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Berlin (dpa) - Just two days after the Bundesliga coup against Bayern Munich, Alba Berlin managed a surprise in the Euroleague.
In a catch-up game, the weakened Berlin basketball players won on Tuesday in their own hall in front of empty stands against the Spanish champions Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz with 95:91 (45:44).
For Alba, after three defeats in a row, it was again a success in the premier class.
The best throwers at the German champions were Jayson Granger with 21 and Maodo Lo with 19 points.
The injured quartet Luke Sikma, Peyton Siva, Marcus Eriksson and captain Niels Giffey were again missing from Alba.
In addition, coach Aito Garcia Reneses is in quarantine after his corona infection.
It took the Berliners a few minutes to get into the game and were quickly 3: 9 behind.
They countered with a 14-0 run.
Alba hit nine three-point throws in just 13 attempts in the first half, and they kept the lead until the break.
The Basques used their advantages under the basket more and more and the Berliners lost a few balls.
The lead melted down to one meter.
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After the break, Alba was strong again and was able to pull away on twelve points (64:52).
Baskonia reacted, played very aggressively and took the lead again after a long time at the beginning of the last quarter (79:74).
The hosts stayed tuned and equalized.
The decision was made 6.8 seconds before the end, when Johannes Thiemann converted a free throw to the final score.
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