The yellows suffered a second straight loss in the Euroleague one week before facing Real Madrid. Wilbekin scored 22 points
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv hoped to bounce back from the tough loss to Olympiacos last week, but the hard fight the yellows put up against Alba Berlin wasn’t enough. At the end of an evening in which Maccabi chased its opponent most of the time, the hosts had the upper hand and won 91:86.
The Israeli champions’ second straight loss came in bad timing, just one week before meeting Real Madrid in Spain. Scottie Wilbekin led the scorers with 22 points, but on the other side, the yellows’ ex, Yovel Zoosman, banked two clutch three-pointers that sealed the win for the Germans.