The hosts gave up their second-highest points total this season
Nick Weiler-Babb masterminds Bayern’s offensive clinic at Zalgiris, 82-97
Game Report
3 Mins read
There was no stopping FC Bayern Munich’s offense at Zalgirio Arena on Thursday night as Gordie Herbert’s squad romped to an 82-97 victory at Zalgiris Kaunas to kick off the Round 24 fun. This is the seventh time this season that Bayern has scored 97 points or more, and the second game in succession after grabbing an 84-99 win at ALBA Berlin last week.
Bayern, riding a two-game winning streak, led by 12 entering the fourth was up by as many as 18 in the final 51 seconds. The German side improved to 14-10, while Zalgiris lost its third straight and is 1-7 over its last eight, with the team falling to an 11-13 mark. The 97 points scored by Bayern are the second most Zalgiris has given up all season long.
Nick Weiler-Babb starred with 14 points, 7 rebounds and 13 assists, Andreas Obst netted 8 threes en route to 26 points, and Carsen Edwards finished with 24. Devin Booker netted 13, too. Sylvain Francisco scored a career-high 33 points in a losing effort.
Lonnie Walker, who had 6 points, 2 assists and 4 steals, went out with a knee injury in the second quarter but returned later in the same period, before appearing to reaggravate his injury with four minutes left in the third. He saw out the remainder of the game from the sidelines.
Game Videos
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Nick Weiler-Babb: 'We created those open shots with our good offense'
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Birutis with the big slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Weiler-Babb, Giffey execute inbounds play to perfection! Motorola Magic Moment
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Sirvydis’s chase-back block on Obst! Motorola Magic Moment
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Francisco and Birutis light it up! Magic Moment
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Booker slams off pick and roll! Motorola Magic Moment
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Francisco beats the buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment
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Napier wins the thriller! Motorola Magic Moment
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Butkevicius shows his range! Motorola Magic Moment
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Smailagic's put-back dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Booker rocks the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
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Voigtmann to Harris! Motorola Magic Moment
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Edwards finds Harris! Motorola Magic Moment
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Booker's no-look assist! Motorola Magic Moment
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What a pass by Booker! Motorola Magic Moment
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Voigtmann's huge dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Booker's alley-oop dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Smailagic with a big two-handed slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Dunston's big swat! Motorola Magic Moment
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Lonnie Walker: 'When we're locked in on defense, I don't think there's anyone who can beat us'
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Birutis skies for the dunk! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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Booker's eyes on back of his head! Motorola Magic Moment
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Lonnie Walker: 'It was a collective win'
After Bayern opened a 2-8 lead with baskets by Weiler-Babb, Booker and Vladimir Lucic, Francisco and Edgaras Ulanovas knocked down two threes to tie things up at 8-8. Ulanovas then gave Zalgiris its first lead at 11-10, but Oscar da Silva, Obst and Booker combined to give the visitors a 14-19 edge. Deividas Sirvydis and Alen Smailagic hit back for the hosts to cut the gap to one point, 18-19, but Edwards’s three meant it was 18-22 at the end of the first period.
Obst’s fast-break three early in the second gave Bayern an 18-25 edge, but there was concern inside the arena as Walker was down clutching his knee, with the Zalgiris guard having to be helped to the bench by Ulanovas and Dunston. Once play resumed, Edwards started finding his rhythm by scoring five points in a hurry to make it 22-30. It was then Weiler-Babb’s turn to take over, scoring five points in a row to open a 25-35 lead. Walker returned with 4:02 remaining, but he fouled Edwards on a layup, with the Bayern scorer turning it into a three-point play for a 25-38 advantage. Da Silva and Niels Giffey helped swell the lead to 29-45, but Francisco’s layup ensured it was 31-45 at the break.
Tough words were said by Andrea Trinchieri towards his players before the second half, and the introduction of Laurynas Birutis, who didn’t play in the first half, gave Zalgiris a boost. A 7-2 run to start the third period, capped by a three-point play by Birutis, instilled hope among the Zalgiris fans at 38-47, but Edwards and Weiler-Babb combined to keep the hosts at bay, 48-58. Edwards struck his second three in quick succession to give Bayern a 48-61 lead, yet there was more concern among the Zalgiris fans as Walker hobbled back after suffering a recurrence of his injury. He wouldn’t play again in the game. Ulanovas’s four-point play and an Arnas Butkevicius triple made it interesting at 55-63, but a couple of Obst threes put Bayern 57-71 up before Bryant Dunston’s offensive rebound and finish set a 59-71 score after 30 minutes.
Obst started the final frame with a three, and that was a sign of things to come. He went a perfect 4 for 4 inside the opening 4:02 minutes of the fourth quarter, and 7 for 8 in the game, as Bayern’s lead ballooned to 68-86. Francisco was offering a sign of resistance for Zalgiris, hitting threes of his own, but with Weiler-Babb running the offense with such dominance, the writing was on the wall. Zalgiris could only get as close as 14 the rest of the way, with Obst’s eighth triple on 11 attempts – he would miss another – giving Bayern a 79-97 lead with 51 seconds remaining. Bayern saw out the final seconds with ease as it came away with an 82-97 win.
