After the coup against Real Madrid, the next surprise was missing: the Bayern basketball team lost 79:94 (34:47) at title defender Panathinaikos Athens on the second EuroLeague matchday, but after a poor start, they were on par in the second half. In front of 17,700 fans, the team led by Gordon Herbert faced significant disadvantages against the deeply stacked Greek champions.
The German double winner will travel back to Munich on Friday morning. On Sunday (6 PM/Dyn), the first knockout duel of the season will take place in the important cup round of 16 in Bonn. Harris and Yebo could return there, having missed the game in Athens alongside Giffey (finger surgery).
Panathinaikos BC - FC Bayern Basketball 94:79 (47:34)
- FCBBDevin Booker (15 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals), Carsen Edwards (14), Yam Madar (11, 6 assists), Danko Brankovic (8), Shabazz Napier (8, 2 steals), Nick Weiler-Babb (6), Andreas Obst (6), Johannes Voigtmann (6), Oscar Da Silva (3), Vladimir Lucic (2), and Ivan Kharchenkov.
- Topscorer PanathinaikosMatthias Lessort (22 points)
- RefereeUros Nikolic, Emilio Perez und Eduard Udyanskyy
- Attendance17.700
Early 10:25 Deficit
The guests started nervously in the atmosphere of Oaka; after three minutes, Herbert called the first timeout - 0:10. Voigtmann's three-pointer ended the slump, but Athens played much more physically, not just in rebounds (10:25/10).
The Greeks controlled the paint on both ends (14:24 rebounds at halftime, ending 27:46), and after another turnover, it was 20:37 (15).
Suddenly just 65:70
However, Bayern fought hard and stayed in the game, winning the third quarter (58:66/30), narrowing it down to 65:70 (34) - suddenly, the arena fell silent (31). In the end, though, the big favorite benefited from the fatigue resulting from the poor start.
Quotes
Gordon Herbert: "Congratulations to Coach Ataman and his team. We lost too many battles on the rebound, which gave them many second chances. Rebounds are part of the game. The positive thing is that we really came back in the third and fourth quarters. We had the chance, but then they made big defensive plays."
Jo Voigtmann: "We made too many mistakes today, allowed too many offensive rebounds, and gave up too many fast breaks while missing too many open shots ourselves. It wasn't a very good game for us. We prepared well and knew what was important. We need to execute our game plan better. Our offense looked good when we moved the ball, and we need to keep that up and also look inside."
Next Games for FCBB
- Sunday, October 13, 6 PM: Cup Round of 16, Telekom Baskets Bonn – FCBB
- Tuesday, October 15, 8:45 PM: 3rd EuroLeague Matchday, Partizan Belgrade – FCBB
- Thursday, October 17, 8:45 PM: 4th EuroLeague Matchday, FCBB – Paris Basket (SAP Garden)
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Saturday, October 19, 4 PM: 5th Matchday easyCredit BBL, Syntainics MBC – FCBB
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Friday, October 25, 8:45 PM: 5th EuroLeague Matchday, FCBB – Olympiakos Piraeus (SAP Garden)
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Sunday, October 27, 4:30 PM: 6th BBL Matchday: FCBB – Fit/One Würzburg Baskets (BMW Park)