Without Scotty Wilbkin and the incompetent Hunter, the Yellows will emerge victorious over the account of Sharonas Yasikavichios' batting team

• Maccabi Tel Aviv and Zelgiris Kaunas. We set off

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Maccabi Tel Aviv is currently hosting an away match against Zelgiris in Kaunas, as part of the 17th Euroleague cycle, which will mark the first round of the season and be the first in the current decade. Scottie Wilbkin and Othello Hunter, who were absent from the last league game in Beersheba, will not play tonight even after leaving the roster at the last minute.

Arun Jackson and Jaylen Reynolds, the two procurement players who just joined Janis Spropoulos' roster this week, are expected to receive first minutes in the yellow uniform.

Until the last match against Bayern Munich, Zelgiris Kovno was considered one of the weakest offensive teams in the Euroleague, with an average of 74 points per game. In Munich, the group of Sharonas Jasikevicius shelled 98 points, asking whether it is a trend change or a statistical deviation. We'll get all the answers in the 10 o'clock zone.

Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in Kovno pitch, tonight // Photo: Udi Citiat

Jackson is warming up // Photo: Udi Citiat

Janis Spropoules on the lines, tonight // Photo: Udi Citiat

Scottie Wilbkin and Othello Hunter. Can't play // Photo: Udi Citiat

Jaylen Reynolds hovers in the basket // Photo: Oed Zitiat

the progress of the game

Maccabi Tel Aviv opened with Tyler Dorsey, Angelo Cloyaro, Jake Cohen, Yuval Sussman and Quincy Acey. In the opening quarter, Dorsey and Sussman ran the Yellows to 6:11. The Lithuanians managed to get close, but Dorsey and Jake Cohen's baskets set 11:19 for the visitors, three minutes to go. Arkon Jackson came in and immediately blocked twice, a minute later Jaylen Reynolds also came in and helped the Yellows finish the first quarter with a 17:21 lead.

Dorsey in action, tonight in Kaunas // Photo: Udi Citiat

Arun Jackson and Jaylen Reynolds cheer from the bench, tonight // Photo: Udi Citiat