German League, Regular Season, Game 21: February 23-24, 2008
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The Artland Dragons seized the best record in the German League after beating TBB Trier on Saturday as previous leader Alba Berlin went down 90-93 to third place Bayer Giants Leverkusen, which moved within one win of the leaders. Artland defeated Trier 83-90 on the road to record its seventh straight win and improve to 17-4 – the same amount of wins as Berlin, but with one less loss. Darius Hall scored 18 points off the bench and John Goldsberry had 13 points plus 7 assists to lead the Dragons. Meanwhile Leverkusen won a squeaker thanks to some clutch shooting down the stretch. Brant Bailey led Leverkusen with 20 points and 8 rebounds, as the Giants improved to 16-5. Telekom Baskets Bonn remains fourth after topping digibu Baskets 73-63 as John Bowler scored 20 for the third game in a row. Defending champion Brose Baskets Bamberg edged Deutsche Bank Skyliners 54-57 in a defensive struggle. Darren Fenn led Bamberg with 15 points and 8 rebounds, while Ilian Evitmov had a game-high 18 off the bench for Frankfurt. In their first game after having their season in the top league saved, the Koln 99ers crumbled in the second half and lost 92-71 at BG 74 Gottingen. Koln played with only six players and ran out of steam as the game went on. Darren Brooks led six Gottingen scorers in double figures with 17 points. EnBW Ludwigsburg won for the fifth time in six games by downing Eisbaren Bremerhaven 91-84. Brandon Woudstra, who was 15 for 15 from the line, led the way with 27 points and 5 assists. In other games, New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig bested Science City Jena 76-64 behind 18 points and 5 assists from Domonic Jones, EWE Baskets Oldenburg recorded an 83-78 road win at Walter Tigers Tubingen as Branimir Longin sniped 18 and LTi Giessen 46ers defeated ratiopharm Ulm 93-87 as William Phillips scored 25 in his second game with the club.
Bayer Giants Leverkusen climbed into the battle for the top spot in the German League after scoring a 90-93 road win at Alba Berlin. The game was close throughout the 40 minutes. Berlin led 77-73 heading into the fourth quarter, but Leverkusen’s defense stood tall and then sudden barrage of a Beckam Wyrick three-pointer followed by an Eric Taylor basket tied it at 89-89 with a minute to go. A three-chance Berlin possession was fruitless and at the other end Zack Whiting put the visitors up 2. Julius Jenkins went to the line with 8 seconds remaining, but made only 1 free throw, allowing Brendan Winters to ice the game from the lien for the Giants. Brant Bailey led Leverkusen with 20 points and 8 rebounds, while Taylor added 16 and Ty McCoy had 14. Bobby Brown paced Berlin with 24 points, Jenkins scored 22, Aleksandar Nadjfeji added 13 points and Dijon Thompson posted 9 points and 10 rebounds.
The Artland Dragons seized the best record in the German League after beating TBB Trier 83-90 on the road on Saturday. Darius Hall scored 18 points off the bench and John Goldsberry had 13 points plus 7 assists to lead the Dragons to their seventh straight win. It marked the sixth game in a row in which a different scorer led the balanced Artland attack. Lamont McIntosh added 16 points for the winning side, Adam Chubb scored 12 and Leon Rodgers had 10. John Worton and Caleb Green scored 16 points apiece for Trier in defeat.
Defending champion Brose Baskets Bamberg edged Deutsche Bank Skyliners 54-57 in a defensive struggle. Frankfurt held Bamberg to 7 second-period points to take a 34-21 halftime lead, but the visitors turned the tables by limiting the Skyliners to 10 points in each of the last two periods. Darren Fenn led Bamberg with 15 points and 8 rebounds, while Jared Reiner and Robert Garrett added 10 each. Ilian Evitmov had a game-high 18 off the bench for Frankfurt and Derrick Allen added 12.
