FC Bayern celebrates resurrection after initial bankruptcy - Hoeneß: "We struck back"

Defending champion Bayern Munich has given impressive feedback at the BBL final tournament in the home Audi Dome after the surprising opening defeat.

• The FC Bayern * Basketball is celebrating after the surprise defeat to kick off in the BBL Final tournament 's first victory
• The reigning champion clearly defeated the Hakro Merlins Crailsheim
• Oliver Kostic's team lost to Ulm on Saturday

Munich - Defending champion Bayern Munich has given impressive feedback at the BBL final tournament in the Audi Dome at home after the surprising opening defeat . In Group A, Bayern left Hakro Merlins Crailsheim in front of Honorary President Uli Hoeneß at 110: 79 (51:35). At the start on Saturday, the team of trainer Oliver Kostic had unexpectedly beaten ratiopharm Ulm.

"It was important that we show character and fight back after the defeat," said Mathias Lessort, Bayern's best scorer with 20 points, at MagentaSport : "It was not an easy game. It looked easy because we went into the game with focus and character. ”

BBL final tournament: FC Bayern Basketball wins after opening defeat

Against the Merlins, who had also lost their opening game against BG Göttingen, the Munich team was looking for redress from the start. In the first quarter, the reigning champions had a 15-point lead. Then the main round third Crailsheim caught something, but the mortgage of the arrears was too large.

"Fighting was very tough today, the team caught up," Hoeneß analyzed during the halftime break at MagentaSport . In the first game, it was "clearly noticed that the team had no rhythm, maybe it didn't struggle enough," said Hoeneß .

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Game 1 - 79: 110 @ cr_merlins vs. #FCBB

game 2 - 66: 85 @ EWE_Baskets vs @ratiopharmulm # Final10 #AudiDome #BBL pic.twitter.com/nRwlLIaWIW

Satisfied, the 68-year-old also followed the second half, in which his Bayern went even further. In contrast, Crailsheim's Sebastian Herrera could not do anything, who was the top scorer of the game with 27 points. In the second game of the group, the EWE Baskets Oldenburg and Ulm separated 66:85 (35:42).

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