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Maccabi Tel Aviv will be able to secure its place in the Euroleague playoffs this evening (Thursday, 20:00) when it hosts Zalgiris Kovna in Lithuania as part of the 33rd round of the tournament.
A win will ensure the Yellows qualify, but if they lose, they will need a loss by Fenerbahce or Baskonia to advance this evening.
The team arrived in Lithuania yesterday in the early evening, and held a seder night in which the players, the professional staff, the chairman Shimon Mizrachi, the CEO Adli Markos and the manager Ami Biton participated.
Along with a Haggadah reading, the evening was accompanied by the latter's explanations for the foreign players and even an afikomen was hidden.
After that, most of the members of the delegation boarded vehicles and joined the seder night organized by Maccabi Tel Aviv for about 100 fans who came with it to Kovna and will be at the game tonight.
Today, Oded Ketch and his players will hold the final training, along with a video briefing to try and break one of the teams competing with them for a direct ticket to the playoffs.
Maccabi Tel Aviv celebrated the holiday in Kovna.
Mizrahi with manager Ami Biton (photo: official website, Maccabi Tel Aviv on Instagram)
Yeftah Ziv and Roman Sorkin read the Haggadah (photo: official website, Maccabi Tel Aviv on Instagram)
"Every game in the last two months has been very important for us," said Bonzie Coulson, "we are progressing from game to game, we understand that this is an important game but we are preparing for it like any other game. We are excited to play there, there will be a great atmosphere. We have to play like we have played until Now, to continue building the momentum and bring our style of play."
The forward commented on the team's great ability in recent times: "The difference is in our defense. Once we get stops and go on passing attacks, it raises our level. We continue to expand our game. We watched the scouting report, we know their style.
If we stick to our method and move the ball, we will be in a good position."
Josh Niebo played last season in the Zalgiris uniform, and for him it will be a meeting with his ex: "I'm excited to come back, play in front of the fans and see some familiar faces. It's a big challenge, they're a very good team that's playing well at the moment. We need to arrive focused and compare the their level of intensity."
Nivo is one of Maccabi's improving players recently: "I don't think anything has changed. Basketball is a sport of ups and downs. There are peak moments in the season and low moments, I just keep going and nothing has changed personally, things are just going well."
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