While Hapoel Holon has already finished celebrating its championship win, throughout Europe the playoff final series is still in full swing. Tonight (Friday) Alba Berlin could have secured a victory in the German championship, but was defeated 90:60 by Bayern Munich and now the series stands at 1: 2 to the Yellows when the fourth game in the best of five series will be held in Bavaria.
After victories in the first two games of the series, Alba wanted to celebrate in front of the home crowd, but the Bavarians made it very clear very quickly that they would not finish the season in a sweep. The Reds went up to a double-digit advantage already in the first quarter, and even before the break the visitors had already risen to a 22-point advantage. The difference only grew in the second half, and the host had no real chance of returning to the field and recording a comeback.
Tamir Blatt and Yuval Sussman, who are looking for a championship in their first season as legionnaires, failed to stand out in the weak evening of their team. The quarterback scored four points in 16 minutes, but the bright spot was that he had signed for almost half of the team’s assists – six out of 14. His friend played 18 and settled for two points. Ex-Maccabi Tel Aviv’s winner Dashon Thomas stood out with 19, while Nick Weiler Bab also scored 19.