Maccabi’s guard added: “i didn’t want to start with a defeat”. Vujcic, with 40 index points, won again the MVP honor of the week
“In the second half we had a chance to win the game, but we lost control after Yotam Halperin and Jamie Arnold fouled out”, said Neven Spahija after the game at Rome. The coach added: Only Nikola Vujcic and Lior Eliyahu scored for us. We struggled when We had to play with Tal Burstein, who is not yet at his best. We have to bounce back in our next game. I am still confident we can qualify as second of our group for the Top 16.” Burstien, who returned to action for the first time after 7 months, said: I’m slowly recovering my form and it was good to be able to return to play, but I didn’t want to start my season with a defeat. Hopefully, we will return to the winning ways in our next game. The important thing is that the team learns from its mistakes.” Nikola Vucic, who reached 40 index points for the second time this season, won again the MVP honor of the week. Vujcic scored 33 points, took 8 rebounds, dished 7 assists and drawn 8 fouls.
