1. At Maccabi Tel Aviv, of course, they were very happy from the 83:95 in Athens about Panathinaikos last night (Tuesday), which brought them significantly closer to the Euroleague quarterfinals.
Along with the professional joy, the Yellows received immediately after the final whistle the news of the horrific attack in Bnei Brak in which five people were killed.
"A very difficult evening, after another terrorist attack in Israel, it obscures our victory," said Avi Even. "It is very difficult for me to talk about basketball now that I have heard the news.
My heart and the heart of the whole club with the families of the victims. "
Referring to the game itself, the coach said: “I am very happy that we were able to translate the effort in defense into points on offense as well.
We stopped them in the second half on just 37 points, and that led us to easy layups.
It was a tough game because they are a strong opponent, especially here, and I am very happy that we were able to achieve that victory.
There were certain minutes when we played good basketball. "
Avi Even with his players,
Chin Jaylen Reynolds who was one of the standouts in the game especially loved his and his teammates ’effort in defense and rebounds.
"Defense was our key. The way we stood side by side and performed in the decisive moments. I think the rebounds did the job for us. It's a good feeling, we came and fought. We played against a good opponent, but we did the job. We have to stay together and continue like this." .
Derrick Williams, who led the scoring list with 17 points, added: "We did not start best, but what matters is how you finish and not how you start. We played better as the game progressed. We made some changes in the rotations in the first half, and we made sure everyone was on it. "Line and concentrated. That's how we finished the game."
2. As we wrote at the beginning of the week, the management of Maccabi Tel Aviv invited the former coach of the team, Yannis Sapropoulos, to dinner, evidence of the good relations that remained between the parties, despite the dismissals. At the last minute, the meeting was canceled for family reasons.
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