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Headlines about Thomas Tuchel’s sad Christmas reigned in the German media on Friday.
The famous German coach was unexpectedly fired from the Paris Saint-Germain club and rejected other ordinary news, including basketball.
Not many German publications write often about basketball, but the dramatic Euroleague match in Kaunas did not pass by.
“The last launch resulted in: Bayern lost in Kaunas,” announced the popular bild.de.
“Last minute drama! Shouted Bavarian merkur.de. “Bayern basketball players lost on last pitch in Kaunas.”
“Break the last second”, lamented the biggest sports portal sport1.de the failure of the German club.
Bild.de noted that Bayern’s 11th season win came in the closing seconds.
Marius Grigonis hit the last shot, which he defeated to victory 74:73 (40:35). The former ALBA Berlin player was also the most productive basketball player of the game, scoring 22 points, “said Bild.
VIDEO: Christmas miracle: the victorious launch of M. Grigonis in the last seconds
As you know, M. Grigonis has played in Berlin in 2017-2018. season in which ALBA was one of the Munich club’s most serious rivals in the German league.
“Scanpix” nuotr./Marius Grigonis
Describing the match, Bild said that from the beginning of the match, Bayern’s attacks lacked any ideas that Žalgiris was leading in the first half of the match.
“The atmosphere warms up just after the second half of the siren, when there was a big commotion.
VIDEO: About the fights in Kaunas: P. Jankūnas’ conflict with J. Reynolds and talking with A. Trinchier
The referees managed to cool the situation down quickly, “Bild recalled when Jalen Reynolds pushed M. Grigonis in the fight for the ball unceremoniously, and” Žalgiris “captain Paulius Jankūnas attacked to defend this.
In a short description of the match, the most popular German portal noted that Bayern’s efforts had allowed Bayern to get ahead at the end of the match, but failed to maintain the advantage.
“Kaunas responded and celebrated the victory thanks to Grigonis,” emphasized bild.de.
Merkur recalled that the team led by Andrea Trinchieri suffered a sixth defeat, but the race for a place in the playoffs remains: Bayern share 4-5 places with Valencia after Matchday 16.
Sport1.de added that December is a very difficult month for Munich basketball players, as a total of 11 matches will be played.
After the trip from Kaunas, the German league game with the Bambergs club is still waiting, and Šarūnas Jasikevičius arrives in Germany for the Euroleague game next week with Barcelona.
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