Oldenburg stage three-point feast, demolish undermanned Bayern squad / News - Basketnews.com

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There was quite a bit of celebration on Friday night in the Audi Dome, where FC Bayern Munich capitalized on an 82-57 triumph over Red Star Belgrade to punch their EuroLeague playoff ticket for the second season in a row.

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However, the Bavarians had to leave everything behind as soon as possible, as they departed to Bremen to face EWE Baskets Oldenburg for the BBL on Saturday evening. The two upcoming, back-to-back EuroLeague contests in Istanbul, against Fenerbahce on Monday and Anadolu Efes on Wednesday led coach Andrea Trinchieri to the decision to give all of his non-German players a day off.

Bayern (19-7), occupying second place in the table, paid the price with a 75-106 (12-24, 18-25, 27-32, 18-25) blowout defeat at the hands of the hosts, as Oldenburg (10-18) hit 20/37 three-point shots to break the game open from the first quarter.

Max Heidegger came close to breaking his career-best in scoring (34), logging 31 points on 7/10 from distance, while Rickey Paulding followed with 20 points.

For Bayern,Jason George scored 20, Joshua Obiesie 18 and Andreas Obst added 15 points.

While Nick Weiler-Bab and Corey Walden are still missing, in Oldenburg, the squad included Mohamed Sillah, 20, Aleksa Vucetic, 17, and Luis Wulff, 18, from the second team (ProB). Head coach Andrea Trinchieri also stayed in Munich and will travel to Istanbul with the rest of the team on Sunday. His assistants Slaven Rimac, Demond Greene and Djordje Adzic had to coach the team.

But Bayern's exhausting week doesn't end with the two games in Istanbul, though. It also includes a visit to Madrid on Friday and a Sunday BBL showdown in Gieesen. That makes six games in ten days.

"With this unprecedented schedule and the short rotation we've had to play with for some time now, we are facing completely new challenges in load management," Sports Director Daniele Baiesi commented on the hardships of the tight schedule.

On the other hand, Oldenburg were able to fully utilise their hall for the first time this season due to COVID restrictions and have won seven of the last eleven games. Although they rank 16th, they are three wins away from 17th place.

Oldenburg: Max Heidegger 31 (7/10 3PT SHOTS, 11/17 FG, 2/2 FT, 3 AST), Rickey Paulding 20 (8/10 FG, 3 REB, 4 ST), TJ Holyfield 12 (5/8 FG, 6 REB), Phil Pressey 12 (4/11 FG, 1/2 FT).

Bayern Munich: Jason George 20 (6/16 FG, 5/8 FT, 3 REB, 4 AST), Joshua Obiesie 18 (5/12 FG, 5/6 FT), Andreas Obst 15 (5/12 FG, 2/2 FT), Paul Zipser 7 (0/5 3PT SHOTS).

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