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German League Finals, Game 4: June 26, 2007 |
Brose Baskets Bamberg are the German League champions. Brose Baskets held off a furious late charge from Artland Dragons for a series clinching 63-64 victory in Game 4 of the best-of-five finals series on Tuesday night at Artland Arena. The title is the club's second in three years and will see them return to the Euroleague next season. Robert Garrett came off the bench for 16 points in 18 minutes and Zelly Wesson was big inside with 10 points and 9 rebounds to lead Bamberg to the title. Casey Jacobsen, who was selected as series MVP, had a rough shooting night in Game 4, but still finished with 10 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists to help Brose Baskets regain the title. Adam Hess scored 21 points and Bryan Bailey 15 for Artland in defeat. After a strong opening period saw the Dragons lead 20-12 after 10 minutes, the visitors stormed back to make it 33-32 at the break. Bamberg's defensive efforts held Artland to just 8 third-quarter points, allowing coach Dirk Bauermann's charges to pull away. Garrett and Tim Ohlbrecht provided key support when Brose Baskets needed it most and when Artland big man Darius Hall fouled out midway through the final period, the visitors went ahead 51-58 and seemed poise to ice the game. However, against all odds, the hosts never quit and Hess cut the gap to 61-64 with only a minute to go. Still, Bamberg didn't fold and even though its players failed to score, they prevented Artland from doing the same and were able to close out the biggest game of the season and clinch the coveted title.
GERMAN LEAGUE: Final Playoffs, best of 5 games |
| Record | Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | 3 | Brose Baskets Bamberg (3) - Champion | 69 | 77 | 62 | 64 | x | 1 | Artland Dragons (8) | 70 | 74 | 59 | 63 | x | German League Champion 2006-07: Brose Baskets |
Final Playoffs Games | | Game 1 | Brose Baskets vs. Artland Dragons | 69-70 | June 17 | | Game 2 | Artland Dragons vs. Brose Baskets | 74-77 | June 21 | | Game 3 | Brose Baskets vs. Artland Dragons | 62-59 | June 23 | | Game 4 | Artland Dragons vs. Brose Baskets | 63-64 | June 26 |
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Tuesday, June 26, 2007
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