The visitors led by a double-digit lead (19:29) at the end of the first quarter, but then Hunter (12), Cloiaro (18) and Chris Jones (12) took over and swept the team of Yannis Sapropoulos to a Euroleague debut at the Deserted Hall.
Chris Jones.
Good game for the new acquisition player
Photography:
Alan Shiver
How much we waited, how much we expected, how much we hoped that everything would go smoothly and that the 2020/2021 season in the Euroleague would start on the planned date.
So everything really went well, and so did Maccabi Tel Aviv's first game of the season in Europe's senior factory.
Rival Alba Berlin came close to Elijah very determined and even led by a double-digit lead (19:29) at the end of the first quarter, but then Scotty Wilbkin, Angelo Cloiaro, Chris Jones and Othello Hunter took over and swept the team of Yannis Sapropoulos To 73:80 great.
Oz Blazer in his debut in yellow got a place in the top five and Maccabi Tel Aviv started especially badly on the defensive side as they absorbed 29 points in the first quarter. The second quarter was a different story. The defense looked completely different, Chris Jones gave a great debut and Maccabi finished a quarter of a turnaround with 12 : 30 and advantage 41:49.
In the next 20 minutes, a mediocre half-second was enough to secure a premiere victory in the Euroleague for the 2020/1 season.
At Maccabi Tel Aviv, Chris Jones finished with 12 points and 7 assists. An excellent performance for Angelo Caliaro with 18 points and an index of 25. Scotty Wilbkin was satisfied with 8 points with 2 of 9 for three. Dragan Bender, who landed only A few days ago got only 3 minutes on the hardwood.
Hunter hovers in the hall // Photo: Alan Schieber
Cohen celebrates in the auditorium // Photo: Alan Shiber
Sapropolos Celebrates in the Shrine // Photo: Alan Schieber
Scotty Wilbkin hovers in the auditorium // Photo: Alan Schieber
Jones penetrates German basket // Photo: Alan Schieber
Jones penetrates Alba's basket // Photo: Alan Schieber
Dorsey celebrates in the hall, tonight // Photo: Alan Shiver