the emotional meeting with Parker started well, but Toronto took control of the game and won 118-84. Spahija: we will beat Malaga
Maccabi Tel Aviv will land tomorrow in Israel after a busy month of preparation that ended with an 84-118 loss to the Toronto Raptors. The reunion with Anthony Parker was very emotional and Maccabi started the game well leading 37-24. but as happen before against the NBA teams Maccabi ran out of gas in the second half. The Raptors took complete control and made a 20-2 run to end the third quarter. Parker (11 points): It was weird to see those guys wearing yellow and me not being on their side. I had fun, it was an experience and I’m glad my side won. Maccabi will improve, they proved in the first half they can play great basketball”. Coach Spahija: “its hard for us to play 48 minutes in such a high level. We are getting better and we are going to beat Malaga”. Maccabi scorers: Felix 19, Bynum 14, Jasaitis 13, Sharp 10, Halperin 9, Vujcic 7, Arnold 7, Shason 3, Green 2.
