"Tamir Blatt's show. A statement game": The Israeli conquers the Euroleague
The center drew praise after he led Alba Berlin to a great victory in Milan: "proving that he belongs at this level", enthused Europe.
The player was modest: "I didn't win, but the team effort"
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15/10/2022
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Summary: Hapoel Tel Aviv - London Lions 59:76 (Sport1)
We probably saw last night (Friday) the final coronation game of Tamir Blatt as a full-fledged Euroleague coordinator.
A tremendous evening by the Israel national team's coordinator gave Alba Berlin a particularly valuable away victory, 74:80 over Olympia Milan at the end of extra time, which left the Germans with a record clean of losses at the end of the second round in the Euroleague.
Blatt, who spent 31 minutes on the floor - more than any Alba player, scored his team's last eight points in the game (out of 10 in overtime), including two 3-pointers that closed the game, and also dished out nine assists and pulled down five rebounds.
"It wasn't me personally who won the game, but the team effort," Blatt quipped at the end of the game.
"We did a great job in defense and kept a high pace in attack, and I'm happy that we achieved a great victory in Milan."
"Tamir Blatt's statement game," tweeted the Italian journalist Orazio Cauci, who later analyzed on the "Basket News" website what he defined as "Tamir Blatt's show": "The Israeli center was one of the central heroes of the evening in the German team. Blatt Dictated the pace and found his teammates with impressive accuracy throughout the game. He damaged the Milan defense by exploiting pick-and-roll situations in the best possible way."
Elba Berlin, which is missing center Udo Lo, one of its top stars, also lost Jalin Smith during the game, who was excellent with 13 points of his own, but Blatt took command: "After Smith had to leave the game due to injury, Blatt took over the attack Alba and executed at a really high level," Cauchy continued.
"In his second season with the German team, Blatt proves that he belongs at this level and is gaining even more confidence. The Israeli center back is still only 25 years old,
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Other media persons on the continent also praised Blatt.
"Not only the coach's son," flattered the Italian Marco Mono, the Turkish Otken Sahin of "Miurohoops" wrote that "David Blatt must be proud of his son Tamir, who led to victory in Milan with a great game," and the Italian blog "La Giornata Tipo" raved about "three Breathtaking" of the Israeli.
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