Moshe Barda
Dimitris Itudis (Reuters)
Maccabi Tel Aviv will host Dmitry Itodis CSKA Moscow tonight (Tuesday) at 21:05 at Menora Mivtachim Hall in the 27th round of the Euroleague, when the Yellows will meet Valencia for another game this coming Thursday.
The Russians almost got entangled last week at the Peace and Brotherhood Hall, but eventually recorded their 17th victory in a row with a dramatic 74:75 over Olympiacos. On the other hand, Yannis Sapropoulos’ team enters the last line with ten wins in total in the Euroleague and when the chances of qualifying for the playoffs were severely damaged after the 72:70 loss to Bayern Munich last week in Germany.
Maccabi is talking about the war ahead of the game, when the Euroleague website once again put the spotlight on two of the most productive guards Europe has to offer, with Scotty Wilbkin meeting Mike James, who shows great ability that puts him as one of the regular season MVP nominees.
Ahead of the game, CSKA coach, Dimitris Itudis, He said: “Maccabi is in pursuit of a place in the playoffs. Is a very energetic team, that depends a lot on the open field, they force ball losses with their exchange defense or when they play with big vehicles, they try to put pressure on their opponent. It is always difficult in Tel Aviv, but we have all the elements and the attitude to get to play a good game and try to win. “
Michael Eric, Who arrived at the team after the injury of Nikola Milutinov, added: ‘It will be another challenging opportunity for us to prove to ourselves that we have a good team. We have a double week this time, so we have to get ready for one game at a time. ‘
