The Alba Berlin basketball players got away with a black eye on Wednesday evening. Coach Israel González fully understood the mixed performance against the Basketball Löwen Braunschweig. “With so many games, it’s normal that you’re not good at one game. The players are only human. It’s not just a physical strain, it’s also a mental one,” said the Spaniard after the hard-fought 85:78- home win.
Alba was only able to turn the game in his favor in the final phase. Winger Louis Olinde had expected a tight game. “Brunswick is playing very, very well at the moment. With their backs to the wall, they now have to throw everything in every game. And we’ve had a tough few weeks,” he said. So González was very happy with the win, “but not with the majority of the seasons”. So he would have liked to spare more regular workers.
National player Maodo Lo, for example, had to play 25 minutes. However, that was also due to the fact that the 30-year-old was the only point guard on the team, as Tamir Blatt (injured) and Jaleen Smith (paused) were absent. Youngster Malte Delow helped out once more. “He’s doing a very, very good job. But of course that’s not the position he normally plays,” said Olinde. He also found: “We had a bit of a problem structuring the game.” The team will therefore be given the long-awaited rest on Thursday.
With the tenth league victory in a row, Alba is still slightly ahead in the duel with the Telekom Basskets Bonn for first place. Next Tuesday there will be a direct duel. “Of course we have the game in Bonn in mind that we want to win,” said Olinde. But it should only be looked at from game to game. “We can’t let future things drive us crazy,” González said.
Because before that, Alba has to play against the Rostock Seawolves (3 p.m. / MagentaSport) on Sunday. And the Berlin coach warns of the table ninth. “They are in a good position to fight for a playoff spot and they have shown many times this season that they are a good team,” he said.
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