May 25, 2013
Top 16 Game 6 - March 12, 2009 CET: 20:15 Local time: 20:15 - PALACIO VISTALEGRE
Real Madrid 83 - 82 Alba Berlin

Records

Ave.   Ave.
0-0 Final Four 0-0
0-0 Playoffs 0-0
4-1 Top 16 0-5
6-4 Regular Season 4-6
10-5 Overall 4-11

Referees

Crew Chief
BACHAR, SHMUEL, Israel
Referee
HERCEG, SINISA, Croatia
Umpire
ANASTOPOULOS, PANAGIOTIS, Greece

Team Stats

Ave.   Ave.
77.5 Points 69.1
32.7 Rebounds 28.4
12.3 O. Rebounds 7.7
20.3 D. Rebounds 20.7
13.1 Assists 11.5
7.9 Steals 7.6
1.6 Blocks 1.5
13.3 Turnovers 13.5
52.2 % 2PT 51.8 %
34.9 % 3PT 35.5 %
76.8 % FT 71.5 %
82.0 Index 67.8
Team Stats - Real Madrid
Team Stats - Alba Berlin

Player Stats

Ave.   Ave.
13.0 / Reyes Points 13.2 / McELROY, IMMANUEL
6.1 / Reyes Rebounds 4.3 / SESAY, ANSU
2.1 / Reyes OR 1.6 / McELROY, IMMANUEL
4.0 / Reyes DR 3.3 / SESAY, ANSU
2.8 / Lopez Assists 2.3 / WRIGHT, RASHAD
1.1 / Reyes Steals 1.5 / McELROY, IMMANUEL
0.5 / Hosley Blocks 0.6 / SESAY, ANSU
2.0 / Reyes Turnovers 2.5 / NADJFEJI, ALEKSANDAR
67.6 % / Llull 2PT 56.9 % / CHUBB, ADAM
50.0 % / Reyes 3PT 100.0 % / CHUBB, ADAM
97.4 % / BULLOCK, LOUIS FT 89.1 % / McELROY, IMMANUEL
15.5 / Reyes Index 16.2 / McELROY, IMMANUEL
Team Roster - Real Madrid
Team Roster - Alba Berlin

THE TAKE

Real Madrid will try to win Top 16 Group H and get home-court advantage in the upcoming Quarterfinal Playoffs when it hosts Alba Berlin in the Spanish capital on Thursday. Madrid will win Group H only if it beats Alba and Maccabi Electra downs Regal FC Barcelona in Tel Aviv also on Thursday. Meanwhile, Alba is looking for its first Top 16 win and hopes to break its six-game losing streak to finish the 2008-09 Euroleague with a prestigious road triumph. Raul Lopez, who left last week's game against Barcelona with an injury, returned in the Spanish League this weekend and should be the hosts' starting playmaker, with creative, pass-first floor general Pepe Sanchez and explosive combo guard Sergio Llull backing him up. Lopez and Sanchez are in for a big battle against Rashad Wright, while Llull will have a physical test against Steffen Hamann. Madrid will be most concerned with stopping Immanuel McElroy, a natural-born mismatch due to his intensity, athleticism and versatility. McElroy has plenty of help on the wings with three-point threat Casey Jacobsen and scoring ace Julius Jenkins. Alex Mumbru and Kennedy Winston will battle against McElroy, while Jacobsen will test his shooting range against Marko Tomas. Jenkins will engage in a high-profile scoring duel against Louis Bullock. Both teams are deep around the baskets, especially since Alba added former Madrid big man Blagota Sekulic. Even though Patrick Femerling remains sidelined, Alba coach Luka Pavicevic can count on power forward Ansu Sesay, versatile big man Aleksandar Nadjfeji and center Adam Chubb to help Sekulic in the paint. Chubb has a key matchup against Madrid’s star forward Felipe Reyes. And Sesay will test his skills against Axel Hervelle. Tomas Van den Spiegel and Jeremiah Massey should take advantage of their athleticism and experience against Sekulic and Nadjfeji. Madrid must get Bullock and Reyes involved and play up-tempo to maximize its advantages. Meanwhile, Alba must run its offense through McElroy and create one-on-one opportunities for Sesay and Jenkins to get ahead. Even though Madrid is the heavy favorite, expect Alba to battle hard in its final Euroleague game this season.

