Bavaria dominates in the playoff start: 78:60 against Syntainics MBC!

Bavaria dominates in the playoff start: 78:60 against Syntainics MBC!

On May 17, 2025, the first games of the quarter-final playoffs took place in the basketball Bundesliga. FC Bayern Munich impressively won its first home game against Syntainics MBC with 78:60 and leads 1-0 in the best-of-five series. Shabazz Napier was the most important player for the Munich team and scored 12 points. The game took place in the new SAP Garden, where Bavaria plans to play all other playoff home games. With one of the strongest and most expensive squads in the league, Bavaria is considered a clear title favorite.

In the other quarter -final game, Alba Berlin was surprisingly lost ratiopharm Ulm with 83:94. Ulm showed a strong performance, led by Noa Essengue, who scored 21 points. Malte Delow was the best thrower for Alba in a game with 16 points, which was characterized by many discussions and interruptions. A curious incident intruded the game: a false Ulm player converted two free throws, which were later revoked.

more results of the quarter -finals

In addition, there was an exciting duel between the Niners Chemnitz and MLP Academics Heidelberg, which the Chemnitzer lost with 90:93. These results show how competitive the playoffs are and increase the pressure on the teams that have to assert themselves in the further course. The Basketball Löwen Braunschweig and the Würzburg Baskets begin their quarter-final series on Sunday.

Playoff mode and TV broadcasts

In these playoffs, only the top six teams of the regular season qualify directly for the quarter-final playoffs. Places 7 to 10 had to fight for the last two playoff places in Play-in duels, with the higher-placed teams having home rights. The results of the play-ins defined the quarter-finals, and the audience can follow all games on the streaming platform "Dyn", while selected games are broadcast on "Welt TV" and "Bild.de". ARD also shows summaries of the games.

The remaining playoff appointments are also set: The semi-finals begin on June 1, 2025, followed by the final series from June 15, 2025, with the championship decision on June 26, 2025 at the latest.