Struggling Bayern (9-14) will look to push closer to the top ten with a visit from Baskonia (12-11), which dropped out of the playoff places after scoring a season-low 62 points in a home loss to Valencia last week.
Pablo Laso, Bayern: 'They have now found a way to frequently play at the best possible level'
Seasons
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Regular Season
Round 24 of 34
Regular Season
FC Bayern MunichBAY
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Baskonia Vitoria-GasteizBKN
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Bayern took a 68-76 victory when the teams met in Vitoria in October, helped by 14 points from Carsen Edwards and a defense that held Baskonia sharpshooter Markus Howard to 4 points. Howard also had a difficult game last week, making just 3 of his 14 field goal attempts, so he’ll be looking to get back to get back on track in Round 24, having averaged 18.6 points per game this season. Three of the league’s top five rebounders meet in the paint as Serge Ibaka (6.8 rebounds per game) confronts Chima Moneke (7.3 rpg) and Tadas Sedekerskis (7.2 rpg).
Pablo Laso, Bayern head coach
"Baskonia is a very balanced team. They had problems at the beginning of the season, also because new players came in, but they have now found a way to frequently play at the best possible level. Markus Howard is a great scorer; he can score from anywhere, and in general, they have good shooters. Especially away from home, they have been strong this year, winning important games. We still have some injured players, but I hope that we will be 100 percent ready against an opponent who is always tough to beat."