During the second half yesterday (Thursday), when Maccabi Tel's 13-point advantage against Panathinaikos dropped from 13 to 3 points, the real test of the Yellows began when the panic scenarios of the last period returned. That this time there was no recovery and Maccabi stopped the Greek comeback in time and knew how to end the game at 15 points.
It was a crossroads match for perhaps the entire season in the EuroLeague.
After 2 consecutive losses and a double week ago in Spain against Real Madrid and Seconia, it was clear that a loss to Pana means an introduction to a snowball that does not know when it will stop.
It is a victory that caused the rain not to turn into a flood.
The crisis is over, at least for now.
Maccabi arrived with three losses from the last four games in the EuroLeague and this was joined by two league losses (Derby and Kiryat Ata) in their last trip to Israel.
Her worst period of the season and a big fog hovered over Maccabi's season, which knew how to respond.
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Maccabi comes to fight, photo: EPA
Maccabi knew how to stop the deterioration.
It didn't happen before she struggled for 35 minutes against a short and limited team.
The Greek opponent was missing four players and lost Kendrick Nan during the game.
Most of all, she played without a coordinator - the injured Kostas Sloukas and Luka Vildoza, who remained in Greece.
The game was managed for 35 minutes by Jerian Grant who is not a coordinator and he collapsed under the load.
You can't play basketball without a point guard and Maccabi used him well.
Maccabi did not consider Pana's problems.
You have to know how to take advantage of opportunities and Maccabi was there.
Maccabi's depth advantage stood out and while the opponent played without a real game manager, Maccabi had two of them and another in good form.
The pair of Lorenzo Brown and Wade Baldwin when they provide 15 assists together, the amount that all the visiting players provided together.
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Must improve the protection of his campers, photo: EPA
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Most importantly - Maccabi played with a sense of urgency.
See on her that she is aware of the situation.
Unlike previous games, she came mentally prepared.
See on her that she knows she must not lose.
However, there is no film and it doesn't matter who the opponent is in front of you that they will take 20 rebounds from you in the attack.
This is what happened to Maccabi yesterday, another team with a different lineup would have made it a completely different game.
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