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Alba Berlin suffer heavy friendly defeat against Rostock

From Die Zeit · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Alba Berlin lost their second public preseason friendly 84-68 to Bundesliga rivals Rostock Seawolves in Oranienburg.
  • Joe Wieskamp led Alba with 15 points and Malte Delow added 10, but Berlin struggled with missed shots and rebounds.
  • Alba will play in the Encesta Rias tournament in Spain before opening its competitive season against Niners Chemnitz on Sept. 18.

Alba Berlin suffered a heavy 84-68 defeat against Rostock Seawolves in their second public preseason game. The German champions trailed 53-38 at halftime after a poor performance in Oranienburg.

Joe Wieskamp led Alba with 15 points, while Malte Delow scored 10. Coach Pedro Calles did not have Justin Bean, new signing Jordan Ford or Benedikt Turudic available.

Malte Delow and Martin Hermannsson returned after recently playing for their national teams, Germany and Iceland respectively. Alba nevertheless missed too many shots and had significant problems on the rebound.

The Berlin team will play on Friday and Saturday at the Encesta Rias tournament in Pontevedra, Galicia, before beginning its competitive season at home against Niners Chemnitz on Sept. 18. EuroLeague teams Baskonia Vitoria and Valencia Basket will also take part.

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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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