GAME NOTES

Real Madrid
  • Guard Louis Bullock is averaging more than twice as many points per game in the Top 16 as he did in the regular season. His 18.2 points per game in the Top 16 is second for most in the competition.
  • Bullock has made at least 1 three-pointer in eight straight games and is shooting 44.4% from downtown over that span. (20 for 45)
  • Bullock is 4 triples away from becoming just the seventh player to make 250 three-pointers in his Euroleague Basketball career.
  • Center Tomas Van den Spiegel enters this week’s games in 13th place on the Euroleague Basketball career shots blocked list with 75. He is 3 away from reaching Eurelijus Zukauskas and Tiago Splitter, who are tied for 10th place.
  • Olympic silver medallists Felipe Reyes, Raul Lopez and Alex Mumbru combined for 19 points in a 59-72 victory over Germany at the Olympic Games in Beijing last summer. Alba Berlin’s Steffen Hamann and Patrick Femerling both played for Germany in that game.
Alba Berlin
  • Guard Immanuel McElroy has scored in double-digits in his last seven games.
  • Guard Casey Jacobsen has made at least 1 three-pointer in 10 straight Euroleague games. He is shooting 45.6% from downtown in that stretch.
  • Head coach Luka Pavicevic has used the same starting five – Steffen Hamann, Immanuel McElroy, Casey Jacobsen, Ansu Sesay and Adam Chubb – in 14 out of 15 Euroleague games this season.
  • Center Blagota Sekulic played for Real Madrid last season under current head coach Joan Plaza and alongside six of the team’s current players.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
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Quotes Head Coaches

PLAZA, JOAN
Real Madrid
"The goal is to win the game to finish with a 5-1 record. To achieve that we will need, as always, the support of our fans and we will have to be concentrated about this not being an easy game and, as always, respect our rival. If we end up with five wins we will be satisfied for the work done during this Top 16 and if on top of that, Maccabi manages to win in Tel Aviv, our joy will be double. In any case, we have to work to reach the Quarterfinal Playoffs matchup in the best possible conditions and believing in our possibilities."
PAVICEVIC, LUKA
Alba Berlin
"At home five weeks ago, we had a good game against Real, which we did not succeed in converting into a victory. A victory that eventually could have led to another victory and to a situation where we would have our chance to go to the next level of competition. However, we did not complete this game with a victory and therefore before this game we are in a situation to reflect with regret on the fact that we have no possibility left to move up. Now before this game in Madrid we are not making any parallels. For Madrid this game can decide whether they will be first or second in our group. Unfortunately we don't have this motivation or pressure. However I think that we must come in the strongest way possible and try to play our best game and then, with all the experience we have, we should focus on our domestic championship, where we have to fight for the return to the Euroleague next season."

Players

TOMAS, MARKO
Real Madrid
"We want to finish this Top 16 with five wins. We face this game only thinking about this, with the idea of offering a good image and an attractive game for the fans that will come to the arena. For that, we have to maintain a good level of concentration, similar to the one in the last Spanish League game against DKV Joventut, and show respect for Alba Berlin, who we defeated in Germany only in the last minute. We know that to be first in the group we have to wait for Maccabi Electra to win in Tel Aviv, but we only have to focus on our game and play as a tight block."
SEKULIC, BLAGOTA
Alba Berlin
"I am glad to come back to Madrid and to play against my former teammates and I am looking forward to enjoying this game. The result of this game does not have any importance for us, but for Real it has and therefore we will not take this game as a friendly one - especially, because this is our last Euroleague game of the season. We will try to win there knowing that it will be very difficult, because Real Madrid is one of the best teams in Europe and will give everything to become first in our group with a victory."
Axel Hervelle - Real MadridReal Madrid rallied from a seven-point deficit in the final 2 minutes to edge Alba Berlin 83-82 in the Spanish capital in Group F on Thursday night. Real Madrid finished second in Group F with a 5-1 record due to its tie-break disadvantage with archrivals Regal FC Barcelona and will face Group E winners Olympiacos in the best-of-five Quarterfinal Playoffs. Meanwhile, Alba finished the Top 16 fourth in Group F with a 0-6 record. Raul Lopez became the game hero by hitting an unbelievable game-winning jumper with 0.1 remaining. Axel Hervelle paced the winners with 18 points. Jeremiah Massey added 14 while Lopez and Alex Mumbru each had 12 for Madrid. Blagota Sekulic led Alba with 21 points and 8 rebounds against his former team. Julius Jenkins added 17 for Alba. Dragan Dojcin and Jenkins combined for all points in a 0-10 run that gave Alba a 73-80 edge. Three-pointers by Lopez and Louis Bullock brought Madrid back to life, 81-82. Casey Jacobsen missed a shot while Lopez stepped up with a wild turnaround jumper to win the game at the buzzer.

