There is, apart from her profession, not very many similarities between Martin Hermannsson and Klay Thompson. The a, Hermannsson, comes from Iceland and plays for Alba Berlin. The other is a three-time NBA Champion in the service of the Golden State Warriors. Thompson had set up in the night to Tuesday a record, he met his first ten threes in the game against the Los Angeles Lakers all. On Tuesday evening Hermannsson discovered then the Thompson. As Alba was in the third quarter against Rytas Vilnius at times with 21 points in arrears, the 24-Year-old five-three in a row and led his Team back into the game and, ultimately, to a nerve-wracking Comeback. Before 7277 spectators in the Arena at the Ostbahnhof defeated Alba the Lithuanians in the fourth round game 87:85 (25:27, 14:30, 27:13, 21:15) and with three Wins now, best chances to enter into the Eurocup quarter-finals.
Aito Garcia Reneses had warned in the run-up to strictly. The Spanish coach veteran has enough experience to know how dangerous the first game after such a Highlight, such as the sovereign victory in the Cup’s semi-final in Frankfurt on Sunday.
Alba launched but then neatly to the first home game in almost three weeks. Hermannsson hit a three, Rokas Giedraitis made it in after him, and so it was quickly 10:4. Also in this Phase were the Berliners, but already some easy Turnover and Vilnius worked better in the game. The Lithuanians let the Ball circulate well and often came at the free-throw line. Vilnius met in the first quarter, 50 percent of his threes, a very good rate, which outbid Alba, however, significantly and the game will be closely held.
Martin Hermannsson made the victory two seconds before the end of the free throw line perfectly
however, That all changed in the second quarter. The Berliners almost nothing at all more managed now. Stefan Peno under an airball★, Joshiko Saibou, last year, ran with 82 per cent, a very secure free launcher, failed twice in a row from the line. On the other hand, the Lithuanians, and found free players at the three-point line and built their leadership. To break Alba was with 18 points.
In Basketball it can go very quickly, and in the third quarter of the Albanian Fans to drive their Team loudly. The Berlin met now led by Hermannsson of three to three. Vilnius was unsettled, and after the third quarter, Alba was back to four points on it.
This momentum, the Berliner took in the closing section, and after 40 seconds, they were for the first Time since the first quarter in the lead. Franz Wagner at the basket despite a foul and converted the free throw. 71:70, and apart from about 30 Lithuanian Fans, the hall of the head.
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Vilnius, however, remained in it and went 30 seconds before the end, even in the lead again. The last attack, Alba is not played well, and with just two seconds on the clock, the Ball came to Hermannsson, moved in with his desperation throw is a Foul. From the free-throw line, the Icelanders remained ice-cold and no longer assured of Alba, with its points 23, 24 and 25, the for a long time considered possible for victory.
