By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
ALBA Berlin doesn’t know how to lose in the Bundesliga and imposed itself 104-70 even against Rostock on the road.
Five players in double digits for Israel Gonzalez’s team, with Yanni Wetzell (19 p.) who had the best scoring night.
Jaleen Smith and Johannes Thiemann came back on the court, Maodo Lo hasn’t recovered yet and the Spanish coach decided to sideline Gabriele Procida.
Earlier in the day, Bayern Munich got the 88-77 win over Merlins Crailsheim thanks to Andreas Obst’s best 2022-23 scoring performance: the German sharpshooter ended the game with 25 points, shooting 6/11 from three-point territory. Elias Harris added 21 points and 8 rebounds.
ALBA Berlin now leads alone on top of the Bundesliga standings being unbeaten in Germany, while Bayern Munich is just behind with a 4-1 record.
BBL Round 5 results:
Brose Bamberg – Veolia Towers Hamburg 66-76
ratiopharm Ulm – medi Bayreuth 88-73
Telekom Baskets Bonn – BG Gottingen 94-85
Niners Chemnitz – Syntainics MBC 98-89
MLP Academics Heidelberg – EWE Baskets Oldenburg 102-94
FC Bayern Munich – Hakro Merlins Crailsheim 88-77
Fraport Skyliners – Basketball Lowen Braunschweig 59-61
Wurzburg Baskets – MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 86-89
Rostock Seawolves – ALBA Berlin 70-104
STANDINGS: ALBA Berlin (5-0), Telekom Baskets Bonn (4-0), Rostock Seawolves (4-1), Hamburg (4-1), Bayern (4-1)…