Maccabi Tel Aviv returned to winning ways in the Euroleague last night (Wednesday) after beating Partizan Belgrade 81:90, and opened the second round of the European factory with a victory, in a game in which they dominated without question throughout the forty minutes.
Five days after the painful defeat to Real Madrid, Ketch's players returned to their home field and looked determined.
The yellow defense paralyzed the guest stars starting from the opening on the way to a double-digit lead already in the first quarter, in a game that was controlled by the home team throughout, when Bonzie Colson continued his great form and led his friends on the way to a nice home victory with a career high in the factory of 19 points.
"A big victory for us, I like how we played for 40 minutes, we were focused and consistent," Oded Ketch said at the end.
"We started the game very well, we came with a clear game plan and we stayed there even though they had their little runs. We were focused, even though it wasn't our best offensive game, and we had a bad three-point percentage in the first half, I told the players to keep playing the right style and I Proud of them."
The club expressed great satisfaction with the performance of Bonzie Coulson, who continued his great form from the league game at the beginning of the week, when he scored 25 points, and last night produced a career record in the Euroleague with 19 points and 7 rebounds.
"Bonzi is a good player and no matter how much you prepare for it, it takes time to experience the Euroleague. He feels more comfortable and suitable for this level. His movement without the ball saved us," his coach complimented him.
Unlike most of the Yellows' games in the hall, this time the intriguing story actually came from the opponent, with the return of Yam Madar to Israel for the first time as a player of an opposing team.
The Israeli guard, who is recording a successful debut season in the EuroLeague, started in the visiting five in front of the crowd, who received him warmly, but rarely played.
Oberdovich, who is known as a strict coach, did not like Medar's defensive move in the opening, took him to the bench after only three minutes and was not brought back.
"It's a coach's decision. Every player has the opportunity to learn in every practice and every game, it's not just Yam Madar, but every player. They need to understand things and play better. He played a lot of good games this season, and I believe he will learn from it," commented the coach at the end The yellow for the decision to bench Madar.
Bonzie Colson, who was named the MVP of the game with 19 points, shared his feelings at the end: "We just need to play with confidence. The players also gave me a lot of confidence. I just take what the defense gave me, I took my shots, and tried to be active on the court" .
Jaylen Adams, whose temporary contract for three months ends this week, commented on his future at the end and confirmed the publication in "Israel Hayom" that he is expected to stay.
"I think all the signs show that I will stay here until the end of the season, I hope that is what will happen and I will sign a contract extension. I really want to continue here."
The Yellows don't have much time to prepare for the next game and will already fly to Athens today for tomorrow's match in Ouaka against Panathinaikos.
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