Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv hosts Panathinaikos on Thursday in an attempt to stop their losing streak on three (9:05 PM Israel time, 2:05 PM ET). Oded Kattash and his men are 12-10 coming into the game, while the Greek adversaries are on fire lately and sit on a 14-8 record, winning 8 of their last 9 games.
The yellows received a boost earlier in the week with the return of Lorenzo Brown, who sat out three games due to back pain. Pao, on the other hand, will be without guards Kostas Sloukas and Luca Vildoza.
In their matchup in Athens in the first round, Maccabi prevailed to the tune of 86-81. The Israeli champs won 17 out of the previous 32 games between the teams since the creation of the EuroLeague in 2000. Maccabi has also won five straight home games against Panthinaikos.
