The moment of truth of the Euroleague season, the game from which there is no going back, has arrived for Maccabi Tel Aviv.
The Yellows host French side Monaco for the second time this week, with only a win in Game 4 of the quarter-final playoff series to save them from relegation.
Oded Ketch's team stole the home advantage in the series when they won the first game away, but the rival from the principalities came out with the upper hand in the next two games, including the one yesterday by Eliyahu.
After not leading for even a second in the third game, and scoring only six three-pointers from 25 attempts, two of which were in the final seconds when the chance of winning had already become slim, Maccabi Tel Aviv hopes to impose its pace of play this time on Monaco, who unquestionably dominated yesterday's match, hoping to sweep the crowd behind it the yellow and compare the series to 2:2.
Maccabi Tel Aviv in the game of being or ceasing.
Martin (photo: Danny Maron)
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the progress of the game
1st Quarter:
Ketch started with Lorenzo Brown, Wade Baldwin, Jarel Martin, Bonzie Colson and Alex Poythers.
John Brown started with the first points of the game, Martin scored for the Yellows in a tight opening.
Brown gave Monaco the first lead, Baldwin scored and James increased to 5:8.
Domantas Mutionas buried a big three, Baldwin and Brown responded on the other side and called a French timeout trailing 13:11.
James penetrated easily to the ring, John DiBartholomew with first points from the line and another penetration in the paint equal to 17:17.
Jaron Blosomgeim came off the bench and scored 5 consecutive points, Brown lost a ball in the last attack and Blosomgeim closed the first quarter with
17:24
.
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They often lose balls and do not manage against the French attack.
Brown (Photo: Danny Maron)
Quarter 2:
Brown came to his senses at the start of the second quarter with a basket from outside the arc, DiBartolomeu continued with the great percentages from the line and the Yellows took the lead with a tremendous dunk by Baldwin and a 0:14 run that shook the hall with another triple by Jake Cohen.
The run in yellow continued with another three-pointer by Brown, Cohen added one of his own and the run increased to 0:20 and called for another timeout by Oberdovich.
James took off the line and scored Monaco's first points in the second quarter.
Okobo scored first points with a big three and the French reduced to 39:33.
Okobo continued the good ability outside the arc, and Monaco's 2:12 run was reduced to only 3 and a catch timeout.
Coulson and Nivbo came back well with a run of 0:6 that re-increased the yellow lead to
36:47
at halftime.
A huge second quarter for the yellows.
Baldwin (Photo: Danny Maron)
Quarter 3:
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