ALBA cruise to fourth straight victory despite big absences / News - Basketnews.com

ALBA Berlin (12-6) confidently held off Niners Chemnitz (10-8) in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) snatching their fourth victory in a row across all competitions. The German champions prevailed by 83-62 (17-12, 16-20, 31-14, 19-16) in a sell-out arena, behind 14 points by Johannes Thiemann.After the two wins over Maccabi Tel Aviv (91-86) and Armani Milan (81-76), ALBA faced some adversity only in the first half.

2-pointers this season

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However, Chemnitz, who had recently eliminated defending champions Bayern Munich in the BBL Cup quarterfinals, let the hosts pull away decisively in the third quarter (14-31).

Coach Israel Gonzalez gave Maodo Lo and Marcus Eriksson a break this time. Captain Luke Sikma was also only sitting on the bench and did not appear in the game.

ALBA Berlin: Johanes Thiemann 14 (6/8 FG, 4 REB), Tim Schneider 13 (4 REB), Luis Olinde 12 (4/7 FG), Yovel Zoosman 12 (3 REB, 4 AST), Tamir Blatt 9 (4 REB, 3 AST).

Niners Chemnitz: Mindaugas Susinkas 18 (7/15 FG, 5 REB, 3 AST), Jonas Richter 11, Isiaha Mike 10 (4 REB, 3 AST).

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