Basketball – Munich – Bayern basketball players defeat Tel Aviv – Bayern
Munich (AP) – The basketball players of FC Bayern Munich have won a clear home win against Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Euroleague. On Thursday evening, the Munich team beat the outstanding record champions, who are also fighting for the lower playoff places, by 70:52 (30:29). The Bundesliga basketball club celebrated its twelfth victory in the 24th game of the season with a strong defensive performance. Corey Walden was Munich’s best point collector with 13 points.
At the beginning, however, the guests’ defense dominated the party, after seven minutes Bayern had only scored five points. The hosts shortened the lead to 13:16 after the first quarter with two threes. In the middle of the second half, the Munich team found their rhythm, with a 30:29 lead, they got into the dressing room.
Bayern maintained this rhythm after the break, and they also defended well: they only conceded three points in the first five minutes of the third quarter. Above all, Nick Weiler-Babb set accents. The Munich team opened the fourth period with an 8-0 run, kept the guests without a point for four minutes in the first few minutes and gained a significant lead to 57:41.
The success against Tel Aviv confirms Bayern’s last strong form: they have won seven of the past eight games in all competitions.
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