Quarter 1: Pau – Maccabi Tel Aviv 0: 2

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More than 20 have passed since Oded Katash was lifted on the shoulders of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans despite “stealing” their Euroleague title with Panathinaikos. A long time in which the former player tragically retired, made a change to coach and defeated Maccabi once or twice. This, Katsch will return to the starting point: for the first time as coach of Panathinaikos, he hosts the Israeli champion for a meeting full of emotions at “Uka”.

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To the chagrin of both teams, it is doubtful that a win in this game will really help them slip into the Euroleague playoffs. Maccabi Tel Aviv comes to Greece from 14th place in the table, five victories away from the eighth Zenith – and its only consolation is that Panathinaikos is in an even worse position, with two fewer victories (9 in total). Alongside this, Maccabi and Pau come with different momentum. Interrupted the losing streak with a win against Valencia, Katsch and his trainees are already counting three consecutive losses.

On the Greek side, the one who will not take part in the match is Nemanja Nedovic – the star of the team – who will be absent due to an injury he suffered at the end of January. The one who will be available for Katsch is Mario Hazonia, who returned to Europe after a period of six years in the NBA and seems to have integrated well into the Israeli system. On the Maccabi side, Yuval Sussman, who is suffering from a tear in the lateral ligament, will continue to be absent.


the progress of the game
Maccabi Tel Aviv started with Chris Jones, Scotty Wilbkin, Angelo Cloiaro, Omri Caspi and Othello Hunter.

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