Name: Martin Hermannsson: 'The more wins, the better'
Channel: Euroleague Basketball

ALBA Berlin guard Martin Hermannsson spoke to EuroLeague TV after his team beat Maccabi Tel Aviv BC in Round 24 of the 2024-25 EuroLeague season.

Martin Hermannsson: 'The more wins, the better'

ALBA Berlin guard Martin Hermannsson spoke to EuroLeague TV after his team beat Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv in Round 24 of the 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv v ALBA Berlin (2025-01-30T19:05:00.000Z)

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv-ALBA Berlin | RS Round 24 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

Trent Forrest hits a one-handed jumper in the lane to give Baskonia an incredible win!

Trent Forrest wins it! Motorola Magic Moment

Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz v FC Barcelona (2025-01-30T19:30:00.000Z)

Jabari Parker thinks he has a good chance but Donta Hall comes off the weak side to block his shot!

Hall's big block! Motorola Magic Moment

FC Bayern Basketball romped to an 82-97 win at Zalgiris Kaunas in Round 24, with Nick Weiler-Babb, Andreas Obst and Carsen Edwards combining to devastating effect.

Bayern’s three-pronged monster wreaked havoc against Zalgiris

Just a couple of weeks ago, [FC Bayern Munich](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/fc-bayern-munich/mun/) head coach Gordie Herbert declared that [Nick Weiler-Babb](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/nick-weiler-babb/010391/) is “[the best all-around player in Germany](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/nick-weiler-babb-returned-in-style-as-bayern-downed-monaco-for-very-first-time/)”. The 29-year-old showed in Round 24 on Thursday night just why.

Weiler-Babb did a bit of everything as [Bayern thrashed Zalgiris Kaunas 82-97](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/nick-weiler-babb-masterminds-bayerns-offensive-clinic-at-zalgiris-82-97/), finishing with a season-high 34 PIR after posting 14 points, a career-high 13 assists, and tying his season high in rebounds with 7. He also had 2 steals and finished with zero turnovers, despite those 13 dimes.

For the entire night, Weiler-Babb was playing the role of puppet master, dictating the play and finding his teammates with ease. Even when he wasn’t credited with an assist, he was central to everything good from a Bayern perspective.

Zalgiris simply had no answer for the Germany international, and the same can be said for Bayern’s two electric scorers – [Andreas Obst](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/andreas-obst/004508/) and [Carsen Edwards](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/carsen-edwards/011987/).

Edwards took a little while to get going, scoring just 3 points in the first quarter, but in the absence of the injured [Shabazz Napier](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/shabazz-napier/011224/), he knew that he would need to step up. A further 8 points came in the second, before he added another 13 to his tally in the third to sit on 24 points entering the final period. As it turned out, that was his night done.

Why? Bayern held a 12-point advantage after 30 minutes, leading 59-71, and it had another trick up its sleeve: the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague’s answer to Stephen Curry, Mr. Obst.

Having already [broken the EuroLeague record for most three-pointers made](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/andreas-obst-breaks-the-euroleague-single-game-record-for-three-pointers-made/) in a game with 11 back in Round 11, it looked like Obst might be on course for a spectacular finish inside Zalgirio Arena. 

With Weiler-Babb finding him with delightful passes, Obst – who entered the fourth period on 11 points, having made 3-of-4 threes – went a perfect 4 for 4 in a little over four minutes to begin the final frame. That helped turn a 59-71 lead into a 68-86 margin, which all but put the game to bed.

Obst did begin to cool off a little afterward, going 1 for 4 in the remainder of the fourth to finish 8 for 12, but his presence on the floor and Weiler-Babb’s vision were causing the Zalgiris defenders to quake in their boots.

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Bayern eventually came away with an 82-97 victory, with Zalgiris – the No. 1 defense in the EuroLeague – giving up its second most points this season. Coach Herbert’s men, however, have now scored 97 points in seven different games this season and in back-to-back games, having erupted for 99 in an 84-99 derby win at ALBA Berlin last week.

With just 10 games to go in the regular season, Bayern is looking a good bet for a place in the postseason – and its three-pronged offensive monster of Weiler-Babb, Obst and Edwards are a big reason why.

Game News

Nick Weiler-Babb, Andreas Obst and Carsen Edwards could not be stopped

Zalgiris Kaunas v FC Bayern Munich (2025-01-30T18:00:00.000Z)

Martin Hermannsson dishes the pass to Yanni Wetzell for the thunder dunk

Wetzell dunks after nice dish! Motorola Magic Moment

FC Bayern Basketball guard Nick Weiler-Babb spoke to EuroLeague TV after his team beat Zalgiris Kaunas in Round 24 of the 2024-25 EuroLeague season.

