Maccabi Tel Aviv's preparatory games for the 2022/2023 season started today (Saturday) in France, with an 86:82 loss to Villeurbanne in the Paris tournament. Lorenzo Brown who is with Spain in Eurobasket.
Poythers and Baldwin established an early lead, three-pointers by Leighty and Joffrey Lovran got the locals into action and veteran Nando de Colo converted the score, before Darren Hilliard equalized at the end of the quarter, 21:21.
Coulson, the player of the season in France two years ago, gave Maccabi Tel Aviv a lead in the second quarter, but Luvern and Anthony Follett converted on the threshold of halftime, 34:36.
John DiBartholomew led a 2:10 run at the beginning of the second half, but Noah and Luvren responded with their own run, 46:54.
Beautiful actions by Hilliard and Jarrell Martin were reduced to only one point, Jackson-Cartwright with a wonderful penetration closed the quarter with a 55:58 lead for Willerban.
Pal established the French advantage with 5 consecutive points, Baldwin led a yellow turnaround with a sequence of beautiful actions, 67:68.
Two penetrations by De Colo yielded 5 points, Colson Dyke from the line, Hollins and Colson grabbed balls and the Yellows had a chance to equalize or shrink to a point, but Baldwin and Poythers missed and free throws by Jackson-Cartright, Noah and Lighty assured the locals the victory, 82:86 at the end
Scored for Maccabi: Darren Hilliard and John DiBartholomew 14 points, Wade Baldwin (6 assists) and Bonzie Colson (6 rebounds) 12 points, Alex Poithers (8 rebounds) 11, Jarel Martin and Josh Nivo 7 KA, Austin Hollins 3, Yiftah Ziv 2.
Baldwin, today in France, photo: courtesy of Maccabi Tel Aviv
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