The German side is now in the midst of a four-game winning run
Oscar da Silva among Bayern’s strong weapons off the bench versus ASVEL
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Regular Season
Round 7 of 34
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FC Bayern Munich showed its depth on the road in Round 7 as Oscar da Silva came up big as the top scorer in a 71-84 win at LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne. The German forward was among the bench players who helped their team win their fourth straight game and second on the road this week.
Da Silva poured in a season-high 15 points to go with 3 rebounds as Bayern improved to a 5-2 record. The 26-year-old topped his previous best showing this season of 13 points against the other French team in the league, Paris Basketball, in Round 4.
Having returned to his native Munich after two seasons with FC Barcelona, he scored 10 points against ASVEL in Round 11 last season – one of three games in 2023-24 in which he scored 10 points.
But Da Silva was just one member of the bench mob who stepped up as Bayern was fighting through the double week. Shabazz Napier had 12 points and 18-year-old Ivan Kharchenkov poured in a career-high 10 points.
“A lot of guys came off the bench and gave us great energy and gave us great momentum,” said Devin Booker, who led Bayern with 16 points.
While Bayern’s No. 1-ranked offense was close to its average of 89.0 points per game, Gordie Herbert’s team was impressive in giving up just 71 points, the first time it has held a team in the 70s so far this season.
“A really good performance by my team as far as battling, fighting,” the Bayern play-caller commented. “I thought the bench was outstanding tonight.”
Bayern center Johannes Voigtmann also said the team was helped by the reserves.
“Today we showed that we have a deep team. We have guys that we can rely on, guys who have not played a lot yet so far. Ivan Kharchenkov had an amazing game,” added Voigtmann, who collected 9 points and 11 rebounds in the game.
That production off the bench was needed as Carsen Edwards was held to just 8 points after having averaged 29.3 points over the last three games.