Maccabi Tel Aviv recovered tonight (Tuesday) from the painful loss in the derby and achieved a second consecutive victory in the Euroleague when they defeated Alba Berlin 78:87.
Last week the Yellows impressed against Olympiacos, but just two days ago they were very disappointed against the city rival.
Facing the mediocre Germans who also lacked their star Marcus Eriksen, it also went hard.
Maccabi was in control during most stages of the game, but except for a few minutes in the third quarter in which it gained a 15-point lead, it made many mistakes that left the visitors in the game.
Scotty Wilbkin led the scoring list as usual with 18 points and also handed out 6 assists.
Derrick Williams recovered from a bad period and also stood out with 16 points.
The spicy story of the evening was, of course, the return of Yuval Sussman and Tamir Blatt to Israel.
Sussman was received mixedly by the yellow fans - Sussman was good with 10 points in almost 28 minutes.
Blatt did not score in about 13 minutes, but gave up 4 assists.
Next week, Maccabi Tel Aviv will play two away games against Zalgiris Kaunas and Bayern Munich.
Wilbkin tries to stop Smith, Photo: Alan Schieber
Reynolds Hovering, Tonight at the Hall, Photo: Alan Schieber
Dibertolomeo and Cloiaro close Blatt,
Sussman.
Received boos from Maccabi Tel Aviv fans, Photo: Alan Shiver
Zizic vs. Sikma, tonight, Photo: Alan Shiver
Wilbkin goes up to the basket, tonight in Tel Aviv, Photo: Alan Shiber
Blatt and Sussman, Tonight at the Hall, Photo: Alan Schieber
Dibertolomeo struggles with Blatt, Photo: Alan Schieber
Wilbkin celebrates with friends, Photo: Alan Schieber
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