The Yellow & Blue summarized the bitter loss to Anadolu Efes. Sfairopoulos: “We lost the game in the small details”. Bryant: “We will continue to fight regardless of the outcome! We are right there”
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv dropped a thriller in Istanbul 89:91 to Anadolu Efes as part of the 7th EuroLeague gameday. With the loss, the Yellow & Blue’s record falls to 2:5, as they’ll look to recover next week at home against Zalgiris Kaunas. The game produced numerous lead changes as Maccabi knocked down 15 triples, but a bucket by Beaubois and a crucial turnover secured a home win.
Head coach Giannis Sfairopoulos said in the postgame press conference: “I’m proud of how we played tonight against one of the best teams in the EuroLeague. Efes had some key players absent, but they still have a lot of quality and experience, and although the result didn’t go our way, I’m proud of how we fought tonight”.
Looking forward: “We lost the game in the small details, and it’s very important for us that everybody will help the team and be ready to contribute. I also expect the injured players to come in and support the current roster, so we’ll be with a full roster and be fresher to win these games at the end”.
Elijah Bryant, who scored a EuroLeague career-high 22 points, shared his opinion after the game: “For sure, we are very disappointed with the outcome of the game. We will continue to fight regardless of the outcome! We are right there, just one or two possessions away!”
