Baskonia adds another defeat in the Euroleague, this time against Bayern (77-84)

The Battles of the Basque Country tripped this Friday with the same stone before the Bayern Munich and lost 77-84 after a duel marked by turnovers and disconnections of the team from Vitoria.

The Germans endorsed a 17-0 run in the second quarter to take control of the game, which they did not let go of until the end. The 16 turnovers of the Baskonia prevented the reaction of those of Neven Spahija, who did not succeed in the important moments.

The azulgranas got off to a good start in a match that started with lower revolutions than usual, but in which Baskonia built a good defense to mark the first distances.

The exit to the track Othello Hunter improved the staging of the Bavarians, unable to contain the energy of Tadas Sedekerskis, which set the pace for the locals with eight points in the first five minutes.

DeShaun Thomas responded with six points and Bayern tightened the score, 17-16, after a first quarter with numerous errors on both sides.

those of Andrea Trinchieri They got more out of their inside game and punished the diminished local team, with three pure pivots, after the positive for coronavirus in Alec Peters.

The turnovers took their toll on the men from Neven Spahija, who received a partial 17-0 that left them knocked out and without offensive resources beyond one on one.

The Vitorians found the reaction through speed and went into the break with a 33-42 against.

two triples of Vladimir Lucic stopped the local reaction at the start of the second half, but eight consecutive points from the Italian Simone Fontecchio they kept the Baskonia flame lit in a third quarter with more rhythm.

The success of the Teutonic team and the gifts from the Vitorians in the tightest moments of the duel prevented the locals from turning the score around and the last round was entered with a 55-61.

The exchange of baskets favored the Bavarians, who had more patience in their actions and stretched the advantage to 11 points, 62-73, but Baskonia chained several good defenses and got back into the game, with a Wade Baldwin plugged in who led a partial 9-0.

Othello Hunter he shattered the azulgranas again by finishing the two-on-two game to perfection and giving Bayern air at a critical moment, which he helped resolve Corey Walden with a triple 35 seconds from the end that ended up giving the victory to the Germans by 77-84.

Datasheet:

77 – Battles of the Basque Country (17 + 16 + 22 + 22): Baldwin (23), Granger (5), Giedraitis (3), Sedekerskis (11) y Enoch (4) -cinco inicial, Lamar Peters (7), Fontecchio (12), Costello (12), Kurucs (-).

84 – Bayern Munich (16+26+19+23): Walden (17), Jaramaz (1), Lucic (8), Rubit (17) and Radosevic (-) -cinco inicial-, Weiler-Babb (7), Thomas (13), Rivers (4), Hunter (17) , George (-), Obst (-) y Sisko (-).

Referees: Mehdi Difallah (France), Emin Mogulkoc (Turkey) and Saso Petek (Slovenia). They eliminated Enoch (min. 40) and Peters (min. 40) for personal fouls.