The Yellow & Blue summarized the win over Nes Ziona. Sfairopoulos: “We didn’t play a good game, I congratulated the players for their character”. Dorsey towards Alba Berlin: “Just one of those games you have to win”
Maccabi Fox Tel Aviv stays on top of the Israeli league with a 13:0 record after a home 80:71 victory over Ironi Nes Ziona. The Yellow & Blue enjoyed the resurgence of Othello Hunter, who led all hosts scorers with 15 points. Jake Cohen continued his incredible form adding 13 points and 12 rebounds. Dorsey was close to setting a new season-high with 7 assists. Wilbekin scored 6 points in his return.
“I want to congratulate the players, although we didn’t play a good game, the most important thing was to get the win, and the players did that”. Said head coach Giannis Sfairopoulos after the win. “Nes Ziona is a good team, the second-best offense in the league, and we allowed only 71 points. I think that’s the reason we won the game, and we did a good job stopping Daequan Cook, not letting him find a shooting rhythm”.
“It was a difficult game, and that’s why I congratulated the players after the win”, Added Sfairopoulos. “I told them in the locker room, Alba Berlin lost in the German league, Milano lost at home, and Baskonia after beating Barcelona in the EuroLeague also dropped a game today. It’s not easy to play EuroLeague, then our league, and to compete with full energy in every single game, the players are human beings. But this is the character we need to show, this is the way for us to be winners, and for that, I congratulated the players”.
“To be honest, this was our worst game in the domestic league this season”, Told Othello Hunter, who led all Maccabi scorers with 15 points. “We gave up on the one on one and also the defensive rebound, we have to improve. We need to lock down our defensive game, and from that, the offense will be there on the second side of the court”.
“It was a tough game, one of our worst as a team, and we just had to win, that’s it”. Summarized Tyler Dorsey that ended the night with 7 assists. “After the first quarter, we didn’t have energy, and we let them score easy buckets. The contest on Thursday is just one of those games you have to win. Against Zalgiris, we played a tight clash. We need to get better at winning close games”.
