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Bayern under pressure: championship goal shaky after defeat against Ulm!
The Bayern basketball players are under pressure in Neu-Ulm: after a defeat, the season threatens to end without a title.
Bayern under pressure: championship goal shaky after defeat against Ulm!
After the recent defeat in the Basketball Bundesliga, FC Bayern Munich finds itself in a precarious situation. Coach Gordon Herbert left the parquet in Munich's SAP Garden visibly shaken after the exciting match against ratiopharm Ulm, which ended 79:81. With a 2-1 deficit in the best-of-five series, Bayern are now under immense pressure, especially ahead of the fourth game on Tuesday evening in Neu-Ulm. If they fail to equalize, Herbert's first season in Munich could end without a title, which would be a bitter disappointment for the club. After all, the Munich team had already lost out in the cup against Syntainics MBC and missed the Euroleague playoffs, as BR24 reported.
Bayern had high hopes for the series after a successful start to the first final game, which they won 82:66. Here Andreas Obst and Shabazz Napier each scored 20 points and led Munich to victory. But the momentum could not be sustained, as is now tragically shown. Ulm, on the other hand, is showing strong and has pushed the team spirit to the top. Justinian Jessup was decisive in the third game, which gave Ulm a big boost. In particular, Ben Saraf and Noa Essengue, both targeted for the NBA Draft on June 25th and 26th in New York, are motivated to help their team win their first title since 2023. These talents had asked for the games to be postponed in order to be able to take part in the draft, but this was rejected, which puts the league in a bad light, according to Sky Sport.
The pressure is enormous
Herbert is now forced to change a few things after the bitter defeat against Ulm in order to turn things around. “We have to be tougher and react to it,” demanded former national player Niels Giffey after the defeat. The team has already played 78 games this season, often under pressure from the tournament calendar. The ailing top player Carsen Edwards is still unable to play, which further complicates the situation. Herbert has always stood out as a calm coach, but his patience could also be tested, as Süddeutsche noted.
Now we can only hope that Bayern can build on their performance from the first game on Tuesday evening. A win would not only be an important sign for the team, but could also put the league title in the conversation after the demands have been high this season. The Ulm players, on the other hand, seem to be in top form and are already dreaming of the second championship title in their team's history. Who can say what the next games will bring?
The coming games will show whether Munich can withstand the pressure under Herbert's leadership. The BBL final series is anything but decided, and both teams have everything to win – or lose.