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.
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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