Incredible derby in Germany, with Alba Berlin to take the thriller on her Bayern Munichleaving with a great double (75-76) from ‘Audi Dome’, thanks to Yanni Wenzel’s last-second header!
In a game where the lead changed hands in total… 16 times (!)the guests were the ones who proved to be cooler in the finale, with Israel Gonzalez to make an excellent play from the block for the 26-year-old New Zealander’s winning basket, one second before the final. The Bavarians had a chance to take the match, but Obst’s two-pointer found iron.
Victory with which Alba “stuck” from last place in the Euroleague standings, passing Villerban with whom they have the same score (8-21). On the other hand, Bayern, who suffered a second consecutive defeat, retreated in 15th place with a record of 11-18.
Leading for the winners was Maodo Lo with 16 points, while Wenzel (11 points), Blatt (10 points) and Sikma (6 points, 7 points) also provided valuable help. For Bayern, the standouts Winston and Bonga with 14 and 12 points respectively.
The match:
Excellent first quarter from the Alba Berlin, which with its very good defense as an ally, completely imposed its pace. By Maodo Lo to lead the offensive line scoring 12 points, the visitors closed the first period at +6 for 20-14.
In fact, Israel Gonzalez’s team continued to control the match, increasing the difference even at +9 (29-38) with a three-pointer by Smith at 17′. Somewhere in there, Bayern Munich “tightened” their defense and, taking six points from the line of fire, ran an 8-0 run, going to the locker room with the minimum value of the difference (37-38).
Two quick baskets by him Kumatze they again sent Alba to +5 (37-42) at the beginning of the third period. His voices Andrea Trinkeri took place for the Bavarians, who gradually improved their defense and with Bonga’s two-pointer in the 25th minute, they took their first lead (47-46). From then on, the game went point-to-point, with the hosts ending the quarter at +2 for at 58-56.
The derby continued into the fourth and final period, where the lead changed hands… ten times! The visitors found themselves +3 for 74-71 with two minutes left in the final, with Bayern reacting and with four straight points from Winston to overtake (75-74) at 29′. Somehow, the game was headed to the final one, with Wingel scoring a nail-biter with one second remaining to set up the final 76-75.
The quarters: 14-20, 37-38, 58-56, 75-76.
See here the statistics of the match.
Source: Sport Fm
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