Moshe Barda 01/02/2021 07:28
Scotty Wilbkin (Itzik Belnitsky)
Smiles at Maccabi Tel Aviv after last night’s (Sunday) 69:85 victory over Hapoel Tel Aviv in the first derby of the Premier League this season. After the loss to Hapoel Gilboa Galil last Friday, the Yellows were sure that the players would react and indeed Yannis Sapropoulos’ team came differently and also looked different, from the first second, and at the end of 40 minutes of basketball with the national champions they could stare at their next opponent. unknown.
The cabinet meeting last night brought the good news, teams will be able to come to Israel and on paper the solution is found for Himki’s arrival and in fact any foreign group that is supposed to come to Israel as part of European competitions. It is only after the approval has been received that it is still unclear whether Himaki will be able to arrive in Israel on a charter flight and currently due to the charter flight problem, it is doubtful whether the game between the teams in the 24th round that will be played in 72 hours will be played. If Himki does not arrive in Israel for a meeting this coming Thursday, Maccabi will play in the local league.
Back in the game, Maccabi said that they just came to do the job from the beginning, Tyler Dorsey and Yuval Sussman extorted compliments on the defensive contribution, in addition to the national champion were very pleased with the character Har Scotty Wilbkin (who also scored 23 points to which he added 3 rebounds and 3 assists). Angelo Cloiaro, and Othello Hunter. Yannis ‘players washed the parquet and beyond the defense that limited Hapoel Tel Aviv to 69 points, it was obvious that Sapropoulos’ players simply enjoyed the parquet, which was of course also reflected in the assists / losses ratio which was 20: 7.
After the game he said Scotty Wilbkin: “The game on Friday motivated me for the next game against Gilboa, we did not want to lose two games in a row. The main problem in the previous game was the fact that it was an early game, and they waited for it, they celebrated as if they won the championship, they were more prepared. We ourselves are focused on the game and not on things that can cause us to be unfocused. “
“When we open a big advantage it is hard not to enjoy the game, and everyone plays well, we did not let them get to the outbursts, everything connected to us. I didn ‘t know it was a big game, it’s a derby, but that’s all. I’m glad we have a day off tomorrow, and whoever we need to get ready for, get ready for it. That’s what it is, it’s a crazy season, a crazy year, you can’t know what will happen, we will be focused day after day, “he concluded.