Julius Jenkins - Alba BerlinAdam Chubb got Alba going with a layup, as Madrid tried to feed its big men in the opening minutes. Felipe Reyes scored in the paint while Hervelle followed a layup with a wild alleyoop dunk for a 6-2 Madrid run. Alba did not panic, however, as Chubb scored in the low post while a put-back basket by Ansu Sesay tied it at 6-6. Madrid kept missing open shots while Sesay took over with a layup-plus-foul. Free throws by Chubb capped a 0-9 Alba run, as Reyes brought Madrid within 8-11. Alba kept following its game plan, with a patient offense and aggressive man-to-man defense. Both teams went scoreless for more than 2 minutes until Hervelle sank a turnaround jumper. He soon added a bomb from downtown that Marko Tomas followed with a fast break layup for a 15-11 Madrid edge. Jenkins nailed a three-pointer but Kennedy Winston stepped up with a power layup for a 17-14 Madrid edge at the end of the first quarter.

Jacobsen took over with a driving layup - and the free throw that came with it - early in the second period while Sekulic scored down low for a 17-19 Alba edge. Sekulic kept pacing Alba with another three-point play and then matched Tomas Van den Spiegel's dunk with an easy layup, good for a 19-24 edge. Mumbru fired in one from downtown while a foul shot by Van den Spiegel got Madrid within 23-24. Massey downed a three-pointer and provided a highlight with an alleyoop dunk to cap a 9-0 Madrid run. Jenkins buried a corner triple but Tomas got the crowd involved with an outstanding block. Sekulic hit a put-back layup off an Alba timeout and soon added a tip-in to put Alba back ahead, 29-31. Mumbru made free throws that McElroy matched with a six-meter jumper. Sekulic shined with another put-back layup. Massey sank a jumper off a Madrid timeout while Reyes scored in transition for a 35-35 tie. McElroy and Mumbru traded layups while Jenkins and Massey exchanged three-pointers for a 40-40 tie at halftime.

Alex Mumbru - Real MadridSekulic hit a close jumper immediately after the break that Bullock matched it with a long two-pointer. Sesay buried a five-meter shot but Hervelle banked it a fallaway jumper for a 44-44 tie. Rashad Wright nailed a step-back triple but Lopez scored in a quick transition. Sekulic stayed unstoppable with foul shots while another three-pointer by Wright boosted the guests' margin to 46-52. Hervelle rescued Madrid with a layup-plus-foul, as Madrid improved its defense with Van den Spiegel on court. He fed Hervelle for an easy dunk but a driving layup by Jacobsen gave Alba a 51-54 edge. Aleksandar Nadjfeji stepped up with a layup that Lopez bettered with free throws. Jenkins and Mumbru traded triples, as Madrid tried to get Bullock involved without much success. Mumbru beat the shot clock with an easy basket that Dojcin erased in the other end. Bullock made free throws to tie the game again, 61-61, after 30 minutes.

