Bonn - The big tremor continues. The Telekom Baskets Bonn lost Tuesday night in game four of the semifinal series against ALBA Berlin 52:62. This was like the champion and cup winner in the series at 2-2 off.
Thursday it is then in Berlin for the all important fifth duel (20.15 clock, live at Euro Sport).
It has entered the situation, which was after the 2-0 play-off leadership of the baskets have no one in Bonn's stock: It is a showdown in Berlin.
The home advantage, which the baskets with two wins at the start of the series is won, then. Berlin now has all the cards may, in its own audience but still provide the Finaleinzig.
6100 spectators in proppevollen Telekom Dome (including Bonn Bärbel Dieckmann Öberbürgermeisterin) witnessed a second bitter swatter for the baskets. It began initially good.
Even the first quarter, a hard fight close. 19:17 was the concise guide for Bonn after the first section. And so it went in the second quarter. Only seconds before the break to put the Bonn something. A triple by Winsome Frazier meant a 33:28 lead. In Telekom Dome smelled finale.
While the baskets were received by two of three from Frazier and Rowland with 41:34 in front, but Berlin had 15 points in a row, led suddenly 49:41. ALBA turned the game. A triple by Julius Jenkins three minutes from the end ensured the final decision.
"Congratulations to Berlin. Since I am a trainer in Bonn, we have continuously developed. We are almost at eye level with ALBA, "said coach Mike Bakets Koch. "If we were really on par, maybe we win here. But at the end of today, the individual class of ALBA has decided. "
The baskets sprinkled poodle trotted like the place, the disappointment was written all over their face. Only center John Bowler gave himself aggressively, "We still have the chance. We're going to Berlin, where the fifth game and win. "
