Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv delivered a near-perfect performance on Thursday by beating ALBA Berlin 106-71 on the road. It was the yellows largest ever winning margin in a road game in the EuroLeague, and it propelled the team to a 14-13 record.
The Israeli champs, playing without the injured Roman Sorkin, jumped to an early lead and never looked back. Oded Kattash’s men dominated on both sides of the floor, dishing out 28 assists and giving up the ball only 9 times.
Five different Maccabi players scored in double figures, including James Webb who lead the way with 17 points and Wade Baldwin who finished with 16. The game also represented Tamir Blatt’s first visit to Berlin as a rival after two seasons with ALBA, while Joe Thomasson played over 7 minutes in his EuroLeague debut.
Maccabi will now set their sites to a road game in Eilat on Monday. After that, the yellows will be back to Belgrade to host Zalgiris.
