As the chances of finishing in the big eight diminish, Maccabi Tel Aviv will host CSKA Moscow tonight (Tuesday, 21:05) (live broadcast on5SPORT), Knowing that a victory can re-launch the playoff efforts into the playoffs. After three consecutive losses in the Euroleague, the Israeli champion is determined to register a victory over the Russians, after the 76:72 in Moscow in the second round.
Yannis Sapropoulos’ yellows come in the double week of games, which will continue with a battle against Valencia on Thursday, with a balance of 10 wins and 14 losses in the Euroleague. Ten more games remain until the end of the regular season at the factory, and the Greek coach and his players know that each of them will play decisively.
CSKA is ranked second in the Euroleague, with a balance of 17 wins and eight losses, and recently the trainees of Dimitris Itudis are suffering from a decline in ability, which is reflected in five losses in the last eight games. With 20.5 points per game and scored 25 points in the previous meeting between the teams in the second round of the season.
Maccabi has won two of the last three games against the Reds-Blues from Moscow, including an 80:90 home run in December 2019 with the help of an evening of 22 points and 9 assists by Scotty Wilbkin and a career high of 20 points by Othello Hunter. This pair of wins broke a streak of nine losses to CSKA, which began since the historic 67:68 of Tyrese Rice in the semifinals in 2014.
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