Maccabi Tel Aviv will try to recover from the defeat to Panathinaikos, when they host Ness Ziona tomorrow (Saturday) and for the first time this season will bring 1,000 fans to a home game. The Yellows did not sign Elijah Bryant, Ante Zizic and Othello Hunter for the game, and in fact this is the first time this season that the two opening chins do not dress together in the league, thanks to the addition of TJ Klein who can play in position No. 5. .
Maccabi Tel Aviv extended its home win streak in the league to seven, after a difficult 77:80 in a derby against Hapoel Tel Aviv. The Yellows trailed for more than 33 minutes in the aggregate with a difference of 16 points, but in the fourth quarter they scored 6 of 6 for two and 11 of 12 from the line and took the victory by the teeth. Chris Jones excelled with a season record of 26 points and a 32-point record and scored all of the champion’s last 8 points in the game. On Thursday, the team lost in the Euroleague to Panathinaikos of coach Oded Katash, 81:63 in Greece.
Urbani Ness Ziona came back for the second time in a row from behind during the last quarter to an important home win, 78:85 over Hapoel Beer Sheva. The Oranges made up for a fourth-quarter double loss (6) from field goals (3 of 10) thanks to 11 of 14 from the line, with all free throws being split equally between Patrick Miller and Brian Angola. Miller set a season-high of 11 rebounds and a 33-point index, alongside 21 points. In all of the last three wins the quarterback has scored 20 points or more, while in all of the last four losses he has stopped at less than 15.
Maccabi Tel Aviv has won all 14 of its home games against Nes Ziona in the league, except for one: 85:76 in March 2018. The game in the last round between the teams was the poorest in points this season in the Winner Basket League (123): the Oranges came back from behind 20 at the beginning of the second half To the advantage in the fourth quarter, before Dragan Bender led another late turnaround to a 58:65 victory with career highs of 19 points, 11 rebounds and an index of 31. Nimrod Levy, who played two terms at Maccabi Tel Aviv, is 25 points away from 1,000 in his career in the Premier League.
