FC Bayern Munich and Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv battled for over two hours in a run-and-gun showdown at Audi Dome on Friday night. When the dust was settled, Bayern had beaten Maccabi 98-89 to improve to 4-7 in the standings.
Bayern relied on rebounds, threes against Maccabi
Bayern won the battle of the boards by a wide margin, which eventually made the difference in the game. Bayern outrebounded Maccabi 34-24, which included an impressive 14 offensive rebounds. Maccabi finished the game with 18 defensive boards, meaning that Bayern grabbed 43.8% of all rebounds under its opponents' rim. Things were very different on the other side of the court, as Maccabi's 6 offensive rebounds were just 23.1% of all boards collected under Bayern's basket.
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The hosts were more effective from downtown, downing half of its 22 three-point attempts. Andreas Obst was Bayern's biggest contributor from beyond the arc, hitting 3-of-4 attempts. Maccabi only buried 7-of-19 three-pointers (36.8%). Maccabi shot the ball much better (65.6% 2FG) than its opponents (50%) inside the arc and had all 5 blocks in this game. Even when both teams had the same PIR, 97-97, Bayern ended up getting a nine-point victory.