In their first game after having their season in the top league saved, the Koln 99ers crumbled in the second half and lost 92-71 at BG 74 Gottingen. Koln, which played with only six players, led by 1 at halftime, but tired and lost the fourth quarter 23-9. Darren Brooks led six Gottingen scorers in double figures with 17 points, Jeb Ivey added 16 and Selim Mulic 14. Derek Raivio paced Koln with 20 points and 5 assists, Nedzad Sinanovic and Philipp Schwethelm added 14 each and Milko Bjelica 12. EnBW Ludwigsburg won for the fifth time in six games by downing Eisbaren Bremerhaven 91-84. Ludwigsburg made a killing from the free-throw line, scoring nearly half its points from the charity stripe where it went 43 for 53. Brandon Woudstra, who was 15 for 15 from the line, led the way with 27 points and 5 assists, Michel Ferreira do Nascimento added 21 points and 8 rebounds and Ronald Ross added 19. Anthony Tolliver paced Bremerhaven with 15.
LAST GAME GAME 21
February 23-24, 2008 | | Day | Match | Result | | Feb. 23 | ALBA BERLIN vs. L'kusen | 90-93 | | Feb. 23 | NY'er Phantoms vs. Jena | 76-64 | | Feb. 23 | Telekom Baskets vs. digibu | 73-63 | | Feb. 23 | WALTER Tigers vs. EWE | 78-83 | | Feb. 23 | Trier vs. Artland Dragons | 83-90 | | Feb. 24 | Dt. Bank SKY. vs. Brose | 54-57 | | Feb. 24 | Göttingen vs. Köln 99ers | 92-71 | | Feb. 24 | EnBW L'burg vs. Bremerh. | 91-84 | | Feb. 24 | LTi 46ers vs. Ulm | 93-87 |
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NEXT GAME GAME 22
Feb. 29 - Mar. 2, 2008 | | Day | Match | | Feb. 29 | City Jena vs. EnBW L'burg | | Mar. 1 | Köln 99ers vs.ALBA BERLIN | | Mar. 1 | Ulm vs. BG 74 Göttingen | | Mar. 1 | digibu Baskets vs. WALTER | | Mar. 1 | EWE Baskets vs. NY'er | | Mar. 2 | TBB Trier vs. LTi 46ers | | Mar. 2 | Bremerhaven vs. Artland | | Mar. 2 | L'kusen vs. Dt. Bank SKY. | | Mar. 2 | Brose Baskets vs. Telekom |
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| STANDINGS | TG | W | L | P+ | P- | | 1 | Artland Dragons | 21 | 17 | 4 | 1686 | 1497 | | 2 | ALBA BERLIN | 22 | 17 | 5 | 1801 | 1644 | | 3 | Bayer Giants Leverkusen | 21 | 16 | 5 | 1703 | 1622 | | 4 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 21 | 14 | 7 | 1578 | 1504 | | 5 | Brose Baskets | 19 | 13 | 6 | 1370 | 1214 | | 6 | Deutsche Bank SKYLINERS | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1645 | 1630 | | 7 | Köln 99ers | 21 | 12 | 9 | 1628 | 1624 | | 8 | New Yorker Phantoms B. | 21 | 12 | 9 | 1554 | 1555 | | 9 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1639 | 1622 | | 10 | Eisbären Bremerhaven | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1533 | 1508 | | 11 | EnBW Ludwigsburg | 21 | 11 | 10 | 1771 | 1735 | | 12 | ratiopharm Ulm | 21 | 9 | 12 | 1727 | 1750 | | 13 | BG 74 Göttingen | 21 | 8 | 13 | 1723 | 1752 | | 14 | digibu Baskets | 21 | 7 | 14 | 1619 | 1685 | | 15 | WALTER Tigers Tübingen | 21 | 6 | 15 | 1500 | 1603 | | 16 | LTi Giessen 46ers | 21 | 5 | 16 | 1602 | 1761 | | 17 | TBB Trier | 21 | 4 | 17 | 1603 | 1756 | | 18 | Science City Jena | 21 | 2 | 19 | 1431 | 1651 |
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