ALBA registers just third victory over Maccabi in 22 games
ALBA finally wins again, beats Maccabi to snap 10-game skid
Game Report
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Round 24 of 34
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ALBA Berlin finally tasted victory again as it fought off Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 87-93 in Belgrade to snap its 10-game losing streak. ALBA went on a 6-20 surge spanning the final two quarters to build up a big enough cushion to register its first win since December 4. ALBA improved to 4-20 in beating Maccabi for just the third time in 22 games - snapping a skid of six straight losses to the Israeli side since the last victory on November 25, 2021.
Yanni Wetzell scored a career-high 22 points, Malte Delow also hit a personal best of 14 points while Martin Hermannsson collected 11 points and 11 assists, tying the club record for most assists in a game. ALBA ended up with 31 assists, which tied the club record for a single game. Maccabi dropped to 6-18 and missed a chance to win back-to-back games for the first time this season. The Israel champs have lost 10 of their last 12 games. Tamir Blatt had 16 points and 9 assists against his former team and Roman Sorkin added 14 points in the defeat.
Game Videos
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Martin Hermannsson: 'The more wins, the better'
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Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv-ALBA Berlin | RS Round 24 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Wetzell dunks after nice dish! Motorola Magic Moment
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Rayman hammers it home! Motorola Magic Moment
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The Belgrade derby dominates in episode No. 18 of the Fantasy Challenge Podcast
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Carsen Edwards: 'It was a 15-point win? Playing against ALBA, it never feels like that'
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ALBA Berlin-FC Bayern Munich | RS Round 23 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Olinde swats Yebo! Motorola Magic Moment
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Tamir Blatt: 'We really needed this'
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Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv-Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade | RS Round 23 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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What a flowing move from Maccabi!
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Paris Basketball-Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv | RS Round 22 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne-ALBA Berlin | RS Round 22 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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McCormack with the nasty alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment
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Real Madrid-Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv | RS Round 21 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-ALBA Berlin | RS Round 21 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Maccabi turns defense into offense! Motorola Magic Moment
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Blatt finds Hoard! Motorola Magic Moment
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Jokubaitis's buzzer-beater! Motorola Magic Moment
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Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv-EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | RS Round 20 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-ALBA Berlin | RS Round 20 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Wetzell dunks off a smooth ALBA play! Motorola Magic Moment
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Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade-Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv | RS Round 19 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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ALBA Berlin-AS Monaco | RS Round 19 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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McCormack's put-back slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Jaylen Hoard: 'Happy about the way we played defense today'
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Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv-Zalgiris Kaunas | RS Round 18 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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ALBA Berlin-Real Madrid | RS Round 18 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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McCormack's big put-back dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Delow dunks by Tavares! Motorola Magic Moment
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Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade-Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv | RS Round 17 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Olympiacos Piraeus-ALBA Berlin | RS Round 17 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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ALBA Berlin-Zalgiris Kaunas | RS Round 16 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv-Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | RS Round 16 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Roman Sorkin drives for a dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Ziga Samar joins the EuroLeague Fantasy Podcast!
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FC Bayern Munich-Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv | RS Round 15 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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ALBA Berlin-Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | RS Round 15 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Hoard dunks off a Blatt alley-oop dish! Motorola Magic Moment
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What a monster jam by Wetzell! Motorola Magic Moment
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AS Monaco-ALBA Berlin | RS Round 14 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Huge dunk by McCormack! Motorola Magic Moment
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Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv-FC Barcelona | RS Round 14 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Gabriel’s block on Hernangomez! Motorola Magic Moment
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Virtus Segafredo Bologna-ALBA Berlin | RS Round 13 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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David McCormack: 'I play hard and I play with passion'
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Schneider's poster dunk! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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McCormack's alley-oop dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Schneider's poster dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Procida's huge dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
After Maccabi jumped ahead 5-0 to start the game, Tim Schneider drained a pair of triples to help ALBA tie it up 8-8. Jasiel Rivero converted Maccabi's second three-point play in a 7-0 burst to go up 15-8. Wetzell came off the bench for 6 points at the other end to get within 17-14. The score was 22-19 after 10 minutes.
Louis Olinde’s basket to start the second quarter cut the deficit to 22-21. Blatt’s second triple temporarily pushed the lead back to 6 points at 29-23. Wetzell and ALBA’s 20-year-old Elias Rapieque kept the visitors close at 39-37. ALBA finally knotted the game at 42-42 and trailed 48-46 at halftime.
Maccabi was already playing without leading scorer Jaylen Hoard and had to play the second half without Rokas Jokubaitis, who went out with an ankle injury. ALBA got a three-pointer from Matteo Spagnolo to tie it and Delow gave the visitors their first lead of the game 51-53. Wetzell’s seventh basket had ALBA up 54-57. Maccabi evened the game with a triple but watched as ALBA went on a 2-13 run to open a 59-70 lead. The home side tallied the final 4 points and was down 63-70 after 30 minutes.
Delow continued his strong game with 5 points as ALBA had the first 7 points of the final frame to lead 63-77 before Maccabi finally scored after 2 minutes played. The lead grew to 65-81 with more than 6 minutes to play. Maccabi was not ready to surrender with Marial Shayok hitting back-to-back triples and Will Rayman added a three-pointer to make it 78-85 with under 4 minutes to go. Shayok made things even closer with another triple as ALBA led only 85-88. After David McCormack answered, Tim Schneider blocked a Shayok triple and Wetzell sealed the win with a dunk with 16 seconds to go.
