HIGH-TEMPO Night at SAP Garden | Bayern Munich - Valencia | R24 BASKETBALL HIGHLIGHTS 2025-26

Baseline drive, Cameron Taylor beneath the basket and just bringing a playground move for that beautiful finish. So Lucic, in the face of this matchup zone, they find space at the short corner and Oskar Da Silva knocks it down. Bayern take their first lead of the game on a 4-0 run. Yeah, Da Silva played well in the defeat last time out against Partizan, but look again, just so easy. And how about that for a feed from Vladimir Lucic, the alley-oop completed by Isaiah Mike. Hesitation, dribble, penetrates to the elbow, kicks out to the perimeter, lots of contact, no whistle on the play, ball is loose, we've got a ruck for it. Coming up with it is Jaime Padilla, terrific gang defence by Valencia Basket. Oh, what a feed out of his back pocket to find Sergio de la Rea cutting back door for the finish to bring an end to the 5-0 run and bring his team back to within a single score. Xabi Lopez, Adestegi tying things up. Isaiah Mike strings it beautifully from the corner. Oh, wow, that's so easy. He put the wheel for an easy lay for Vladimir Lucic. Matthew Costello fakes the three, kept his pivot foot grounded. Darius Thompson goes to the handle, working against Johannes Buchmann to score, my goodness. Darius Thompson steps into a three, strokes it beautifully. Neil Sacco, who says, titouche, does Wenya Gabriel as he, with the rejection, to spark a transition opportunity, finished by Justinian Jessup. Lead pass, Wenya Gabriel, tough reception down low, entwining his body. Deflected into the hands of Johannes Buchmann, a crucial tip by the man who's got the basketball, Justinian Jessup, and he finishes on the break. More movement, sees Cameron Taylor leave the floor to complete the reception. Jan Montero, pump fake, one dribble, and Jan Montero connecting from downtown. Extra fast, finds Montero, looks off the three. Xabi Lopez, Adestegi, fouled in the act of shooting, and he'll go to the free throw line, looking to add one more. Deep into the shot clock, just 1.2 seconds remaining. Nice interior pass in there, tough finish on the inside from Braxton Key to tie things up. No mistake about that one, as Jan Montero hits his second three-ball of the game to tie things up at 41. Press broken by FC Bayern Munich, as Badio, pursuing his opposite number, zero. Three-pointer from Johannes Buchmann, came down with snow on him. All of Bayern Munich's buckets are coming off assists, which is great news if you coach Pesic. Oh, Cameron Taylor. What a spin move! And then he ingested, defending. Darius Thompson to Rivas, Jan Montero straight into the hands of Dimitrijovic with a gift-wrapped steal. It's a three-on-one finish with some razzle-dazzle. Ball not touching the ground on the last two passes, and Isaiah Mike celebrating an alley-oop finish way above the rim. Badio near the perimeter, pulls up for three to beat the shot clock buzzer. It's off the front iron, what an offensive rebound. Unselfish interior passing, finished by Oskar de Silva. Oh, what a save! That is an outstanding effort from Andreas Stolz, and it's led to six of the 30 from the top of the key from Isaiah Mike. His third three-ball of the game, but what an extraordinary save, diving out to his right. You know, Bayern Munich very happy to exchange baskets for the next 20 minutes. Valencia not looking like the offensive machine that we've become used to this season, although Cam Taylor says, maybe it's time for me to step up. Darius Thompson picks up the foul, he has to take a seat. Backdoor cut from Flanemir Lucic, finished with authority. He punches right on top of the headbanded figure to move to 17 points in the game. Obst, terrific hand from Yann Montero to create a two-on-one opportunity. Braxton Key with the finish off one dribble. Oh, Jessup is really starting to find his feet. Valencia basket, very well indeed, in the midst of this comeback. Shot clock no longer a factor as Buchmann keeps it himself, takes it all the way to the goal. It's Andreas Obst, excuse me, who once again attacking the basket. Ten points in the game, his team leads by 11 deep into this third quarter. Hesitating, getting the first terrific handle and composure from Yann Montero. Thundersticks, drums being beaten over on the baseline. And it's in this cacophony that Valencia basket looking to execute, but they do so smoothly. Cameron Taylor fancies his match-up, falls for a screen, it's a fake one from Badio. Cameron Taylor all the way down the lane. The strong start to the fourth quarter by the visiting team, who reduced the arrears to five. They're currently down by seven. Omari Moore, Dmitrijevic with his head on a swivel. Cameron Taylor baseline drive and rides it up to finish with a two-fisted flush. Terrific attack of the rec on that baseline drive from Cameron Taylor. Dmitrijevic, big pump fake on the three, got his defender in the air. The runner goes in traffic. A little fist pump of celebration for Neno Dmitrijevic as he moves to 10 points in the game, 50% inside the arc. Three and a half minutes remaining in regulation. Strong with the basketball is Dmitrijevic. Drives all the way to the bucket and finishes with a pretty finger roll. So 15 points the advantage, equalling their largest lead of the game when they're up 65-49. Terrific finish on the inside by Nate Rivas for that easy bucket. The challenge for Bayern Munich is, can you build on this in the next round of Valencia? How do you bounce back flat performance? Do you just try to ride it off as a bad night at the office? So Nate Rivas driving the lane and getting an and-one opportunity, finishing with another rim-rocking jam. His second in the waning moments of this fourth quarter. Four-point trip down the floor to make this close up. And he travelled then as well. He got lucky. FC Bayern Munich, a unique offensive effort. He just 62 scored in round 23. Bounced back with a magnificent top-ended performance to beat Valencia Basket by a final score of FC Bayern Munich 93, Valencia Basket 89.