The yellows, led by Josh Nebo’s career night (22 points), came out of Kaunas with a 78-70 victory to go 10-7 on the season. Next Thursday, Maccabi hosts Monaco
In the face of adversity, this Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv team finds a way to prevail time and again. The yellows capped 2023 off with a 78-70 road win over Zalgiris Kaunas, pushing their record to 10-7 at the halfway point of this EuroLeague season – a season in which they played only one real home game and endured many other challenges.
It was a big night for Josh Nebo, his third game in a row with career high points. After scoring 17 against Baskonia and 18 against Crvena Zvezda last week, the big man returned to the court of his former team and delivered a 22-point masterpiece to lead the Maccabees.
Alongside him, Tamir Blarr stepped into the role of injured Wade Baldwin and posted a 14-point, 8-assist statline. Roman Sorkin also had a great second half in which he scored all of his 11 points, inluding a stretch in which he had 8 straight points. Sorkin’s dominance was key in a terrific third quarter, with Maccabi leading by as many as 17 points.
Next up for Oded Kattash and his men is a EuroLeague double week. On Thursday, Maccabi hosts Monaco in Belgrade before returning to Lithuania to face Fenerbahce on neutral ground in Panev??ys.
