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Maccabi Tel Aviv's Home Problem | Israel Today

2020-02-28T08:00:14.521Z


The state champion will be forced to host its rival in the Euroleague quarterfinals, CSKA Moscow, one night in memory of Israeli basketball


If the state champion finishes in fourth place, she will be forced to host CSKA Moscow for the first game on Holocaust Day and Heroic Day. • If the Yellows finish in fifth place, they will host Game 3 on Memorial Day night for Israeli systems victims and victims of hostilities.

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The Maccabi Tel Aviv victory over Olympiakos (70:71) combined with the dramatic loss of the CSKA to Barcelona in Moscow stated that the Yellows climbed to fourth place in the Euroleague table and are now one victory away from the Russian team.

The logical assumption is that the two will meet in the quarterfinals, only that it is still unclear who will be the team to hold such a significant home advantage at these levels. Apart from the professional side, there is another issue that bothers the Maccabi team regarding the identity of the team that will finish in fourth place - the dates of the games.

If the Yellows do finish in fourth place, they will host the first two games of the series. In this case, the first game in the series will be played on April 21, commemorating Holocaust Remembrance Day. It should be noted that there is no problem, legal or moral to play that evening, but in the first place the club were willing to give up the situation in which they host a game on that date.

The possibility of postponing the game for Wednesday does not exist, because then the second game will automatically move to Friday, which is impossible in the State of Israel.

If Maccabi Tel Aviv finally finishes in fifth place, it will host Games 3 and 4 of the series and face a similar problem. Game # 3 will be played on April 28, commemorating Israel Victims' Day and hostilities, which also represents Lil Independence Day: In this case, too, this is not a situation that prevents the Yellows from having a home game at the time in question, but certainly not a favorite for them.

"It's a big group"

And back in the drama against the Greeks, the ability was not impressive, but the club were very pleased with the fact that the team knew the win in their weakest game of the season at home and of course complimented the winner of the victory basket Scottie Wilbkin.

"It's probably not their smart defense to leave Scotty that way alone," said Danny Abadia, smiling, "Scotty as Scotty ends such situations online. It's a big team to win games like that, too."

Source: israelhayom

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