Maccabi’s coach after the 95:86 win over Naharya: “We talked a lot about it, the players reacted and fought and it looked like the final quarter against Jerusalem”. Thomas: “We need to keep fighting as a team and as a crew and to give all we got”
“I expected a close game” said coach Spahija, “We talked a lot about it, the players reacted and fought and it looked like the final quarter against Jerusalem. We defended well, we shot well, I think we deserved to win. We played with a different roster than we had in our loss to Panathinaikos, we’ve used more Israeli players, I’m happy with their response. We had a long season in the EuroLeague, I think that Baskonia is playing the best basketball in Europe alongside Fenerbache and CSKA, we will prepare for this game, we will travel to Baskonia in a few days and we will fight”.
“These are great moments, after a period that was not easy for us, we shared the ball and hit big shots” said DeShaun Thomas, “We had a tough loss on Thursday, we wanted to take the bad feelings from or shoulders and we made it. We will try to fight for the playoffs, we need to keep fighting as a team and as a crew and to give all we got”.
