Spahija: we want to continue on this path

Maccabi Tel Aviv will try to continue its momentum when it hosts tonight Pau Orthez at Nokia arena in top 16 day 3. Maccabi’s 15-game home winning streak came to an end 2 weeks ago against Tau Vitoria and Maccabi cannot afford another home loss in order to reach the quarter-finals. Neven Spahija said at the press conference: No one gave us a chance at Rome but still we had won. Now we want to continue on the winning path. Orthez is the big surprise of the euroleague this season, but with all due respect for their athleticism, we are coming to win. I hope that soon we play nice basketball as well, but in the meantime we are focusing on defense and not loosing balls. Regarding the problem Maccabi had lately in defensive rebounds, Spahija added: we do not have a dominant rebounder, it should be a team effort. Most of the rebounds we lose are at the perimeter. When asked if Yotam Halperin is going to play tonight, the coach simply answered: yes.