Monday, December 27, 2021
Bad start of the master
FC Bayern fails and falls from the top
The basketball players of FC Bayern experience an unfortunate spurt at the end of the year: First a close game is lost in the EuroLeague, then the defending champion also loses the league lead in the Bundesliga. The Telekom Baskets Bonn are the beneficiaries of the short, lousy run.
Telekom Baskets Bonn are the new league leaders in the basketball league. Thanks to FC Bayern Munich’s 68:77 mistake at Hakro Merlins Crailsheim and their own clear 115:90 win over Syntainics MBC from Weißenfels, the still surprisingly strong Rhinelander are in first place with a record of 11: 2 wins. The co-favorite from Munich (10: 3) is now second.
Bayern were completely off the mark at the beginning. Coach Andrea Trinchieri’s team only scored eleven points in the first quarter. By the break, Munich recovered from the eleven point deficit and came up to 37:40. Crailsheim, however, did not give up and again showed a strong performance in the third quarter. Therefore, the hosts went into the final section with 60:50 (30th minute). There they could not be taken away from the lead. TJ Shorts scored 21 points. KC Rivers (23 points) was the best Bayern thrower.
So the year comes to a bitter end for FC Bayern. The team suffered another setback in the Euroleague on Thursday. At the end of the first half of the season, the now Bundesliga runner-up lost 76:81 (42:46) against Saski Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz and now has ten defeats after 17 games. It was the third bankruptcy in a row in the highest European competition. “That was a really bad game of ours. We didn’t manage to react,” said FCB coach Andrea Trinchieri.
Bonn with a furious section
On the other hand, the Bonn appearance in the eighth success in a row against the MBC was sovereign. Only in the second quarter did the Baskets let the guests from Weißenfels come closer (54:47). With a furious third round (36:18), the game was quickly decided. That was also the clear claim of coach Tuomas Iisalo, who warned despite the lead during the break: “At half time we talked about the fact that if we are in an offensive exchange of blows, the game can tip over on both sides. For it would have been better for us if we had defended better and had been more focused, “said the coach of the new table leaders.
“That happened in the third quarter. The defense was the key to the offensive, which also allowed us to score a lot of fast break points. We played with a lot of confidence and always made an even better shot. I’m happy to see that we’re taking steps forward. ” The best shooter at Bonn was Skyler Bowlin (23 points). Six other Bonners also scored double-digit.
Behind the duo, the Hamburg Towers (8: 4) climbed to third place for the time being. The Hanseatic League had no problems with the Gießen 46ers at 104: 82 (53:39). Robin Christen (20 points) and Caleb Homesley (18) were the most successful for coach Pedro Calles’ team. The game of Löwen Braunschweig against EWE Baskets Oldenburg was postponed after five positive Corona cases from Oldenburg.