Mikael Jantusen’s teammate TJ Shorts was offered a winning basket against Bayern Munich coached by Gordon Herbert. On the women’s side, Awak Kuier was victorious again.
In basketball, in the Euroleague, Europe’s number one club team competition, a rare Finnish encounter was seen on Thursday evening. Gordon Herbert’s coached by Bayern Munich received Mikael Jantunen represented by Paris Basketball. Herbert’s Bayern Munich was better in a really tight and exciting match with a score of 109–107.
The Finnish match had a really dramatic end. For the number one star of Paris Basketball TJ For shorts was offered a hero’s cloak in the last seconds in Munich, but the American defender failed to lift the ball into the basket after his drive from close range.
Shorts, who scored 22 points in the match, could have taken Paris Basketball to a one-point lead with his basket. Bayern’s Johannes Voigtmann finished the final readings from the free throw line.
Jantunen scored 12 points in the match, making all his baskets with three-pointers. The Susijengi star succeeded in four of his six three-point attempts. The Finnish player also took 7 rebounds in a good 25 minutes of playing time.
The number one star of Herbert’s team had scored no less than 32 points Carsen Edwards.
– Our players made hard baskets on the offensive end. This match was indeed a display of attack from both teams, Gordon Herbert stated in an interview with Euroliiga-tv.
Herbert was also asked what was going through his mind when Shorts got to attempt the winning basket from a good spot.
– We were a bit lucky at the end, Herbert admitted.
Bayern have won two of their four games and lost two. Paris Basketball has one win and three losses.
Finland’s star player in the Women’s Euroleague Awak Kuier was victorious again. Venezia, represented by Kuier, took another win in the second game. On Thursday, the Spanish Valencia fell on their home field. Venezia beat Valencia 75–67.
Kuier scored 14 points and grabbed 4 rebounds, being the second highest scorer on his team. Kuier played just under 32 minutes in the match, which is the second most of his team.