Overview
- The German champions defeated surprise-promoted Vet-Concept Gladiators Trier 94:83 at a sold-out SAP Garden to remain Easycredit BBL leaders.
- Reactivated coach Svetislav Pesic has two wins in his first three games, replacing Gordon Herbert's league-slowest tempo with a transition-first approach.
- Sporting director Dragan Tarlac described the coaching change as a bid for fresh impulses, highlighting increased tempo as the defining shift.
- Bayern sit near the bottom of the EuroLeague table, underscoring the unresolved challenge of translating their domestic uptick to continental play.
- Spencer Dinwiddie remains in the United States due to a family illness with no set return date as Bayern manage a heavy calendar and visit Rostock on New Year's Eve.