Bayern upset in Turkey! Although he was at -16 and the Effects looked set for a comfortable victory, the Bavarians managed to get back into the match and leave Istanbul with a pink card (81-89) to… break it in Anatolou.
Top o Hunter with 18 points and 9 assists, having worthy supporters Ruby and Winston with 14 points each, with the latter also having 8 rebounds. Micic (15p.) and Bride (13p.) the home side’s top scorers who relaxed too much after +16 and paid for it.
An unscheduled defeat for the Turkish team, who fell to 10-10 and are out of the top eight, with Bayern rising to 8-12 and above Panathinaikos.
With Rubit’s five straight points, Bayern took their first lead of the match (3-5) and held it until midway through the quarter when Efes equalized (11-11), then went ahead by the score (19-15 ). Nevertheless, a 9-2 run put the Bavarians in the lead at the end of the period (21-24). An individual 8-2 start for the hosts put them in front of the score, with the two teams going hand-in-hand and Anadolu finally closing at +4 at halftime (40-36).
With the foot on the gas, Ataman’s team entered the second half. With a crazy 17-5 run, he found himself leading by 16 points (57-41 and 59-43), but then his players relaxed. Bayern hardened their defense and allowed the hosts to find just seven points in the last four minutes, while they themselves found 18 and entered the final quarter at -5 (64-59). The Turks started to get nervous, Larkin’s shots were not going in and the American guard was spent creating (8 assists), with Efes having problems offensively. Something that the Bavarians, who had a great day with Hunter, but also Rubit, Winston, took advantage of to make individual 30-17 in the fourth quarter and get a great victory (81-89), their third in the last four matches.
The quarters: 21-24, 19-12, 24-23, 17-30.
Boxscore and match statistics
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