There is no better way to recover from a league loss than a derby win. Maccabi Tel Aviv reminded everyone who is the owner of the Winner League with 69:85 over Hapoel Tel Aviv. Scotty Wilbkin, Who was absent from the tackle on Friday, made the difference this time with 23 points, which he scored in great percentages from the field. Afterwards, the scorer talked about the things that worked and took his team on a new path.
“We wanted to go back forever, I hope we sent a message to everyone,” the scorer said, referring to the adjustments his team made. “We did not lose the ball too much and that allowed us to gain an advantage from the start. Then we played as we know. We will improve what is needed and continue with the momentum.”
Afterwards, the Yellows’ coach, Yannis Sapropoulos, spoke about the successful things this time. “We learned a lesson and I am glad that the players reacted like this,” said the Maccabi Tel Aviv coach. “We were focused and led throughout the game by a double-digit difference. We deserve to win by 1000%. “
On the uncertainty surrounding the Euroleague games he said: “We all know there is a problem with the flights. Our management is working to make this game happen. I was told that if we do not play in the Euroleague then we will play in the league, maybe three games this week. will be”.
And what do the voices in red say? Yannis Castritis Sounds disappointed with the fact that his team has not really managed to be a worthy opponent. “Everything has to start with the defensive approach, we were not good at all in the first half but in the second half we tried to get the best out of our game and improve the defense as much as possible,” said the Greek. “That’s the attitude you have to go with as if it’s a final game and move on with you.”
Later Timur Bar Tried to provide explanations for his team’s weak ability. “We started the game quite weakly and from there we mostly chased and it was very difficult,” said the coordinator. “Forget about the game as soon as possible. There is no choice.”
“I have no answer I do not know myself, they were much more aggressive than us and dominant and we can not afford it,” Timur added and was asked about his dependence on the Sea of Madar. “I don’t think we depend on any player or any other. We need to play more team and together.”
