The Maccabees could not find an answer to the EuroLeague’s only remaining undefeated team. Brown had 16 points and 9 assists. On Thursday: The yellows welcome Alba Berlin
There are some games where you need to have everything go your way in order to win. And this time around, nothing did. Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv suffered their biggest loss of the season on Tuesday, a 70:99 outcome against the best team in Europe in Real Madrid. On Thursday, the yellows will try to bounce back when they host Alba Berlin in Belgrade.
It was a tough night for Oded Kattash’s men, who were in chasing mode throughout the contest. Los Blancos, who are the EuroLeague’s only undefeated team this season, ran rampant early on and gathered a 19-point lead midway through the second quarter.
Maccabi made a run in the third, led by Lorenzo Brown who had a fine showing with 16 points and 9 dimes. A 11-0 run by the Israeli champs cut the deficit to 6 points, only for Real to regain a head of steam and pull away for good immediately after. The Spanish powerhouse where led by giant Edy Tavares who scored 19 points. Josh Nebo contributed 14 for Maccabi.
With this loss, the second in a row against Iberian competition, Maccabi are down to a 5-5 record.
