The Bayern Munich basketball team continues to float in its own sphere in the Bundesliga and has extended its lead in the table with its twelfth league win in a row.
The German champions didn’t give the Niners Chemnitz a chance, winning 87-59 (42-27) and confirming their impressive form after their gala performance against record champions Panathinaikos Athens in the EuroLeague (85-78) during the week with a composed performance.
Bayern immediately lived up to their role as clear favorites on paper: Within six minutes, Svetislav Pesic’s team pulled away to 16:7. Chemnitz tried hard, but could hardly find a way to counter Munich’s flow of play. The Saxons played too recklessly and were unable to hide the class difference for long periods of the game without the necessary precision at the basket.
Bayern wins with its defense
Meanwhile, as so often under the disciplinarian Pesic, Bayern impressed above all with its defensive strength. Thanks to its overwhelming rebound superiority (25:12), it brought the game to a routine conclusion.
On the Munich side, Isiaha Mike in particular played a big role at his former club. The former Chemnitz player was the top scorer with 16 points. Yordan Minchev was the most accurate Niners pro (12 points).
Munich thus continues to dominate the standings: Thanks to the Würzburg Baskets’ 86:92 defeat in Bamberg, Bayern now sits atop the table with an eight-point lead.
