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Basketball: EuroLeague: FCB loses after strong fight

Basketball: EuroLeague: FCB loses after strong fight

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Basketball: EuroLeague: FCB loses after strong fight

FC Bayern Basketball had to accept a defeat in the EuroLeague despite a respectable performance. The team of coach Dejan Radonjic lost 84:88 (48:51) against the series finalist and Turkish champion Fenerbahce Istanbul.

Munich, the flawless front-runner in the BBL, did not shake off the EuroLeague finalists of the past three seasons. First and foremost Devin Booker, who did not make a miss throw in the first three quarters with 15 points, was responsible for the fact that the Bavarians did not go into the final quarter with a deficit (65:65).

A used day, on the other hand, caught the long-time NBA player Derrick Williams. The American hit only one of his nine attempts out of the field. Luigi Datome from Italy played an important part in the victory of the EuroLeague champion of 2017 with 18 points.

After five matchdays the Bavarians are in the middle of the EuroLeague table with two wins and three defeats. Only the best eight teams of the 16 teams league qualify for the knockout phase. On Sunday, the Munich team will travel to the BBL for a guest appearance at the rising star Hakro Merlins Crailsheim.

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