The Bamberg Baskets have shortened the series in the Basketball Bundesliga semifinals and prevented ALBA Berlin's early finals entry. The Berliners lost the third game of the series 73:81. With a 2:1 lead in the Best-of-Five series, they will have another chance to win the fourth game on Saturday. In front of 5,700 spectators at the Brose Arena, Cobe Williams scored 20 points, while Norris Agbakoko and Justin Bean each scored 14 points for ALBA. Both teams started nervously and made some mistakes. As a result, the lead changed several times. Unlike the first two games, ALBA did not find its shooting rhythm immediately. From the perimeter, few shots fell. Encouraged by the crowd, Bamberg then played better. The shots fell for the Franken. ALBA fought, but came no closer than five points. As a result, Bamberg slowly pulled away in the second quarter. ALBA made too many mistakes, allowed too many turnovers, and missed too many shots. The hosts then gained momentum. In the middle of the second quarter, the lead became double-digit (32:22) for the first time. This remained the case after the halftime break. Bamberg dominated the game, pulling ahead by 17 points in the third quarter (58:41). At ALBA, too many players were offensively weak. However, they improved their defense and came within five points in the final quarter (64:69). But the hosts always had an answer.