Although they led for 33 minutes in Moscow, Bayern's basketball players could not create a sensation against CSKA, who won 77:70.
Dejan Radonjić's team led 8:0, then had 20:6 and never allowed the "army" to reverse in the first three quarters.
In the last one, however, the quality of one of the main favorites to win the Euroleague came to the fore, who took the lead for the first time in the 34th minute (61:60), and then ran away with a 14:2 run to an unattainable plus 11 (75:64) two minutes before the end.
Will Clyburn was the best player of the match with 20 points and eight rebounds, and Daniel Hackett (10) and Sergio Rodriguez (11) had double-digit performance in the winning team.
In Radonjić's team, Nihađ Đedović and Peteri Koponen scored 12 points each, two more than Stefan Jović, Derik Williams and Leon Radošević.
CSKA remained third with 14 wins and five losses, and Bayern is fighting to enter the quarterfinals with a score of 9-10. It is currently seventh, but can be reached by Baskonia, Armani and Panathinaikos.
Fenerbahce routinely kept 1st place, because it was convincing against Gran Canaria (82:64) in the Canary Islands, with 16 points from Nikola Kalinić, 13 from Jan Veselog...
Maccabi surprisingly became a candidate for the playoffs, which after the victory against Buducnosti surprised CSKA in Moscow, and tonight humiliated Barcelona in Tel Aviv (99:83).
The pride of Israel dominated, had 38 points, and with its eighth victory came within reach of a place in the quarterfinals.
Tarik Black scored 16 points, Scotty Wilbekin and Johnny O'Bryant 15 each, John DiBartolomeo 14... In Svetislav Pešić's team, Pau Ribas was the most effective with 13.
Ollimpiakos also won easily against Khimki (71:57).
Although the team scored a small number of points, as many as five players in David Blatt's team had a double-digit performance - Kostas Papanikolaou, Saša Vezenkov (14 each), Nikola Milutinov (13), Janis Strelnieks (11) and Giorgos Printezis (10).
For the guests, only two - Jordan Miki (21) and Tony Crocker (10).
Results of the 19nd round
CSKA - Bayern 77:70 (13:20, 22:17, 17:20, 25:13)
Olympiakos - Khimki 71:57 (20:11, 12:11, 23:14, 16:21)
Maccabi - Barcelona 99:83 (23:20, 34:15, 28:17, 14:31)
Gran Canaria - Fenerbahce 64:82 (19:24, 13:20, 19:12, 13:26)
Friday
Anadolu Efes - Daruşafaka (18.30)
Buducnost Voli - Real Madrid (19)
Zalgiris - Panathinaikos (19)
Baskonia - Armani (21)
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