Massey hit a five-meter jumper early in the fourth quarter but Nadjfeji quickly answered with a driving basket. Sergio Llull took over with a three-pointer while free throws by Massey restored a 68-63 Madrid edge. The hosts had improved their defense but Wright found space for an open three-pointer. Llull dunked it off a steal to give Madrid a 71-66 edge with under 7 minutes remaining. Jacobsen hit foul shots while Sekulic scored again to keep Alba within 71-70. Hervelle made free throws but Dojcin answered from downtown and added free throws for a 73-75 Alba edge. Jenkins nailed an off-balance three-pointer and followed it with a fast break layup to make Madrid call timeout, 73-80, after a 0-10 run. Lopez made foul shots but Sekulic banked in a jumper that seemed to seal the outcome, 75-82, with under 2 minutes to go. Lopez and Bullock struck from downtown, however, for a 81-82 Madrid deficit with 45 seconds remaining. Jacobsen missed a shot and it all came down to the final seconds, in which Lopez sank an unbelievable turnaround jumper to complete the guests' comeback, 83-82, almost at the buzzer.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
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Referees: BACHAR, SHMUEL (ISR), HERCEG, SINISA (CRO), ANASTOPOULOS, PANAGIOTIS (GRE)
Attendance: 5200
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Real Madrid17232122
Alba Berlin14262121
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Real Madrid17406183
Alba Berlin14406182
Head coach: PLAZA, JOAN
Real Madrid
# Player Min Pts 2FG
M-A
 3FG
M-A
 FT
M-A
 Rebounds As St To Bl Fouls PIR
O D T Fv Ag Cm Rv
4 MIROTIC, NIKOLA DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
6 SANCHEZ, PEPE DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
8 WINSTON, KENNEDY 17:25 2 1/3 0/1 0/1 2 3 5 2     1 1   1 6
9 REYES, FELIPE 16:36 6 3/7       3 3 1 1   1 1 2 2 7
12 VAN DEN SPIEGEL, TOMAS 20:15 5 1/4   3/8 3 3 6 1       1 2 5 6
15 MUMBRU, ALEX 17:37 12 2/3 2/3 2/2   2 2 1         3 4 14
17 HERVELLE, AXEL 24:01 18 6/6 1/4 3/3   1 1 1 2 1     1 3 20
21 MASSEY, JEREMIAH 19:08 14 3/5 2/2 2/2 1 3 4 2           1 19
22 BULLOCK, LOUIS 27:38 7 1/4 1/4 2/2   1 1 3   2     3 4 4
23 LLULL, SERGIO 22:26 5 1/3 1/3         3 2 1     2   3
24 LOPEZ, RAUL 22:32 12 2/3 1/3 5/5   1 1 4   1     2 1 12
33 TOMAS, MARKO 12:22 2 1/2 0/1     2 2 1     1       4
Team             2 2   1           3
Totals 200:00 83 21/40 8/21 17/23 6 21 27 19 6 5 3 3 15 21 98
52.5% 38.1% 73.9%
Min: Minutes played; Pts: Points; 2FG M-A: 2-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); 3FG M-A: 3-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); FT M-A: Free Throws (Made-Attempted); Rebounds: O (Offensive), D (Defensive), T (Total); As: Assists; St: Steals; To: Turnovers; Bl: Blocks (Fv: In Favor / Ag: Against); Fouls: Cm (Commited), Rv (Received); PIR: Performance Index Rating
Head coach: PAVICEVIC, LUKA
Alba Berlin
# Player Min Pts 2FG
M-A
 3FG
M-A
 FT
M-A
 Rebounds As St To Bl Fouls PIR
O D T Fv Ag Cm Rv
4 JACOBSEN, CASEY 29:11 7 2/2 0/3 3/3   3 3 2   1     2 3 9
5 HERBER, JOHANNES 4:06   0/2                     2   -4
6 HAMANN, STEFFEN DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
7 ZWIENER, PHILLIP DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
8 DOJCIN, DRAGAN 20:04 7 1/1 1/3 2/2   4 4 2 1 3     2 1 8
9 SESAY, ANSU 20:02 7 3/4 0/5 1/1 1 5 6 1   1 2   4 1 6
10 SEKULIC, BLAGOTA 23:48 21 9/14   3/3 6 2 8   1     1   3 27
11 JENKINS, JULIUS 30:15 17 1/3 5/5     1 1 2   1   1 2 4 18
12 WRIGHT, RASHAD 27:57 9 0/6 3/6 0/2   2 2 3   3   1 1 1 -1
14 CHUBB, ADAM 8:48 6 2/2   2/2   2 2     1 1   4 1 5
23 McELROY, IMMANUEL 28:31 4 2/3     1 2 3 3 2 1     2 1 9
32 NADJFEJI, ALEKSANDAR 7:18 4 2/4       2 2     1     2   1
Team           2 4 6     1         5
Totals 200:00 82 22/41 9/22 11/13 10 27 37 13 4 13 3 3 21 15 83
53.7% 40.9% 84.6%
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Head Coaches

PLAZA, JOAN
Real Madrid
"We are very happy to finish the Top 16 with a 5-1 record. Few teams are able to finish second with a 5-1 record. It was not a beautiful game for the fans, but it was a very balanced one. I believe we reached such a difficult situation in the final minutes because we were not able to control the boards. I am happy with the steal-to-turnover ratio we had tonight. As for the quarterfinals matchups, I haven't seen Olympaicos much so I cannot give my opinion right now. We want to reach the series in good shape, which is why we will reduce the amount of work in practice. The most important thing is to steal a win in Athens, even though it is a difficult task. I am convinced that we can do it, I believe in my players and we can beat any opponent."
PAVICEVIC, LUKA
Alba Berlin
"It was a tough, very balanced game. We played really well for many minutes, but missed several shots that led to this loss. We should have won some more games before this game to have kept our chances alive to make it to the playoffs. We now hope to win the German League and return to the Euroleague next season under different circumstances. I consider that the team is not mature enough, because we cannot close difficult games, as happened to us against Madrid."

Players

BULLOCK, LOUIS
Real Madrid
"We have to steal at least one road win to win the series. That way, we have a lot of chances to win the series in Madrid. This team is able to beat anyone, anywhere. We wish we would have won in a different way, but Alba is a very proud team that came here to avoid a 0-6 record in the Top 16."
LOPEZ, RAUL
Real Madrid
"This team is able to beat any opponent, anytime. We are going to Athens convinced of our chances. The final play was designed for me or Louis Bullock. We both faced very good defense, so I was forced to take the final shot. I am very happy to have made that shot and won the game."
SEKULIC, BLAGOTA
Alba Berlin
"I played a good game, very tough. I am unhappy because Alba lost the game in the final second. I am very happy to get back to Palacio Vistalegre. The fan support before the game makes me very proud of what I experienced in this club. As for the Olympiacos-Madrid series, both teams are good and its final outcome is tough to predict. Both teams have 50% of chances to win the series."
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