifford. It was not, however, that in the first quarter as good as everything went wrong. Reneses chose a rather unusual starting lineup without Luke Sikma and only a skilled Guard, finished the Experiment, with the goal of Sikma and Peyton Siva, but after a few minutes. Until the game was Berlin’s safer, it took a while.
In the course of the second quarter, Alba rose. Especially captain Niels Giffey played again very efficient, led his Team with a good shot selection, and the residue was getting smaller and smaller. After the break, the hosts were then finally arrived in the game – and how. Alba was barely any turnovers, took advantage of the injury-related loss of Braunschweig Center Scott Eatherton, a clear Superiority on the boards (at the end of 42:26 Rebounds) and scored by Rokas Giedratis (best thrower with 18 points, seven Rebounds and five Steals) and Sikma (15) on a conveyor belt.
With an 11:0 run the of Berlin turned the game within a few minutes, and this advantage they could not take any more. So it was in spite of the fahrigen start a successful dress rehearsal for the Cup final on Sunday.
