Alba Berlin vs Bayern: Analysis and Prediction – Alba Berlin will host Bayern in the Bundesliga play-off final Game 3.
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Alba Berlin Team News
Alba Berlin finished the regular season of the Bundesliga in second place. They struggled somewhat in the playoffs, managing to eliminate Chemnitz in the semifinals with a 3-2 series win, despite being down 2-1. They opened this final series with a loss but made a strong comeback in game two.
Throughout the season, Alba Berlin was characterized by a very fast-paced style of play, one of the fastest in the league, with games featuring high scores. However, in game two, they managed to beat Bayern in a low-scoring game, which theoretically should have favored Bayern, but that wasn’t the case this time. Alba Berlin managed to recover from a significant deficit in the first quarter. The most responsible for this were Matt Thomas and Sterling Brown, who combined for seven three-pointers, shooting 50% from beyond the arc. While they contributed with points, the interior players also played a crucial role by winning the battle in the paint against Bayern’s big men. Yannick Wetzell and Louis Olinde completely controlled the rebounds and contributed offensively, outplaying Bayern’s frontcourt. One area they need to improve is their free-throw shooting, which wasn’t the best in game two.
Alba Berlin can be extremely satisfied with their performance, as they won game two in a tempo that typically doesn’t suit them. For a victory in game three and an advantage in this final series, they will need to dominate the paint once again.
Bayern Team News
Bayern finished the regular season of the Bundesliga in first place. In the playoffs, they had only one loss prior to this final series, which was in the Game 1. They started the final series with a win but allowed Alba Berlin to defeat them in Game 2.
Bayern decided game one in the final quarter, leaving Alba Berlin scoreless for over nine minutes. Something similar happened in game two, but this time it was in the second quarter when Bayern scored only six points and allowed their opponent to gain the lead. Bayern couldn’t recover for the rest of the game or make it competitive. Bayern started the game perfectly and built a 13-point lead in the first quarter, but a disastrous second quarter erased all of that, and they went into a deficit that they couldn’t overcome by the end of the game. Carsen Edwards was the top scorer with 17 points, but he had a poor shooting performance, making just six out of 17 shots from the field. Certainly, a major reason for the loss was the subpar performance of Serge Ibaka and Vladimir Lucic, who combined for only 11 points, and Devin Booker added just two points. What is probably even more concerning is the fact that Bayern’s frontcourt was completely out-rebounded by Alba Berlin.
Bayern lost the game with a low score, which shouldn’t happen since Alba Berlin plays at a much faster pace. If they want to win, Bayern will need to improve their rebounding and have their frontcourt players perform much better than they did in game two.
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