After a weak first half, the German champion Anadolu Istanbul has to give up 92:97.
Despite a catch-up hunting, Bayern Munich clapped in the basketball euroleague and suffered a setback in the race for the play-off ticket. After a weak first half, the German champion lost 92:97 (37:51) against Anadolu Istanbul from Turkey, the team of world champion coach Gordon Herbert remains fifth in the table. The top six teams in the European premier class qualify directly for the quarter -finals.
Before the game there was a hustle and bustle. It rained into the hall. After that, Bavaria failed to start.
“The first half was not good enough, it was too soft. We got the receipt, ”said world champion Johannes Voigtmann in Magentasport :“ In the end we are there, can win the game. On the whole it wasn’t good enough. “
Bavaria awards victory
With a view to the important game against Istanbul with the former Bayern coach Luca Banchi, the Munich team spared some professionals at the Bamberg Baskets on Tuesday and lost first in the Bundesliga to the next opponent Ratiopharm Ulm (Monday, 8:00 p.m./Dyn). At first the step had no effect. Anadolu, title winner from 2021 and 2022, dominated in the first half.
With an 11-0 run at the beginning of the third quarter to 48:51, Bayern came up, the game was open again – and remained open. The former NBA professional Shane Larkin brought Istanbul to 93:90 51 seconds before the end, on the other hand, Bayern put four attempts to three in the next time. Elias Harris shortened with free throws to 92:93, but top scorer Larkin (25 points) also placed 95:92 on the line. Nick Weiler-Babb, who was the best thrower of the hosts together with Carsen Edwards (both 18), missed the chance to equalize.
Bayern is now at 17 wins and twelve defeats. In the event of a success, Munich would have passed the AS Monaco (17:12) because the team around world champion Daniel Theis had lost on Thursday in Belgrade against Maccabi Tel Aviv (88:91).