{"id":502775,"date":"2018-11-11T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-11T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8080\/we-played-hard-and-came-out-aggressive\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T10:25:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T07:25:24","slug":"we-played-hard-and-came-out-aggressive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maccabi.co.il\/en\/we-played-hard-and-came-out-aggressive\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;We played hard and came out aggressive&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"responsive-video-container\" style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; margin-bottom: 20px;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8_0wxJLYL9w\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div style=\"direction: ltr;\">\n<div> \t\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\">In their 112th regular season encounter versus Hapoel Holon, Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv wanted to make it a round number of 100 wins against the purples in regular season. Coach Neven Spahija&#8217;s squad didn&#8217;t allow the visitors to breathe as they took the lead in the first and never looked back as they imposed their will all the way to 99:66 win. Maccabi will now start preparing for their upcoming crucial 10 days as they will face three EuroLeague opponents starting at Gran Canaria on Friday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p> \t\t<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">&#8220;I want to give credit to my players for such performance 24 hours after such a tough loss&#8221;, said Coach Neven Spahija. &#8220;We came back and we showed personality and at the end of the day talent, the players showed how important it is to play for themselves and the fans and also we saw how one healthy player that is able to play is important for Maccabi&#8221;.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p> \t\t<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">&#8220;The only thing I am sorry is, and not only because we lost the games but because we didn&#8217;t play with a full roster, if you lose the game with a full roster and you are smart you are going find out how to make the team better, if you are playing without the important pieces it is very difficult. We lost the games and now we hope that the game in Gran Canaria we are going to play with Tarik Black and with those who didn&#8217;t play tonight and start to build&#8221;.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p> \t\t<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">&#8220;We played hard and came out aggressive&#8221;, said the game MVP Scottie Wilbekin. &#8220;We tried to put them on their hills, we wanted to come out strong after our last game. I&#8217;m getting better and feeling better every day and trying to help the team however I can. We have to play mainly for ourselves first and then think about everything else&#8221;.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coach Neven Spahija after the 99:66 win over Holon: &#8220;We saw how one healthy player that is able to play is important for Maccabi&#8221;. 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