The basketball players of Alba Berlin got their first German championship title for twelve years, after a demonstration of power and a big step closer. In the first final game of the Endturniers of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and won the Cup winners ‘ Cup against MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 88:65 (46:29). The second final game will take place on Sunday (15.00/ Magenta sports and Sport1).
Ludwigsburg, on the way to his first BBL final, defending Champions Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals off had, had to do without Topscorer, and impeller Marcos Knight. The 30-year-old American was missing due to the after-effects of an ankle injury, he had suffered already in the second preliminary round game against Frankfurt. Be used on Sunday appears to be doubtful.
After the hard start could Alba from the middle of the second quarter, more and more discontinuation. Best pitcher in the eight-times German Champions, can make it on Sunday, his first Double since 2003, perfect, goods, Rokas Giedraitis and Martin Hermansson, each with 14, as well as Niels Giffey, Marcus Eriksson, and Landry Nnoko each with 12 points. For Ludwig Burger, the play took five semi-final part for the first time for the title, scored Jonas Wohlfarth-Bottermann eleven points.
Berlin that had survived the first round without a defeat and Ludwigsburg in a tight game with 97:89 defeated. In the quarter-finals against BG Goettingen and in the semi-finals with two impressive Victories against the EWE Baskets Oldenburg, the albatrosses were not also to. The giants had set in the semi-final against ratiopharm Ulm.
