FC Bayern Munich’s basketball players capped off a disappointing week with an arduous Bundesliga win against Hamburg Towers.
In front of a record crowd of 12,000 spectators in the Hanseatic city, the German cup winners only defeated the ninth-placed team in extra time with 81:80 (73:73, 38:34). Munich’s top scorers were Isaac Bonga and Elias Harris with 14 points each, while William Christmas (18) and Vincent King (17) scored best for the North Germans.
Munich’s offensive with problems
Brae Ivey forced overtime with a three-pointer 33 seconds before the end of regulation time. Nick Weiler-Babb missed the following three-point attempt for the favorite. Aljami Durham had another extra time in his hands in the exciting encounter, but his attempt at a layup was blocked shortly before the end.
After the two defeats in the Euroleague in Valencia and at home against Maccabi Tel Aviv, Munich coach Pablo Laso’s offense had difficulty getting into the game against the opponents’ compact defense. In the last quarter, the favorites fought for a double-digit lead for the first time, but Hamburg was able to reduce it again. Devin Booker, Danko Brankovic and Andreas Obst were missing due to injury; The other Bayern players were clearly tired.
On the occasion of their tenth anniversary, the Hamburg team moved to the large arena at the Volksparkstadion and attracted a larger audience there than the national team around Dirk Nowitzki, which had set the previous Hamburg record of 10,925 spectators in a test match against Canada in 2006. (dpa)
2024-03-24 17:15:37
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