Nanley: "We're advancing at just the right time", Sorkin: "We were not really happy"

Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Barcelona in Spain when the news of the attack in Dizengoff quickly brought the players to the ground.

The players waved the Israeli flag, Nanali: "We are with you, Tel Aviv."

If Andulo wins in Belgrade, Maccabi will know its opponent in the playoffs on Friday night

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08/04/2022

Friday, 08 April 2022, 06:30 Updated: 06:38

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Maccabi Tel Aviv owner Udi Recanati (Photo: Yotam Ronen, Editing: Tal Reznik)

1.

Maccabi Tel Aviv's great momentum in the Euroleague continued last night (Thursday) when the Yellows defeated Barcelona 80: 104 away.

Maccabi climbed to a balance of 16 wins against 11 losses, and will close its Euroleague season next week against Fenerbahce at home, when it may already be known tonight who will be its opponent in the playoffs, depending on the result of Andulo Zero in Belgrade.

Maccabi met on the floor at Palaoblaugrana Barcelona is different from what was presented throughout the season, when the team decides to give a chance without a few young players, and the Yellows took advantage of this for a great first half in which they scored 57 points and went down by 11 points.

In the third quarter, Barcelona came back until only 6 behind, but Maccabi ran away and with the help of an impressive last quarter of 12:28 came out with the victory.

The Yellows scored 16 threes from 27 attempts, with about five players finishing in double digits led by Scotty Wilbkin with 20 points and James Nanley with 18. Roman Sorkin set a season record with 13 points in almost 20 minutes, with Derrick Williams and Keenan Evans adding 12 and 11 points respectively .

"We played a very good first half, we wanted to go out with the same energy in the second half as well, to continue to build on what we did in the last games ahead of the playoffs," said Scotty Wilbkin. ".

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The improvement continues. Stone (Photo: Official website, Barcelona basketball website)

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2.

The victory of Maccabi Tel Aviv and Milan over Villarban last night left all possibilities open for Maccabi, which will know for sure who it will meet in the playoff series that will open in a week and a half only if Andulo Zero defeats the Red Star Belgrade away tonight.

In that case, the Yellows will finish in sixth place, and will be able to face Milan if Real Madrid lose at home to Bayern Munich or Olympiacos if the Blancos win.

If Andulo loses in Belgrade, Maccabi will be responsible for its fate in the game against Fenerbahce at Yad Eliyahu next week.

If the Yellows lose at home, and finish in sixth place, they will be able to meet Real Madrid or Olympiacos as mentioned above, but if they win they will move up to fifth place, and they can meet Real Madrid, if they lose to Bayern at home, or Milan if Real win.

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"No one will want to meet us in the playoffs" (Photo: Official website, Barcelona basketball website)

3.

The fact that Barcelona appeared in the game without some of their key players and allowed significant minutes for players who have not hit the floor so far in the Euroleague certainly helped Maccabi Tel Aviv escape, but the Yellows also enjoyed the confidence of recent times and the team says that no matter who they face in the playoffs, they come With enough confidence and good ability to stand equal to equal and try to continue the excellent end of the season that passes to them.

"We grow and build ourselves every day," James Nanley said, "that's the goal, and we're doing it at the right time, we just want to keep moving forward at just the right time."

Maccabi admitted that they enjoyed a particularly good shooting day at Barcelona, ​​but also attributed this to the period that the team is going through and not just to the fact that the opponent arrived in a less ready situation to face.

"We are at a time when everything is going well," said one of the club members after the game, "Wilbkin's three-pointer from the half on the half-time buzzer is exactly the example of the momentum we are in. We are sure no team wants to meet us now."

A moment the players will never forget.

Israeli flag in Spain (Photo: Official website, Maccabi Tel Aviv website)

4.

As mentioned, at the end of the game, the people of Maccabi Tel Aviv heard the news about the attack in the center of Tel Aviv, when the Israeli players of the team immediately stood with the chairman Shimon Mizrahi and waved the Israeli flag

. In the area, I had a lot of friends around, "said Yiftach Ziv." Although we won and everything, it is a joy mixed with sadness.

I'm going to remember the picture we had with the Israeli flag after we were updated on the news. "

Roman Sorkin added:" This is the moment we will take from this game, it's a big win, but we were not really happy, after hearing this news.

We express support for everyone and hope for better moments. "

James Nanley added:" We are with you, Maccabi, we are with you, Tel Aviv, we are with you, Israel.

It's a sad thing, we must stop the violence. "

Maccabi Tel Aviv will return to Israel ahead of Saturday night's game against Hapoel Holon, and will hold training this weekend in the shadow of the tense situation in central Tel Aviv.

"It is natural that some of the players will be worried about what is happening, we have experience with these things and each player is given his answer," the club said.

5.

On the morning of the game, Maccabi Tel Aviv continued its project "One team - one people", led by the Center for Jewish Impact, and visited the Jewish school in Barcelona "Hatikva", led by Doron Jamchi and also attended by the club's youth team player Uri Cohen.

"The connection between Spanish Jewry and the people of Israel is ancient and of great importance in many areas, especially in the field of Jewish literature and heritage," said Shimon Mizrahi, chairman of Maccabi Tel Aviv.

A visit to Spain in general and to Barcelona in particular echoes first and foremost the connection with local Judaism.

This is a visit that is a direct continuation of all the important visits we have had so far, in Milan, Berlin, Belgrade and Athens.

I will take this opportunity to wish a kosher and happy Passover for all Spanish Jewry wherever it is. "

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