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Maccabi meats Anadolu Efes in Riga
The yellows will play in Latvia for the first time ever in a relocated road game (7:30 PM Israel time, 12:30 PM ET)
In what will be its first ever game in Latvia, Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv will try to get back to winning ways on Thursday. The Israeli champs will be hosted by Anadolu Efes in a game relocated due to safety concerns (7:30 PM Israel time, 12:30 PM ET).
Maccabi (13-12) are coming off of two losses in Spain last week, but followed those with two victories in Israel. Coach Oded Kattash will hope to receive forward Rafi Menco back after he missed the home win over Hapoel Eilat with back pain.
The Turkish rivals recently replaced head coach Erdem Can with his assistant, Tomislav Mijatovic, in hopes of reaching a spot in the Play-In. In his first game in charge last week, the Croat led Anadolu to a home win over Milano. The Istanbul team suffered from a injury bug during the season, but recently had multiple key players return, including forward Will Clyburn and guards Rodrigue Beaubois and Elijah Bryant.
“Anadolu are coming to this game after a coaching change and a nice win, and with five players that missed the previous game against us, which means that they are a completely different team now”, noticed Kattash ahead of the contest. “In this intensive schedule, we will have to be very focused. We face a team with many abilities and players that are in form. It means we have to be concentrated on defense, control the boards and protect the ball”.
Maccabi suffers third straight EuroLeague loss
The yellows could not avoid a late run by Anadolu Efes and were defeated 91-105 in a game played in Latvia. Baldwin scored 26 points
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv suffered a third straight EuroLeague loss on Thursday, a 91-105 defeat to Anadolu Efes on the road. As the score suggests, it was an uptempo game dominated by both offenses, but after 35 tight minutes, the Turks pulled away.
It was Maccabi’s first ever game in Latvia, as safety concerns forced Anadolu to relocate to Arena Riga. Yet it was not a game to remember, as Lorenzo Brown’s absence due to back pain was felt. Wade Baldwin was his usual self with 26 points, but no other player had more than 12 for the Israeli champs.
Maccabi will now switch gears ahead of a challenging Israeli league week, starting with a Tel Aviv Derby in Yad Eliyahu on Sunday. The yellows will then face Maccabi Ramat Gan on Tuesday before a trip to Jerusalem awaits on Friday/
