Bonn suffers a third defeat – Berlin clearly triumphs with 84:70!

Bonn suffers a third defeat – Berlin clearly triumphs with 84:70!

The basketball game between Telekom Baskets Bonn and Alba Berlin was scheduled for November 2, 2025, and expectations in Bonn were high. But the reality was different. After a catastrophic start, Bonn had to admit defeat with a final score of 70 to 84. The team suffered their third defeat this season, which caused them to slip to eleventh place in the table. Your season standings: three wins and three defeats. In contrast, Alba Berlin was able to move up to seventh place with this victory and celebrated their third success from the last five games.

Alijah Comithier proved to be Bonn's best thrower and scored an impressive 27 points. Unfortunately, the other Bonn players couldn't find their way into the game: none of them scored double-digit points. For the Berlin team, Sam Griesel was the top scorer with 14 points, followed by Malte Delow (13), Norris Agbakoko (11) and J’wan Roberts (10).

Game progression and turning points

The game started very badly for Bonn. After just four minutes they were already 0 to 9 behind, and the first quarter ended disastrously with a score of 9 to 25. At this point, Bonn was severely weakened by 10 turnovers in the first quarter. But in the second quarter the team found its rhythm better. An 8-0 run led by Comithier brought them closer to Berlin at 32:35. This phase of the game showed that Bonn were more alert defensively and were more focused overall than in the first quarter. The Berliners had difficulty collecting points and after a timeout from Alba coach Pedro Calles, Bonn showed that they wanted to take the fight.

However, the mood changed after the break. Bonn was two points behind (38:40), but Alba showed strong defense and was able to quickly increase the gap again. Malte Delow increased the score to 44:38 for the Berliners, which Bonn could no longer catch up with. The third quarter remained largely even, but Alba built a solid lead with a final score of 56-49 in the third quarter.

Outlook for the next games

Things now continue for the Baskets: Next Saturday they have a home game against Ratiopharm Ulm, which will start at 8 p.m. Alba Berlin, on the other hand, will receive the MBC at the same time.

The fans in Bonn hope that their team will learn from their recent setbacks and appear with more aggression and determination in the next game. Now it's up to the team to roll up their sleeves and re-motivate themselves in order to avert the threat of slipping down the table. sportschau.de and wdr.de report on how the game went and the Baskets' next challenges.