Alba Berlin will be forced to play a deciding game 5 in the German playoffs to avoid an unexpected early exit. Indeed, Aron Baynes scored 17 and Luka Bogdanovic 16 to help Oldenburg clinch Game 4, 80-79, and tie the series at 2-2. Julius Jenkins had 15 in defeat. Another team risking to go home early was the Artland Dragons, who escaped with a 77-75 win in Braunschweig and sent the series to the fifth encounter. Tyrese Rice was the main architect of this triumph with 27 points and 4 assists. Bryan Bailey added 12, Nathan Peavy 11, while Marcus Goree registered 23 points and 7 rebounds in the losing effort.