Nick Weiler-Babb: 'We created those open shots with our good offense'

FC Bayern Munich guard Nick Weiler-Babb spoke to EuroLeague TV after his team beat Zalgiris Kaunas in Round 24 of the 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

Zalgiris Kaunas-FC Bayern Munich | RS Round 24 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

Nick Weiler-Babb was at the heart of everything good for FC Bayern Basketball as it beat Zalgiris Kaunas 82-97 in Round 24 of the 2024-25 EuroLeague season.

Nick Weiler-Babb masterminds Bayern’s offensive clinic at Zalgiris, 82-97

There was no stopping FC Bayern Munich’s offense at Zalgirio Arena on Thursday night as Gordie Herbert’s squad romped to an 82-97 victory at Zalgiris Kaunas to kick off the Round 24 fun. This is the seventh time this season that Bayern has scored 97 points or more, and the second game in succession after grabbing an 84-99 win at ALBA Berlin last week.

Bayern, riding a two-game winning streak, led by 12 entering the fourth was up by as many as 18 in the final 51 seconds. The German side improved to 14-10, while Zalgiris lost its third straight and is 1-7 over its last eight, with the team falling to an 11-13 mark. The 97 points scored by Bayern are the second most Zalgiris has given up all season long.

Nick Weiler-Babb starred with 14 points, 7 rebounds and 13 assists, Andreas Obst netted 8 threes en route to 26 points, and Carsen Edwards finished with 24. Devin Booker netted 13, too. Sylvain Francisco scored a career-high 33 points in a losing effort.

Lonnie Walker, who had 6 points, 2 assists and 4 steals, went out with a knee injury in the second quarter but returned later in the same period, before appearing to reaggravate his injury with four minutes left in the third. He saw out the remainder of the game from the sidelines.

Game Videos

After Bayern opened a 2-8 lead with baskets by Weiler-Babb, Booker and Vladimir Lucic, Francisco and Edgaras Ulanovas knocked down two threes to tie things up at 8-8. Ulanovas then gave Zalgiris its first lead at 11-10, but Oscar da Silva, Obst and Booker combined to give the visitors a 14-19 edge. Deividas Sirvydis and Alen Smailagic hit back for the hosts to cut the gap to one point, 18-19, but Edwards’s three meant it was 18-22 at the end of the first period.

Obst’s fast-break three early in the second gave Bayern an 18-25 edge, but there was concern inside the arena as Walker was down clutching his knee, with the Zalgiris guard having to be helped to the bench by Ulanovas and Dunston. Once play resumed, Edwards started finding his rhythm by scoring five points in a hurry to make it 22-30. It was then Weiler-Babb’s turn to take over, scoring five points in a row to open a 25-35 lead. Walker returned with 4:02 remaining, but he fouled Edwards on a layup, with the Bayern scorer turning it into a three-point play for a 25-38 advantage. Da Silva and Niels Giffey helped swell the lead to 29-45, but Francisco’s layup ensured it was 31-45 at the break.

Tough words were said by Andrea Trinchieri towards his players before the second half, and the introduction of Laurynas Birutis, who didn’t play in the first half, gave Zalgiris a boost. A 7-2 run to start the third period, capped by a three-point play by Birutis, instilled hope among the Zalgiris fans at 38-47, but Edwards and Weiler-Babb combined to keep the hosts at bay, 48-58. Edwards struck his second three in quick succession to give Bayern a 48-61 lead, yet there was more concern among the Zalgiris fans as Walker hobbled back after suffering a recurrence of his injury. He wouldn’t play again in the game. Ulanovas’s four-point play and an Arnas Butkevicius triple made it interesting at 55-63, but a couple of Obst threes put Bayern 57-71 up before Bryant Dunston’s offensive rebound and finish set a 59-71 score after 30 minutes.

Obst started the final frame with a three, and that was a sign of things to come. He went a perfect 4 for 4 inside the opening 4:02 minutes of the fourth quarter, and 7 for 8 in the game, as Bayern’s lead ballooned to 68-86. Francisco was offering a sign of resistance for Zalgiris, hitting threes of his own, but with Weiler-Babb running the offense with such dominance, the writing was on the wall. Zalgiris could only get as close as 14 the rest of the way, with Obst’s eighth triple on 11 attempts – he would miss another – giving Bayern a 79-97 lead with 51 seconds remaining. Bayern saw out the final seconds with ease as it came away with an 82-97 win.

The hosts gave up their second-highest points total this season

Mitoglou gets airborne to flush down a Nunn assist!

