Last night (Thursday), Maccabi Tel Aviv opened the second round of the Euroleague with a very convincing 73:85 at Alba Berlin. This victory puts the Yellows in a position where keeping the house next week, where they host Olympiacos and Basconia, will propel them to a balanced balance – 10:10.
True, last night’s Alba was injured and lacked a lot of key players, but Maccabi Tel Aviv’s game flowed from the first moment, and its victory was not really questioned throughout the game. As with many of the champion’s victories, last night Scotty Wilbkin provided lukewarm ability, but Tyler Dorsey , Suffering from chronic instability this season, rose and starred with 25 points, including five threes and 27 index points.
This is not obvious for Dorsey, because pay attention to the swing in his points column since the ninth round: 6, 1, 4, 4, 15, 7, 14, 5. However, the 13 points against Zenit, and the great performance last night give hope to Maccabi that maybe Dorsey Suf manages to get into the drive and become the instant-offens that Maccabi so desperately needs.
“I think defensively we were where we wanted to be,” he said Dorsey. “Every game is a must for us and it’s the mood because we have to get back to the playoffs. I hit a few shots and then the basket looks bigger and bigger, credit goes to my friends who found me in the right places, when you get in the sequence all those shots feel like practice, and it felt good.” .
Angelo Cloiaro, Who also stood out with 16 points, said: “It is an important and good victory to open the round like this. We must return to the top 8 area, our defense will communicate well, in exchange, with each other’s help.” Chris Jones, With a solid game of seven points and five assists, concluded: “We played a tough game on both sides, we were more aggressive than the opponent and made good use of their losses. I feel we did a good job keeping the ball and reducing our mistakes, which is what made the game more comfortable.”
Maccabi also has cause for concern: Yuval Sussman continues to suffer from poor ability after returning from injury, and last night recorded an alarming statistical line of 0 actions. Really no action – no rebounds, no assists, not even a loss or an offense – in nine minutes and 23 seconds, which again raises questions about his suitability for Maccabi’s current method of play.