The Yellow & Blue summarized their 19th win as Yovel Zoosman looked great in extended minutes: “Zoosman had a crucial role in the win, he will improve as we continue”. Caloiaro: “It felt good to play and compete. We have to continue working”
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv defeated Maccabi Haifa 82:78 in Romema Arena and returned to their winning ways before entering the last phase of the season. Giannis Sfairopoulos’s squad found themselves down early in the fourth quarter but shifted gears on both ends of the floor in the last five minutes with a 9:2 stretch leading to a season sweep over the Greens.
Angelo Caloiaro hasn’t played in a domestic game for the last two months and took advantage of the opportunity with his known aggressiveness, exploding for 19 points while adding 7 boards and 3 assists. After a shaky return last week, Yovel Zoosman received 19 minutes tonight and displayed well, scoring 11 points and grabbing a season-high 8 rebounds.
“Even though it wasn’t easy and not a good game from our side, it’s an important win as our determination and execution of the small details in the final minutes earned us the game”, Said head coach Giannis Sfairopoulos about the road victory. “Zoosman had a crucial role in the win, he gave good production defensively and offensively, and he will improve as we continue”.
“I’m glad we won. We didn’t play the most beautiful game, but at the end of the day at Maccabi, we need to collect as many victories as possible”, Summarized Yovel Zoosman, who was one of the main contributors on Saturday. “In portions of the game, we lacked energy, and we weren’t aggressive enough. I don’t care if I score 0 or 11 points, I feel like I fought and gave the best chance for the team to win, that’s my character.
His feelings after returning from the injury: “From day to day, I feel much better. I can’t exactly say I’m 100 percent, but I feel great. I don’t mind what competition I’m playing, I’ll always give my 100% as I don’t know what it means to play at a 50% rate. I want to get better, learn and grow, and that is the only way for me.”
Maccabi’s top scorer Angelo Caloiaro spoke about his feelings after the win. “It felt good to play and compete. Obviously, we didn’t have the greatest game, but we got the win, and we have to continue working”.
