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Maccabi looks to prolong winning streak vs Valencia
Riding a 14-game winning streak, Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv will look on Wednesday to take another step towards securing home court advantage in the EuroLeague Play-In, at the very least. The yellows welcome Valencia in Belgrade (9:30 PM Israel time, 2:30 PM ET), knowing another victory, coupled with losses by Virtus Bologna and Baskonia, will ensure they will finish the season no lower than 7th.
Oded Kattash and his men beat both ASVEL and Bayern Munich last week to improve to a 18-13 record with three regular season games left. Valencia are on the outside looking in as part of the hunt for the last Play-In birth, holding a 14-17. The Spaniards lost five of their previous six contests, but will bring the competitions’ fourth best defense to town.
“We need to be ready for a very aggressive game”, warned Kattash ahead of the game, “They use size and toughness and have good defensive players. It’s a matchup between two different styles. It’s critical that we control the boards”.
In their first round encounter, Maccabi’s first after the war in Gaza broke out, it was Valencia who earned the win. Overall, Maccabi won 8 out of 11 games against since the EuroLeague was created in 2000.
Maccabi earns 15th win in a row with 95-80 over Valencia
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv just keeps on running rampant. The Israeli champs secured their 15th win in a row, of which six are in the EuroLeague, with a commanding 95:80 victory over Valencia on Wednesday. It elevated the yellows to a 19-13 record with two regular season games left, and kept them in contention for the sixth seed in the playoffs.
After a back-and-forth first quarter, Maccabi took control of the contest in the second frame and ran away with it after the halftime break. Oded Kattash’s men were active and aggressive on defense and that had them bursting for easy points on the other hand, racking up a large number of thunderous dunks along the way.
Wade Baldwin IV was once again Maccabi’s top scorer with 17 points, along with career-best 4 steals. Josh Nebo continued his great form by scoring 15 points and grabbing 9 boards, while three other players added exactly 10 points each: Antonius Cleveland, Bonzie Colson and Jasiel Rivero.
The Maccabees will look to extend their win streak on Saturday with a road game vs Galil Elyon, with a Israeli cup quarter finals bout against Maccabi Ramat Gan in the horizon. Next up in the EuroLeague is a visit to Barcelona next Thursday.
