The champion is disappointed with the ability in 85:78 for Gilboa / Galil, Blazer: "Everyone needs to get better."
Sapropolus: "We were not mentally strong."
The goal: to put Sussman in good shape until the playoffs
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Unplanned loss
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Maor Alexelsi
Maccabi Tel Aviv lost last night (Monday) 85:78 to Hapoel Gilboa / Galil for the second time this season and suffered its fourth loss in the league.
The Yellows have already secured first place at the end of the regular season, but precisely at a time when they only play in the league, the professional team expected better ability from the players, probably just before entering the decisive stages of the season.
"We didn't keep the point, in the first half we let them score some lay-ups, they scored easy baskets and scored a lot of rebounds on offense and we were not mentally strong against a good team," Yanis Sapropoulos did not spare. "Our third quarter killed the game. We go up to him and when you allow the opponent to score 32 points in the quarter, you are probably doing something wrong. "
Forward Oz Blazer also put his finger on the ability in the third quarter: "In the first half we did a relatively good job in defense and offense, but the problem was in the third quarter - we let them get in the pace, we did not keep well enough and it affected us on offense. They were aggressive and we did not raise "Our aggressiveness. When they got into the rhythm we had to chase after them."
"It's not an easy loss, but we have a long way to go," Blazer added. "We are reaching the last line and we need to recover. On Saturday we have another game and we need to get back to playing properly, aggressively. Each of us needs to get better."
Maccabi is pleased with the return of Yuval Sussman, who may have looked rusty and did not score in the few minutes he received, but the team plans to return him gradually so that he can fit into the playoffs.