Oded Kattash and his men began 2024 by beating the team from the south of France 93-83 in Belgrade. Colson excelled with 27 points
What a way to begin 2024. Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv registered one of its biggest wins of the season thus far by beating Monaco 93-83 on Tuesday, a win that improved the team’s record to 11-7. It was the sixth EuroLeague win in eight games for the yellows, who are due to face Fenerbahce in Lithuania on Thursday.
It was a dominant performance by Oded Kattash’s men. They suffocated the Monegasques’ offense during the first half, going up by as many as 18 points. In particular, they made things difficult for Mike James. The Monaco scorer did attempt a comeback and reached his 27 points, but his team could not cut Maccabi’s lead to under 5 points.
Bonzie Colson had one of his best showings with the yellow jersey, providing 27 points – including some typical high degree of difficulty buckets. Wade Baldwin and Lorenzo Brown each finished with 12 points, but it was contributions like Rafi Menco’s three triples in the third quarter or Roman Sorkin’s career record-tying 9 rebounds that made the difference.
“We had a gameplan and the players carried it out”, said Coach Kattash, “It is an important win for many reasons. We played the right way and deserved the win”.
