Alba Berlin is banging a tight euroleague defeat against Partizan Belgrade

Alba Berlin is banging a tight euroleague defeat against Partizan Belgrade

Cottbus, Deutschland - The basketball players from Alba Berlin experienced a dramatic game against the Serbian top team Partizan Belgrade in the Euroleague and ended up with 90:91 (46:51). This defeat was already the 12th in 15 games of the current season, and the Berliners remain in the penultimate place in the table. In front of 9,289 spectators, David McCormack with 16 points as well as Matteo Spagnolo and Tim Schneider, who scored 13 points each, were the best throwers in the team. Coach Israel Gonzalez had to do without Gabriele Procida, who could not play through the game in Monaco due to an injury, and captain Martin Hermannsson also fought with Achilles tendon problems.

exciting duel with scarce decisions

The game was shaped by intensive phases in which Alba Berlin scored numerous goals and was temporarily in the lead in the first quarter. But Partizan, led by ex-Berlin Sterling Brown and international Isaac Bonga, fought back and took the lead again at half-time. Towards the end of the third quarter, the Serbian team even settled with 74:64. But the Berliners did not give up and 65 seconds before the end, managed to take the lead with 88:84. 1.7 seconds before the end of the regular season, the Berliners were again 89:91 and could not use the opportunity to extend when McCormack only turned one of two free throws, such as rbb24 reported.

This narrow defeat is particularly bitter because the pressure on the team grows due to the previous season performance. Partizan had previously won four Euroleague games in a row and was strong in the O2 Arena, supported by a variety of her fans. Despite the committed appearance, Alba Berlin stays in a dangerous place in the table and urgently needs victories so as not to endanger the relegation. Also The Tagesspiegel emphasized that the Berliners finally get out of the deep out of the deep must.