Overview
- Alba Berlin, which won 90-85 on Tuesday in Game 2, pulled the best-of-five quarterfinal level at 1-1.
- Players and staff credited higher energy, more physical play, and a sharper defensive plan for the turnaround after the opening loss.
- Forward Justin Bean hit a three-pointer with 13 seconds left to close out the game.
- The victory ended head coach Pedro Calles’s streak of 16 straight playoff defeats in Germany’s top league.
- The series shifts to Vechta on Friday and Sunday at 18:30, where second-seeded Alba needs at least one win over the No. 7 to stay on course.