He was Real in the second and “locked” four in Berlin

Although difficult, Real Madrid defeated Alba 86-79 in Berlin for the 30th matchday of the Euroleague and with a 23-7 record, secured the top four and will at worst maintain their gap at the top, leaving the Germans in last place with 6-24.

Gondaleth’s players reached +10 in the first period and +4 at the end of the half, but the counterattack of the “merenches” brought individual scores in the third and fourth periods and gave the victory to Madrid, who did not have Sergio at their disposal Yule, Sergio Rodriguez, Rudy Fernandez and Janan Moussa.

Leading the European champions were Hezonia with 22, Yabusele with 17 and Campacho with 14 points. For the Germans, Thomas stood out with 16, Tiemann with 14, Hermanson with 13 and Olinte with 11 points.

Alba led 9-2 in the first two minutes before Kozer responded. The Germans with very good defense and surprises reached +10 with Tiemann. There, Hezonia took the initiative and reduced the score to -5, but consecutive three-pointers by Matisek and Olinde made it 26-16 at the end of the first period.

Real took a 30-28 lead early in the second period on Ambalde’s 3-pointer, but Thomas responded to make it 31-30, with the Germans leading by +3 and reaching 40-36 at halftime.

Alba’s three straight 3-pointers made it 51-38 at the start of the third period. Hezonia’s personal actions then initially cut the deficit to -6 and made it 52-52, with Dek helping to make it 57-58 at the end of the quarter.

At the beginning of the fourth period, Yabusele brought +4 for the “merenches”. Alba’s 5-0 run made it 62-61 and Hezonia’s 3-pointer made it 67-67. Campacho “woke up” and brought it 70-75 and Thomas’ three-pointer 73-75, but that’s where most of the solutions of the European champions and their composure in the shots in the last minutes gave them their 23rd victory and entry into the top four.

The quarters: 26-16, 40-36, 57-58, 79-86

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