Alba Berlin – Real Madrid 74-89: Comfortable passage from Berlin with super Hertel

Without much difficulty, Real Madrid left Berlin with a brace, beating Alba 89-74 for his 22nd game EuroLeague. Gabriel Deck returned with Madrid colors while Tavares, Fernandez, Williams-Goss, Vukcevic and Kozer were ruled out of the game. Despite the absence, Real Madrid confirmed the title of favorites and stayed at the top of the table.

On the contrary: Alba, who is struggling to live up to her Octave hopes, had a tough task from the start but showed early in the second half that she might be able to put more pressure on Real. Despite the excellent presence of Lo, who finished the game with 21 points, Alba could not resist the dominance of the Spaniards and suffered his 13th defeat. The Spaniards’ top scorer was Hertel with 17 points and 7 assists.

The race

Real Madrid went into the game strong from the first minutes and showed no intention to allow the hosts to put them in a difficult position. Pluralistic in attack, he saw Gabriel Deck reappear in the Spain jersey after moving from the NBA. The Spanish lead grew and reached double digits as he went into the dressing room at +12.

In the second half, the hosts showed signs of life and reduced to six points. Real didn’t let the hosts get any closer, forcing them to make mistakes and reclaiming the double-digit lead. Poirier and Hertel did a good job with Yaboussele completing the Spaniards top 3 in the match. The sequel clearly belonged to Real Madrid, who left Berlin victorious with their foot on the gas and remained at the top of the table.

THE REFEREES: Belosevic, Rocha, Zamoski

THE TEN MINUTES: 15-19, 36-48, 56-73, 79-84

BERLINER ALPHA: Lo 21 (4/7 two points, 2/3 three points, 5 rebounds), Da Silva 8 (3/3 two points), Smith 2, Delou 2, Erickson 10 (2), Snyder 2, Olinde 8 (2 ), Kumatze 2, Shikma 5 (9 rebounds, 7 assists), Blatt, Zusman 4, Lammers 10 (4/8 two points).

REAL MADRID: Randolph 7 (1), Hertel 17 (3/5 three points, 7 assists), Abalde 8 (4/4 two points), Hanga 9 (1), Alothen 4, Deck 2, Poirier 13 (5/8 two points) , July 5 (1), Yabuselle 12 (1), Tombkins 10 (2), Taylor 2.

Group Stats – Alba: 18/34 two points, 7/24 three points, 17/23 shots, 32 rebounds (25+7), 18 assists, 5 steals, 17 errors

Team Stats – Real Madrid: 27/42 two points, 9/30 three points, 8/9 shots, 34 rebounds (25+9), 18 assists, 12 steals, 9 errors, 2 blocks.

The following duties of the teams: In the 23rd game, Real plays Monaco away (28 January, 8 p.m.), Alba meets FC Bayern in Munich (28 January, 9:30 p.m.).