Maccabi Tel Aviv can breathe a sigh of relief after the streak of losses in the Euroleague: the Yellows defeated Hapoel Beer Sheva 64:71 tonight (Saturday).
The signs of the crisis were also evident in the game against the southern team, which has one of the lowest quality staffs in our league.
The visitors led for long minutes and put a lot of pressure on Yannis Sapropoulos and his team who knew that another loss would complicate them greatly.
How many pressed?
The Greek coach did not take into account that two tough Euroleague games awaited him this week and shared his two stars as if it were a game in the European framework - Scotty Wilbkin got 33 minutes and Ante Žižić 30 minutes.
A difficult victory for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the arena, Photo: Oded Karni
Blazer celebrates in the hall, Photo: Oded Karni
In the end, Wilbkin, Oz Blazer and Keenan Evans made the difference in the Yellows' excellent fourth quarter, avoiding great embarrassment with a home league loss after 19 consecutive wins and a historic loss at home to Beer Sheva.
On the other hand, Christophorus to Badiotis can mark a good debut for him.
The new coach of Be'er Sheva advocates strong defense and except for the last few minutes, he saw his trainees press and make it very difficult for the preferred opponent.
High duo Derek Pardon and Junior Ito were excellent, and Cody Demps, who suffered from instability under Rami Hadar, also opened on the right foot under the new boss.
Nikola Vujicic with Federman worried, Photo: Oded Karni
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