Big dunk from Mitoglou! Motorola Magic Moment 

EA7 Emporio Armani Milan v Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens (2025-01-30T19:30:00.000Z)

Ward gets the steal on one end and finds Shorts with the an over-the-head pass on the other before a smooth Malcolm finish in transition!

Paris Basketball at its best! Motorola Magic Moment

Paris Basketball v LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne (2025-01-30T19:30:00.000Z)

Willy Hernangomez tries to dunk but Donta Hall stops him with one of the best blocks of the season!

Hall stops Hernangomez! Motorola Magic Moment

Milan, Bolmaro steals the ball, races away and bends the rim with a two-hander! 

What a play by Leandro Bolmaro! Motorola Magic Moment

Tamir Blatt delivers the in-bounds pass to a streaking William Rayman, who hammers home the dunk

Rayman hammers it home! Motorola Magic Moment

Laurynas Birutis unleashes the big dunk despite the best efforts of Carsen Edwards and Vladimir Lucic to block his path

Birutis with the big slam! Motorola Magic Moment

With 0.2 seconds on the clock, Nick Weiler-Babb's inbounds pass is tipped in by Niels Giffey, who got it off on time

Weiler-Babb, Giffey execute inbounds play to perfection! Motorola Magic Moment

Andreas Obst looked set for a guaranteed reverse layup, but Deividas Sirvydis raced back to block his effort

Sirvydis’s chase-back block on Obst! Motorola Magic Moment

Title contenders tend to have short memories, bouncing back from tough defeats and ending losing slides with statement wins, and that’s precisely what Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem managed on Wednesday night.

Jerusalem proved why it is a strong title contender at Bourg

Over the years, both BKT EuroCup and Turkish Airlines EuroLeague coaches have labeled the two competitions as marathons. And they have every right to say that. Every game is important, but title contenders tend to have short memories, bouncing back from tough defeats and ending losing slides with statement wins.

That’s precisely what [Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/hapoel-bank-yahav-jerusalem/jer/) managed on Wednesday night and it did so in style against another team aiming for a deep run in the playoff, last year's runner-up [Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/cosea-jl-bourg-en-bresse/bou/).

Bourg came into Wednesday’s clash looking to extend its three-game winning streak, while Jerusalem came into the contest following back-to-back narrow defeats. The momentum may not have been on Jerusalem’s side, but coach Yonatan Alon’s team demonstrated that they have what it takes to flip the script.

Jerusalem hit the ground running against the French side, dominating from the off at Ekinox. The visitors secured a 9-24 cushion after 10 minutes and never looked back. They maintained a double-digit lead for most of the game, handing Bourg its largest home defeat of the season (67-94) to clinch a playoff spot.

“Throughout the season, there’s ups and downs,” [Jared Harper](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/jared-harper/011970/), who netted a game-high 31 points, said after the game. “Every team goes through that. I feel like in our last two games, the two losses, we played really good defensively, but our shots were not really going in. So, as long as we control what we can control, making sure we play in the right way as a team, and I think that we did that tonight, we’re going to make some shots and finish with the win.”

Jerusalem improved its record to 10-7 and a victory in their last game of the season against [Turk Telekom Ankara](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/turk-telekom-ankara/ttk/) will see them secure an eighthfinals bye. “It was a great team win,” Harper added. 

“We knew coming into the game that we could solidify ourselves in the playoffs and we were able to do that with a great win on the road. Now we have control of our own destiny going forward, seeing the results of the other games, to try and get the best position we can going into the playoffs and go get a win next week.”

Boasting the same record as Jerusalem following [its 84-81 victory over fellow playoff contender Umana Reyer Venice](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/news/turk-telekom-downs-reyer-in-a-stunner-84-81/) earlier on Wednesday, Turk Telekom also competes for a top-two spot, making Round 18’s duel a must-win clash for both sides. But as Harper pointed out, there’s no better way to prepare yourself for the postseason than locking horns with other playoff contending teams. 

“It’s a big game,” Harper noted. “Turk Telekom are trying to get the same thing. It’s good, leading up to the playoffs of EuroCup, having these big games to get ready for the big playoff games.”

[Valencia Basket](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/valencia-basket/pam/) has already secured both top spot in Group B, as well as quarterfinal qualification. Jerusalem, Turk Telekom and [Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/cedevita-olimpija-ljubljana/lju/) will now compete for the second spot, with the Israeli side currently being in pole position. “This group is really tight and every game can mean a lot to every team,” Alon admitted in the post-game press conference.

On Wednesday, Jerusalem demonstrated that it can bounce back from adversity. Beating Turk Telekom in the last round could allow them to build consistency. And consistency is precisely what leads teams to titles.

The Israeli side has clinched a playoff spot and now aims for an eighthfinals bye

Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse v Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem (2025-01-29T18:30:00.000Z)