Shock him Red Star in Berlin the queue Alba!
Putting on a great performance in the first three periods and withstanding the “red and white” counterattack in the fourth, Israel Gondaleth’s team celebrated the victory with 89-80improving her record to 5-18!
The home team found themselves leading by as many as 22 points in the final minutes of the third period, while the visitors tried without Teodosic but were unable to complete an epic upset down the stretch, falling to 9-14 and losing significant ground in the chasing the top six.
Top for the winners were Matt Thomas (19 points with 5/9 three-pointers), Prosinda (17Ï€) and Wetzel (11p, 9 rib), while for Red Star they stood out Dos Santos (20p) and Giedraitis (15p, 6 rib).
The match
Ambiguous in its beginning, the confrontation, with Boloboi to score the first basket of the evening and with him Matt Thomas to score for three, putting Alba ahead for the first time. Giedraitis and Dos Santos three-pointers gave Red Star the lead (8-10), with both teams playing at a fast pace and with Alba closing the first period ahead with 18-16.
One of his two points Wetzel and four consecutive points by Procida put Alba up +7 (25-18) for the first time in the game, before Smart and Boloboi reduced it to 25-24 for the visitors. However, taking advantage of their quick pace and accuracy, the home team pulled away again, with Brown scoring 8 points to make it 35-26, while Matt Thomas gave his team a double-digit lead (38-26) for the first time in the game. night. The end of the first half found Alba leading by 51-36having played excellent defense and shooting 50% (7/14) on 3-pointers!
The third quarter started with Nedovic to score with a three-pointer for Red Star, but with the “hot” Matt Thomas answering immediately for Alba, reaching 15 points with 4/5 three-pointers, making it 57-41! THE Giedraitis scored for 57-44, but then the visitors went without a basket for 4 minutes, being completely disjointed and with the absence of Teodosic more than evident. Thus, the Alba who was constantly getting psyched through her defenses, shot the difference in her favor to +21 (65-44) and entered the “final stretch” of the race with her advantage 72-54.
THE Red Star entered the fourth quarter attempting its final comeback, with Hanga scoring 9 straight points to cut the deficit to 74-61. THE Thomas continued his … violin, making his fifth three-pointer and reaching his personal 19 points to make it 81-67, while shortly after Boloboi dropped the difference to single digits (81-72), after too much time. Although Red Star came close to the big upset, beating me partial score 26-17 in the fourth quarterultimately failed to complete it, knowing defeat with 89-80 and losing significant ground in the hunt for places leading to the playoffs.
The quarters: 18-16, 51-36, 72-54, 89-80
The match statistics
Source: Sport Fm
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