Even without their sick head coach Andrea Trinchieri, the FC Bayern basketball team ended the week with a third win in their third competitive game. At BG Göttingen, Munich won the Bundesliga with 80:66 (34:33), the Italian Trinchieri had to stay in bed on Sunday, according to the club, due to bronchitis.
Ratiopharm Ulm and Meister Alba Berlin fought a thrilling chase duel, which the guests won in extra time with 71:66 (63:63, 31:40). Only five minutes before the end of regular time did Alba take the lead for the first time, Ulm had meanwhile led with eleven points. With 10: 6 points, the Berlin leaders keep Bavaria (12: 4) in view.
In their last home game in front of the crowd, the Niners Chemnitz scored 67:64 (33:38) against newly promoted MLP Academics Heidelberg. Since no spectators are allowed in Saxony until December 12th due to the tense Corona situation, the Niners have to play against the Jobstairs Giessen 46ers in front of empty stands at least on December 11th. How it continues after that is open.
At Bayern, who were successful during the week in the EuroLeague against Fenerbahce Istanbul (71:63) and Panathinaikos Athens (81:78), assistant coach Slaven Rimac was on the sidelines. The top scorer of the guests who set the course for victory in the third quarter (26:14) was Deshaun Thomas (18 points).
“It’s our fifth game in nine days. This game plan is not easy, but we were well prepared,” said Rimac.
While Bayern and Champion Alba Berlin will continue in the EuroLeague on Wednesday, the other Bundesliga clubs will have a break. On Thursday in Nuremberg against Estonia (7 p.m.) and on the following Sunday in Lublin against host Poland (8 p.m. / both MagentaSport), the first World Cup qualifiers will be under the new national coach Gordon Herbert.
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