Bavaria beats Ulm in the first final: 82:66 and now on master course!

Bavaria beats Ulm in the first final: 82:66 and now on master course!

In the exciting first game of the basketball Bundesliga final series, the Bayern basketball players triumphed. With a clear 82: 66 victory against Ratiopharm Ulm in the SAP Garden in Munich, you won the first round of the best-of-five series. The team of chief coach Gordon Herbert, who strives for a title throughout the season, has taken an important step towards the championship. The game, which was followed by 11,500 enthusiastic fans, including the Bavaria President Herbert Hainer, was fiercely fought until the end.

The Munich team was just ahead with 37:36. Ulm started a 6-0 lead, but the leadership changed several times during the game. In the decisive phase of the last quarter, however, Bavaria turned up, no longer let the opponent score and thus secured the lead. Bavaria's best throwers were Andreas Obst and Shabazz Napier, who could contribute 20 points each. On the Ulm side, Justinian Jessup was the best scorer with 22 points, but could not hold out his performance until the end.

controversy around the game planning

But the victory did not come without controversy, because there are arguments about the approaches to the next games. The Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) rejected an application from Ulm to postpone the dates of games four and five for overlap with the NBA draft. This Situation could have a negative impact on the participation of Ulm's young talents Noa Essengue (18 years) and Ben Saraf (19 years), which could be prevented in the decisive games. Bavaria boss Marko Pesic, cautiously, commented on these deadlines and did not want to comment on it.

In the further course of the final series, Bayern has the chance to become champions on Saturday if you win the next game in Ulm. The next duel will take place in Neu-Ulm on Wednesday evening at 8:00 p.m. and promises to be as exciting as the first game. The pressure is now on both teams: While Bayern wants to run the title after a Titelle season under coach Gordon Herbert, Ratiopharm Ulm is striving for the second championship title after 2023.

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