German League, Regular Season, Game 26: March 27-30, 2008
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Alba Berlin blasted last place Science City Jena to remain atop the German League standings, but second place Bayer Giants Leverkusen remained hot on its tail. Julius Jenkins roared for 27 points as Berlin coasted to a 64-89 road win that improved its record to 21-6. Leverkusen has only one fewer win after it cruised by Walter Tigers Tubingen 92-77 behind Brant Bailey’s 20 points. The Giants can tie Berlin for the best record on Thursday if they beat TBB Trier. Meanwhile defending champion Brose Baskets Bamberg made a move towards the top of the standings by downing Artland Dragons 73-57 in a rematch of last season’s finals. Predrag Suput scored 19 and Ademola Okulaja had 13 points and 9 rebounds to lead Bamberg, which is now 18-8 – one win behind the third-place Dragons. Fifth place Telekom Baskets Bonn defeated New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig 82-70 thanks to 21 points each from Ronnie Burrell and John Bowler. Eisbaren Bremerhaven pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Koln 99ers 98-90, dropping head coach Sasa Obradovic’s side to its fifth loss in its last six games. Nate Funk scored a season-high 30 points and Matt Haryasz added 18 for Bremerhaven. Derrick Allen scored a season-high 37 to push Deutsche Bank Skyliners to a 96-87 overtime win over EnBW Ludwigsburg. In other games, a red-hot Branimir Longin led EWE Baskets Oldenburg to its seventh straight win, 88-68 over BG 74 Gottingen, ratiopharm Ulm topped Trier 64-79 as Dru Joyce scored 17 and dished 5 assists and LTi Giessen 46ers outscored digibu Baskets 82-90 behind 19 points and 7 assists from Michael Umeh.
Alba Berlin blasted last place Science City Jena to remain atop the German League standings. Julius Jenkins roared for 27 points as Berlin coasted to a 64-89 road win that improved its record to 21-6. The Berliners outscored Jena by 8 in each of the first two periods and by 10 in the third to make it an easy night’s work. The visitors had 26 assists on 34 baskets to highlight their team play. Aleksandar Nadjfeji added 18 points and Goran Nikolic had 14, while Bobby Brown and Aleksandar Rasic each dished 6 assists. Jason Miller led Jena with 20 points. Meanwhile defending champion Brose Baskets Bamberg made a move towards the top of the standings by downing Artland Dragons 73-57 in a rematch of last season’s finals. Predrag Suput scored 19 and Ademola Okulaja had 13 points and 9 rebounds to lead Bamberg, which is now 18-8 – one win behind the third-place Dragons. The hosts build a 36-25 halftime lead, but after the Dragons narrowed the gap in the third quarter, a 25-15 fourth finished the deal. John Goldsberry led Artlad with 14 points and Adam Chubb and Terrance Thomas added 12 apiece.
Eisbaren Bremerhaven pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Koln 99ers 98-90, dropping head coach Sasa Obradovic’s side to its fifth loss in its last six games. Nate Funk scored a season-high 30 points and Matt Haryasz added 18 for Bremerhaven, which outrebounded Koln 35-18. Milko Bjelica scored a season-high 29 and Brian Greene added 24 for Koln, but both also fouled out. Roy Booker posted 16 points and 6 assists, Marko Keselj scored 11 and Derek Raivio had 10 points and 7 assists in defeat. Derrick Allen scored a season-high 37 and grabbed 8 rebounds to push Deutsche Bank Skyliners to a 96-87 overtime win over EnBW Ludwigsburg. Pascal Roller was 4 for 4 from downtown for 17 points and Ilian Evitmov recorded 11 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists for Frankfurt. Heiko Schaffartzik and Ronald Ross scored 22 and 20 points, respectively, to lead Ludwigsburg, Michel Ferreira do Nascimento added 15, Nils Mittmann 12 and Nate Harris had 10 points and 6 assists.
LAST GAME GAME 26
March 29-30, 2008 | | Day | Match | Result | | Mar. 27 | City Jena vs. Alba Berlin | 64-89 | | Mar. 29 | Brose Baskets vs. Artland | 73-57 | | Mar. 29 | Dt. Bank SKY. vs.EnBW L'b. | 96-87 | | Mar. 29 | digibu Baskets vs. LTi 46ers | 82-90 | | Mar. 29 | TBB Trier vs.ratiop. Ulm | 64-79 | | Mar. 29 | EWE vs. BG 74 Göttingen | 88-68 | | Mar. 30 | Telekom Baskets vs. NY'er | 82-70 | | Mar. 30 | Bremerhaven vs. Köln 99ers | 98-90 | | Mar. 30 | Giants L'kusen vs. WALTER | 92-77 |
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NEXT GAME GAME 27
April 3-4, 2008 | | Day | Match | | Feb. 13 | Alba Berlin vs. EWE 89-75 | | Mar. 19 | BG 74 vs. digibu 93-82 | | Apr. 3 | Köln 99ers vs. City Jena | | Apr. 3 | TBB Trier vs. L'kusen | | Apr. 4 | NY'er Phan. vs. WALTER | | Apr. 4 | Ulm vs. Bremerhaven | | Apr. 4 | EnBW L'burg vs. Telekom | | Apr. 4 | Artland vs. Dt. Bank SKY. | | Apr. 4 | LTi 46ers vs.Brose Baskets |
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| STANDINGS | TG | W | L | P+ | P- | | 1 | ALBA BERLIN | 27 | 21 | 6 | 2233 | 2043 | | 2 | Bayer Giants Leverkusen | 26 | 20 | 6 | 2151 | 2033 | | 3 | Artland Dragons | 26 | 19 | 7 | 2055 | 1873 | | 4 | Brose Baskets | 26 | 18 | 8 | 1937 | 1711 | | 5 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 26 | 17 | 9 | 1942 | 1885 | | 6 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 27 | 17 | 10 | 2072 | 1987 | | 7 | Deutsche Bank SKYLINERS | 27 | 16 | 11 | 2030 | 2003 | | 8 | Eisbären Bremerhaven | 26 | 13 | 13 | 2014 | 2005 | | 9 | Köln 99ers | 26 | 13 | 13 | 2015 | 2044 | | 10 | New Yorker Phantoms B. | 26 | 13 | 13 | 1933 | 1970 | | 11 | ratiopharm Ulm | 27 | 13 | 14 | 2257 | 2251 | | 12 | EnBW Ludwigsburg | 26 | 12 | 14 | 2157 | 2163 | | 13 | BG 74 Göttingen | 27 | 11 | 16 | 2189 | 2236 | | 14 | digibu Baskets | 27 | 11 | 16 | 2131 | 2151 | | 15 | LTi Giessen 46ers | 26 | 7 | 19 | 1987 | 2156 | | 16 | WALTER Tigers Tübingen | 26 | 7 | 19 | 1829 | 1987 | | 17 | TBB Trier | 26 | 5 | 21 | 1975 | 2157 | | 18 | Science City Jena | 26 | 4 | 22 | 1783 | 2035 |
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