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German League, Game 12: December 9-10, 2006 |
EnBW Ludwigsburg is the exclusive leader atop the German League with a 11-1 record by beating Brose Baskets 72-85 in Bamberg on Sunday. Je Kel Foster led the winners with 26 points. DeJuan Collins had 26 points for Brose Baskets while Zelly Wesson posted a double-double of 11 points and 14 rebounds for the hosts, who dropped to 6-4. Foster and Milan Goljovic led Ludwigsburg to a 30-36 halftime margin. Povelas Cukinas shined after the break, as the guests boosted their margin to 42-60 after three quarters. Brose Baskets did not rally and Ludwigsburg cruised to a big road win. RheinEnergie now ties for the second spot at 10-2 by edging Bayer Giants Leverkusen 82-77 in overtime at home. Demond Mallet led the winners with 19 points, Marcus Faison and Immanuel McElroy each added 13 while Marcin Gortat had 12 for RheinEnergie, which led 37-29 at halftime. Leverkusen rallied and got a 52-56 lead with under 6 minutes to go. Faison rescued RheinEnergie with 6 critical points while Aleksandar Nadjfeji and Gortat hit free throws take the game to overtime, 68-68. McElroy and Mallet shined in the extra period to win it for the hosts. Alba dropped to 10-2 and also ties for the second place due to a 74-71 road loss against Walter Tigers Tubingen. Ajene Moye led the winners with 23 points. Will Avery had 22 points for Alba, Julius Jenkins added 14 and Sharrod Ford 11 for the guests, who trailed 20-8 after 10 minutes. Alba did not panic, however, and Nenad Canak allowed the guests to get a 60-61 edge already in the final period. A three-pointer by Avery made Alba get a three-point lead, 67-70, but a 7-1 run which Igor Perovic capped with free throws put Tubingen ahead, 74-71. Canak, Koko Archibong and Ford missed three-pointers in Alba's final possession. In other games, the Artland Dragons beat TBB Trier 64-70, EWE Baskets Oldenburg thrashed BG Karlsruhe 98-61, New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig topped Sellbytel Baskets Nurnberg 69-78, Eisbaren Bremerhaven defeated the Deutsche Bank Skyliners 64-84, the Giessen 46ers bested Ratiopharm Ulm 76-82 while Telekom Baskets Bonn edged Paderborn Baskets 57-61.
| LAST GAME GAME 13 - December 9-10, 2006 | | Day | Match | Result | | Dec. 9 | WALTER Tigers vs. ALBA BERLIN | 74-71 | | Dec. 9 | TBB Trier vs. Artland Dragons | 64-70 | | Dec. 9 | EWE Baskets vs. BG Karlsruhe | 98-61 | | Dec. 9 | sellbytel Baskets vs. NY'er Phantoms | 69-78 | | Dec. 10 | Dt. Bank SKY. vs. Eisbären B'haven | 64-84 | | Dec. 10 | ratiopharm Ulm vs. Giessen46ers | 76-82 | | Dec. 10 | Paderborn Baskets vs. Telekom Baskets | 57-61 | | Dec. 10 | Brose Baskets vs. EnBW L'burg | 72-85 | | Dec. 10 | RheinEnergie Köln vs. Giants L'kusen | 82-77 |
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| NEXT GAME GAME 14 - December 16-17, 2006 | | Day | Match | | Dec. 16 | ALBA BERLIN vs. EnBW L'burg | | Dec. 16 | NY'er Phantoms vs. Brose Baskets | | Dec. 16 | Telekom Baskets vs. sellbytel Baskets | | Dec. 16 | Giessen46ers vs. EWE Baskets | | Dec. 16 | Artland Dragons vs. Dt. Bank SKY. | | Dec. 16 | WALTER Tigers vs. TBB Trier | | Dec. 17 | Giants L'kusen vs. Paderborn Baskets | | Dec. 17 | Eisbären B'haven vs. ratiopharm Ulm | | Dec. 17 | BG Karlsruhe vs. RheinEnergie Köln |
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| STANDINGS | TG | W | L | P+ | P- | | 1 | EnBW Ludwigsburg | 12 | 11 | 1 | 968 | 843 | | 2 | ALBA BERLIN | 12 | 10 | 2 | 945 | 837 | | 3 | RheinEnergie Köln | 12 | 10 | 2 | 918 | 847 | | 4 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 12 | 8 | 4 | 874 | 849 | | 5 | Artland Dragons | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1024 | 1017 | | 6 | Deutsche Bank SKYLINERS | 13 | 8 | 5 | 900 | 909 | | 7 | WALTER TIGERS Tübingen | 11 | 7 | 4 | 802 | 786 | | 8 | Eisbären Bremerhaven | 12 | 7 | 5 | 930 | 834 | | 9 | TBB Trier | 13 | 7 | 6 | 964 | 943 | | 10 | Brose Baskets | 10 | 6 | 4 | 734 | 698 | | 11 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 13 | 6 | 7 | 972 | 954 | | 12 | New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig | 13 | 6 | 7 | 969 | 993 | | 13 | ratiopharm Ulm | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1062 | 1067 | | 14 | Paderborn Baskets | 13 | 4 | 9 | 919 | 941 | | 15 | Bayer Giants Leverkusen | 13 | 4 | 9 | 1016 | 1054 | | 16 | BG Karlsruhe | 12 | 2 | 10 | 817 | 954 | | 17 | Giessen46ers | 13 | 2 | 11 | 853 | 996 | | 18 | sellbytel Baskets Nürnberg | 12 | 0 | 12 | 815 | 960 |
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Sunday, December 10, 2006
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