The Yellows open the second round for the German team from the 17th place in the Euroleague • Coordinator Nate Walters returned to Sparopoulos' roster after a long absence • A thousand fans accompany the team and make a march before the match
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Maccabi fans in the march before the game
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At this time Maccabi Tel Aviv is hosting the Mercedes-Benz Arena at Elba Berlin as part of the 18th Euroleague class. This is the opening game of the second round at the European plant, and the Yellows want to start it off with the right foot.
In the previous round, which the Israeli champion finished on balance 6-11, the meeting between the teams ended with the defeat of the Germans 78: 104 in the hand of Elijah. Maccabi wants to restore the ability of that game to avoid a third consecutive loss in Europe, after the losses to Anadolu Zero and Zelgiris Kovno.
Returning to the Sparopoulos roster is coordinator Nate Walters, who recovered from the injury faster than expected. About a thousand fans of the team flew to Berlin to accompany her in the game, and made a march before him.
Sparopoules, tonight in Berlin. Don't want a third loss in a row // Photo: Udi Citiat
the progress of the game
Quarter 1: A three-pointer by Erickson put the guests on the board. The defenses of the two teams did not excel at the opening, so we mainly saw a side-to-side exchange, until a TV timeout with a 16:17 lead to Maccabi. The Yellows' non-defense (playing tonight in the blue outfit) continued even after the timeout, but at least threes came in. Bryant was accurate with 3 3-pointers, Abadia added one more, leaving the visitors with an equal 23:23. Abadia continued to fumble and finished the quarter with 8 points, raising his team to a 6/8 balance across the arc. At the end of the quarter without defenses: 28:31 for Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Quarter 2: The visitors continued to get better, and a 0-6 run in the second quarter sent Renaissance coach Alba Berlin calling for a timeout.