FC Bayern’s basketball players can continue to dream of the Euroleague playoffs. When victory against Red Star Belgrade, they defy numerous deep blows and keep their nerves in an incredible drama.
At the latest after this incredible moment, nobody was sitting in the Munich SAP-Garden. The overtime ran against Red Stern Belgrade at the Play-in game of FC Bayern when Nick Weiler-Babb played the most spectacular pass of the season. Under distress of two players, he threw the ball with his back to players, over his own head and across the entire field to his center Devin Booker, who hammered the ball into the basket for the preliminary 94:89.
“No, no. It arrives. That is the passport of the century. The pass of the century. Benni, we were in the hall,” Magenta Sport expert roared by Günther in the live broadcast and described it too well with his ecstasy, which a large part of the 10,200 spectators felt at that moment.
FC Bayern’s basketball players can continue to dream of the playoffs
Bayern coach Herbert: “You have risen from the dead”
The Bavarians had actually made it again and won a real spectacle for themselves in the 97: 93 success. But this do-or-the game topped all the games of the season so far. This thriller was really not for the faint of heart.
“When I looked at my team this morning, it looked like dead people were going, but I have to pay respect to my team, they rose from the dead and somehow found the energy to bite through,” said coach Gordon Herbert after the game.
Herbert: “The game was a real roller coaster ride”
What Herbert meant by it was the incredibly difficult situation from which his team fought. Bavaria had literally thrown away the direct playoff participation in the last two Euroleague weeks with two bitter defeats. And also against Belgrade, some Bayern players clearly noticed that they were not at 100 percent.
The Munich fell too few throws and so the Serbs pulled away to seven points until half -time. In halftime two, an insane dramaturgy developed.
Initially, the Bavarians pulled away to ten points with an outstanding run until the end of the 3rd quarter. “The game was a real roller coaster ride. We had a very strong 3. quarter, but then we ran against a wall,” said Herbert after the game.
And the Bavarians really ran in front of this wall. Belgrade fought back for point and so for Bayern the wages of the entire season were at stake for Bayern. All the inspiring victories in the premier class threatened to become meaningless.
Superstar Edwards becomes a tragic hero
The last 15 seconds of the regular playing time became a drama that a crime writer couldn’t have written better. In the leading role: Carsen Edwards, who, like no other player, stands for the furious season of Bayern.
He tormented himself against Belgrade with back problems, but still grabbed the ball in the last attack, pulled to the basket and scored just two seconds before the end for 84:82 and the supposed victory. The hall raged, Edwards rightly celebrated.
But just a few seconds later he became a tragic hero. After a time -out of Belgrade, he completely penned when the opponent throwed in, let his opponent Filip Petrusev out of his eyes, who could still compensate for free under the basket with the final second.
“We just misjudged it,” coach Herbert took his player under protection after the game. Of all things, Edwards would have finally thrown away the Bayern season in the extension. Because the Guard met two completely unnecessary gymnastics in the overtime.
Herbert gets together with Belgrade star after victory
But the Bavarians also defy this renewed setbacks. Also because captain Vladimir Lucic turned in the extension and scored two heavy threes. After the stroke of genius from Weiler-Babb it was clear that Bayern had again defied the greatest resistance.
The final act of a dramatic evening and the most unsightly followed: after the game, the minds boiled over. Bayern coach Gordon Herbert initially got together with members of the Roter Star staff, after which Belgrade star Nikola Kalinic Herbert even wanted to go to the throat.
Only with difficulty 2.02 meter giant could be held back. The reason for the arguments remained unclear. Herbert only joked at the PK: “We talked about the ice hockey results of the last night.”
“It was just a lot of emotions in the game. Red star had a lot of pressure because they have never been to the Euroleague playoffs, but invest a lot of money every year. Their goal was sure to create at least the playoffs,” Bayern captain Lucic rated the situation: “They were frustrated accordingly when it did not work out and then there were some emotions. normal. “
And it wasn’t just in the field. There were also numerous riots in the ranks. It flew on the field during the game and also after the game mug. After a mass brawl between several Belgrade fans, even the police had to storm the guest block during the game and arrest some fans.
“It was a big win, but unfortunately it means nothing”
At no time did the Bavarians get out of this hustle and bustle and seem to be prepared for the next task on Friday. Then the FCBB has to compete in Real Madrid in the second Play-in game. Only with a new victory are in the playoffs, where preliminary round winners would wait for Olympiacos Piraeus.
“It was a big win, but unfortunately it doesn’t mean anything,” said Lucic: “We now have to go to Madrid and try to win there. I am not a big fan of play-ins because they are just one or two games that decide your entire season. This is really hard after such a strong season.”
Unlike FC Bayern, the royal people come from a disappointing season to the do-or-die game on Friday (8:45 p.m. in the live ticker) . Started as one of the top favorites, you only came to 7th place. In addition, the first chance of participating in playoff was awarded on Tuesday when you were defeated against Paris in the first Play-in game in the first Play-in game with 73:81.
But Lucic does not see this as an advantage: “I don’t think Madrid feels great pressure. They have been in such important games so often. They simply have an incredible winner gene. This distinguishes the entire club, but also every player. However, our goal is still to win and reach the playoffs.”
A victory in Madrid would be a next crazy chapter this incredible season. After this crime thriller on Tuesday, FCBB will definitely be trusted.