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So far this season Bayreuth have failed to beat any team of Alba's strength. They lost to Bayern, Oldenburg, Brose, and Ulm, in that order. Their main problem in all those games is their narrow rotation, as they never managed to keep up the same level of play for the full 40 minutes. The drop would usually take place in the last quarter, with the game ending in a decisive loss. Today they are once again struggling with absences. They are missing two main players in perimeter positions, point guard Hamilton and important shooter Bailey. This means that their rotation will likely be reduced to seven players, an especially difficult undertaking vs Alba's aggressive defense that allows only 66.7 points on average of this season, with 64.7 in away games. The away team's coach Obradovic knows he must not underestimate Bayreuth, as he suffered the worst defeat of the season last year, with a completely different team, in that little town. However, one should not compare that Alba with this one, as this one is on a 5 win streak and playing very, very well, especially on defense, where they managed to limit some of the best offenses in the league to low scores, such as Bayern or Ulm. A few days ago they left Telekom at 61 point. Alba have not allowed more than 67 points in the three away games they played so far.