Alba Berlin fails in the playoff thriller against Ulm!

Alba Berlin fails in the playoff thriller against Ulm!

In an exciting and competitive third game of the quarter-final series, the basketball players from Alba Berlin had to give up the Ratiopharm Ulm team with 84:93 on May 24, 2025. This defeat means leaving Alba from the playoffs and the end of the season for the Berliners, who in the last nine games benefited from eight possible victories and started the playoffs.

Alba Berlin, under the direction of head coach Pedro Calles, had successfully completed the main round and was on the best way to assert himself against Ulm again. But the challenge was great, because Ulm had lost only one home game this season and was also the reigning German champion, who had defeated Alba in the quarter -finals two years ago. A home advantage for the Berliners was not in sight, because they have to win in Ulm at least once to get on.

the game

The game started bumpy for both teams, but after five minutes they found better into the game. Alba managed to start the first quarter with 24:20. In the second round, the Ulm took the lead through Nate Hinton with 26:24, but were able to fall back at halftime with 45:43. In the third quarter, Alba put an impressive 14: 1 run and ended this section with 67:62, seemed to be on the right track.

In the last quarter, however, it remained exciting. Ulm scored a 10-2 run in the decisive minutes and pushed Alba until the final whistle, which no longer found a means to decide the game.

playful highlights

The best thrower of the game was Marcio Santos von Ulm, who contributed significantly to the victory of his team with 23 points. In addition, both Tobias Jensen and Nelson Weidemann showed strong performances in the Ulm line -up. Karim Jallow proved to be one of the most effective players in his team and was a key player alongside Santos in this crucial game.

Ulm has a talented team with players like Noa Essengue and Ben Saraf, both of whom are traded for the NBA draft. The Ulmer Backcourt, consisting of Justinian Jessup and Alfonso Plummer, also turned out to be dangerous three -point shooters, which also contained the defensive tactics of Alba.

This will end the 2025 season for Alba Berlin in the basketball of the professional German Bundesliga events for the time being. For more information about the BBL playoffs, current updates can be found on kicker.de

Alba will now have to use the time to process the experiences of this season and prepare for the upcoming challenges, while Ulm is planning the next step in her championship goal.