Alba Berlin: With strong Thomas on playoff course!

Alba Berlin: With strong Thomas on playoff course!

Alba Berlin also beats Bonn | Basketball News

Alba Berlin continued his upward trend in the basketball Bundesliga with a clear victory against Telekom Baskets Bonn. The 102: 88 (52:41) success in its own hall represents the third league victory in a row for the Berliners, who have now reported significantly in the race for the playoff places. Led by an outstanding Matt Thomas, the team climbed to the tenth place in the table, tied with Rasta Vechta. Due to the better basket ratio, however, the Berliners are ahead and are currently securing the last place for the play-in games.

dominant performance by Matt Thomas

In the game against Bonn, Matt Thomas showed an impressive performance and achieved a career value of 34 points. After the game, the 30-year-old American was optimistic about the team's chances: "I definitely have to bring something for the team this week. We have to improve further. Hopefully we can develop a momentum at the end of the season and move into the playoffs." It was only the second time this season that Alba Berlin won three league games in a row, which underlines the positive development of the team.

outlook for the upcoming games

With only five games until the end of the main round, the Alba Berlin team has the opportunity to continue to cause a stir. The playoffs are within reach, and the games of the coming weeks will be crucial for whether the team performance remains stable. The look now goes to the next opponents and the need to preserve the shape and team spirit to achieve the goals set.

In the table, it remains exciting because the immediate pursuer also fight for playoff places. While Alba Berlin will also be challenged in the upcoming encounters, the MLP Academics Heidelberg are in third place with their victory over the Niners Chemnitz and prove that everything is possible in the upper part of the league. The next few weeks will promise exciting basketball and exciting duels, while the teams are fighting for the best placements.