16 steals were a new club mark and 18 triples tied the previous standard
Bayern set, tied several team records in rout of ALBA
FC Bayern Munich came into the German derby against ALBA Berlin having played a number of games that were close in the end. The team got a welcome break from those nail-biters with a blowout 29-point win in which several team and player records were set or tied.
Bayern took the middle two quarters 68-29 in registering a 115-86 victory over ALBA for a 7-3 record and a perfect 5-0 mark at home.
“I think we played really good basketball in the second and third quarters. We came out with a purpose in the beginning of the third which was really good. I thought we played really good basketball. It’s nice to get a win like this,” Bayern coach Gordie Herbert said. “Our offensive ball movement was much better tonight. We moved the ball, got some paint touches. And we played together as a team.”
Bayern snatched 16 steals in the win to get a new record, topping the previous best of 15 from 2015 against Khimki Moscow Region. Herbert’s troops also drained 18 three-pointers, which tied the team’s record against Darussafaka Istanbul in 2018.
Bayern’s 62 first-half points also set a new club record and were only 3 points off the EuroLeague mark, which has been done four times.
The German champions nearly matched their EuroLeague scoring record but the final 115 points was just one away from making history.
Bayern’s Performance Index Rating total of 134 surpassed its season high of 119 against Paris Basketball in Round 4.
Bayern dished out 26 assists in the game, which ranks tied for second for the club - 2 off the team’s all-time best from 2018-19.
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From an individual standpoint, Nick Weiler-Babb posted a career-high 11 assists, which also tied Bayern’s club record set by Wade Baldwin against Anadolu Efes Istanbul in November 2020.
Carsen Edwards meanwhile evened his career high with 6 three-pointers, which he set earlier this season against Paris.