Overview
- Bayern beat Alba Berlin 102–94 in Munich on Saturday after Andreas Obst scored 33 points to lead the winners.
- Alba controlled large parts of the game and staged a 15–2 run after halftime that gave them a double-digit lead before Bayern regained control in the fourth quarter.
- The win gives Bayern a 1–0 advantage in the best-of-five final with Game 2 scheduled in Munich on Sunday and later matches slated for Berlin if needed; reports differ on the exact kickoff time.
- Obst delivered his performance having just returned from a heavy infection and said after the game that he did not yet feel fully fit.
- Bayern entered the final unbeaten in the playoffs after two 3–0 series sweeps and now chase a club-first threepeat while the final also serves as a farewell series for 76-year-old coach Svetislav Pesic; Alba reached the final after two five-game series, a route commentators pointed to when noting possible fatigue.