Bayern suffer three-point fiasco in Game 3 vs Barcelona

What a bitter evening for Bayern Munich.

The Munich team lost the first home game of the series against FC Barcelona 66:75 (31:49). The bitter thing about this evening: it could have been more for the home side. (SERVICE: All games and results)

The game was lost in the starting phase. Bayern quickly fell behind by ten points (8:18). In the second quarter, too, the fans saw a sleepy Bayern start, for a long time the home side had only brought two points on the scoreboard.

In the third quarter it looked as if Munich could open the game again. With 18:10 they were able to decide the game section for themselves. A circumstance that also Barca coach Sarunas Jasikevicius after the match Magenta Sport didn’t like it: “The first half was a very strong performance from us. But in the third quarter we lost concentration.”

But it shouldn’t be really dangerous for FC Barcelona that evening.

The reason for this was the weak three-way haul, with which the home side kept getting in their own way. In the end, there were four successful threes in 24 attempts – an underground rate of 16.7 percent.

Significant: Ognjen Jaramaz finally sealed the defeat with the 20th missed three a minute before the end. With a deficit of six points and just under a minute, something else would have been possible, but Downtown’s failed attempt again was the fitting end point for this match. Bayern coach Andrea Trinchieri also criticized this after the game: “We missed a lot of throws. That cost us the game.” (NEWS: Everything about EuroLeague)

But there is also reason for hope for game four on Friday, as Nihad Djedovic noted: “The second half must teach us a lesson. This is how we have to play.”

And Djedovic is right about that. With 35:26 the Munich team won the second half.

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The hosts now need almost divine help to turn the game around. But a missed three by Jaramaz – Bayern’s 20th (!) – sealed the defeat for good.

It just shouldn’t be downtown for the hosts today. The Munich team was able to sink just 4 of 23 attempts in the basket. Barca are not much better at the moment, but scored confidently from downtown at the beginning and are now cleverly managing the lead.

So if something is supposed to happen again for Munich, then they have to get started now. Maybe Jaramz’s threesome is a good sign. It was his first successful attempt from downtown after five tickets previously.

Jaramaz can score again – but it’s only his second successful throw in this match. Bayern are 15 points behind again and Trinchieri called his second time-out after less than three minutes in the final quarter.

Sisko brings the ball to Hunter, who is completely free under the basket, who again shortens to ten points.

Only ten points behind! Barca can actually play the time down, but Hunter grabs the ball. It quickly passes to Lucic and the Serb aggressively pulls to the basket, cutting to ten points for the first time since the beginning of the second quarter.

Lucic shortened with free throws. Immediately afterwards, Nick Calathes is pressed by two Bayern players. He still gets the ball to a teammate, but Weiler-Babb is attentive and grabs the game device. As a reward there are two more free throws to 47:59.

At the moment, the home side are more in their own way. Barcelona is anything but sovereign in the rebound, both on the defensive and on the offensive. But the Munich make too little of the numerous second chances.

Bayern keep fighting on the offensive. This time, Zan Mark Sisko takes heart and magic passes the ball to DeShaun Thomas. He says thank you and provides the next two points for Munich.

The Munich team continues to fight – above all Lucic, who throws himself into every ball. With four points for the Serb, at least the gap does not increase any further.

Munich plays an outstanding defense at the beginning of the second half and Weiler-Babb reduces to 14 points with strong rebounding.

Bayern get the first ball and Barca don’t seem quite on the pitch yet. Weiler-Babb sees a huge gap and takes two easy points to the basket. After that, Barcelona can only help themselves with an offensive foul and Munich regain possession of the ball.

Walden is currently unable to take part in the game due to injury, but hopes to play in game four on Friday, as he did in Magenta Sport betrayed. “I’m doing my best and I hope everything will be fine again on Friday.”

On this day, he has some advice for his teammates to turn the game around after all. “You have to stay calm and play solid defense.”

The district was catastrophic for the people of Munich for long periods. For a long time, the Barca defense kept the home side at two points. And pulled away to 19 points. Over time, the Munich team came into play at least so far that the deficit did not grow any further. With a mortgage of 18 points we are now entering the second half.

Lucic tries everything and really wants to make the basket. But the layup’s first attempt doesn’t go in and he’s left behind in the rebound. Then he throws his hands up in frustration.

What a pass to Hunter! The 35-year-old can never bring that under control in his life. Barcelona gets the ball thrown in and gets the next two points.

From Bayern’s point of view, the second quarter is completely forgettable. In the offense little or nothing comes together and in the DEefense you hardly see any land against the Barca attacks.

The guests are perhaps playing their best defense this EuroLeague season and are slowly driving Bayern’s offense to despair. After almost five minutes in the second quarter, Munich have only brought two points onto the tableau.

After the Bayern time-out, Bayern succeed in attacking, which is rewarded with three points – and Barcelona take a time-out straight away. The Spaniards seem to have a lot of respect for the home side.

As in the first quarter, Barcelona dominated again at the beginning of the second quarter. The guests cleverly attacked the home side’s guards, which is why Trinchieri called the first time-out after just over a minute this time.

Munich are nine points behind after the first quarter. But after a sleepy start it was already 13 points behind. Led by a strong Lucic, the home side fought their way back to five points. With a final sprint, Barcelona pulls away again.

Again it’s Jaramaz who scores two more points with a strong move to the basket. Before that, the Bavarians convince with a very strong defensive.

Both teams are currently dominating on the defensive and forcing the opponent to throw some crazy shots on the offensive. So you’ve been waiting in vain for more points for almost two minutes. Only Ognjen Jaramaz provides the next point with a free throw.

Bayern are getting better and better and that’s mainly due to Lucic. The Serb scored the last four Bayern points and is also attentive on the defensive.

The Spaniard moves aggressively into the zone and can only be stopped by Othello Hunter with a foul. Since Bayern have already reached the team foul limit, Mirotic goes straight to the line and scores the next two points for the guests.

An important threesome by Nick Weiler-Babb. The American gets the ball in the corner and lets it slide smoothly through the net. Bavaria is slowly finding its marksmanship. Andrea Trincheri is now taking his first break.

The defense stands and forces Sertac Sanli to make an emergency throw far beyond the line of three – and it hits. Previously, he robustly eliminated Vladimir Lucic. You could have called a foul there.

For the first time this season, FC Barcelona got off to a better start. The Munich come to their throwing chances, but the accuracy is still missing.

Barcelona gets the first ball and comes straight into play with a three-pointer. Bayern, for their part, miss their first chance of three points.

FCB coach Andrea Trincheri trusts the same starting five as in the big coup in Barcelona in game 2.

The FC Bayern basketball players can also fully rely on the support of the football department that evening. Among others, Serge Gnabry, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Marcel Sabitzer are in the hall and cheer on the FCB players in the front row.

Herbert Hainer, President of FC Bayern Munich, is optimistic about the evening. “The Audi Dome is sold out. That gives the team a decent boost. Everything is possible. Also that the team can do the impossible,” he said Magenta Sport.

The basketball fans in Munich are excited for Game 3. The Audi Dome is completely sold out.

After two games in Barcelona, ​​Munich now have two home games ahead of them. If both duels are won in the Audi Dome, FC Bayern would make it into the EuroLeague Final Four for the first time in their club history.

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