The 28-year-old shooting guard credited his teammates for selfless support after setting a new single-game record from deep
Magnificent Andreas Obst stayed humble after shooting the lights out
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FC Bayern Munich produced a perfect performance in a crushing 100-78 home win over more heralded rival FC Barcelona in Round 11 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, personified by a devastating display from shooting guard Andreas Obst.
The German international sharpshooter set a new EuroLeague single-game record of 11 three-pointers for a career high of 34 points, propelling Bayern to its sixth successive home win of the season in Europe’s premier club competition.
Bayern is now 6-0 at SAP Garden, which only opened this season, and 8-3 overall, having reached giddy heights in the EuroLeague as the Bavarian outfit climbed up to third place behind leader Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul and second-placed Olympiacos Piraeus.
Obst, who shot 11 of 16 from downtown after going 10 of 12 at one point, having sank 6 three-pointers in the third quarter, was allowed to take the game ball home after a night to remember but he remained as humble as ever in his post-game comments.
“Someone told me during the game that I needed one more [made three-pointer to set the record] and that’s why I was kind of aware of it,” Obst said in a courtside interview. “It was surely a special night, first of all because of the team win. It’s great to extend our home record to 6-0. This is a result of hard work and my teammates believing in me all the time. I’ve had a tough start to the season but their belief in me gave me confidence and I am super happy right now, but all credit goes to them.”
Overall, Bayern made 20 of 42 from long range, 15 of 24 from inside and sank 10-of-11 free throws to vanquish a flat-looking Barcelona, which struggled all night against the home team’s aggressive defense. Bayern’s head coach Gordie Herbert singled out Obst’s prolific long-range shooting but primarily praised the team for a valiant effort as Carsen Edwards added 25 points.
Herbert also praised Nick Weiler-Babb, whose aggressive defense on Kevin Punter limited Barcelona’s dynamic guard to 7 points on 2-of-12 shooting from the floor.
“We’re getting better as a team, but the biggest thing is that we are enjoying playing basketball right now,” the 65-year-old said. “You can see that on their faces.”
“We shot a lot of threes tonight and fortunately we made a lot. We did a really good job on defense as Nick Weiler-Babb led the charge there. In my opinion he is one of the best all-round players.
“Obviously we’ve had some very good individual performances but it was within the team structure. Andi Obst put on a shooting clinic in both halves and like I told him many times, I am surprised when he misses.”
Edwards struggled from downtown, 2 of 9, but made 7 of 9 from inside as he bedazzled his markers time and again with livewire plays which left Barcelona’s guards chasing shadows. He mixed drives to the basket with trademark mid-range jump-shots, having made sure Bayern kept its foot on the gas in the fourth quarter.
Barcelona rolled over in the home straight for a second successive crushing defeat following an 87-103 home loss to EuroLeague debutants Paris Basketball last week, but Edwards too warned against any complacency within Bayern’s ranks after the team’s best performance of the season.
“We’re taking it one game at a time as there are so many games left,” he said. “This is a great group of guys and we are going to continue to work for each other.”
“We will try to be the best we can on every possession, but the most important thing is to get some stops on defense. Every team is competitive and defense is going to be the key for the rest of the season.”
In Round 12, Bayern visits Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade while Barcelona faces a challenging clash at home to Real Madrid in El Clásico, with last season’s runner-up also under pressure to deliver after a patchy start to the season.
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