{"id":503059,"date":"2018-12-28T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-28T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8080\/i-want-to-give-a-big-hug-to-all-of-our-fans\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T10:32:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T07:32:25","slug":"i-want-to-give-a-big-hug-to-all-of-our-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maccabi.co.il\/en\/i-want-to-give-a-big-hug-to-all-of-our-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I want to give a big hug to all of our fans&#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\/XPYQmQRq-x4\" 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;\"> \t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\">&#8220;I think today we watched one of the best EuroLeague games this season&#8221;, said <strong>Coach Sfairopoulos<\/strong>. &#8220;This is one of the best basketball games that the fans love to watch between two very good teams. For our team, for <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Maccabi<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"> I think this is the biggest win from the moment I came to the team because we played against one of the most quality teams in the league. Although the game didn\u2019t go as we wanted defensively I think today we had a great rhythm of scoring and I believe that today we won the game from our good offense. I want to congratulate the players for the effort, I think everyone who played and no matter for how much time he played and helped the team and that\u2019s important we need to continue and I want to give a big hug to all of our fans they came here and they helped us so much with their atmosphere till the end and this is how we want them to support us every game&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p> \t&#8220;It was a tough game&#8221;, said <strong>Alex Tyus<\/strong>. &#8220;We needed the win, especially at home in front of our fans finally to win a close game which is good for us right now. Our defense in the fourth quarter was great we held them to only 17 points, they\u2019re a great offensive team and getting key stops in the game was huge. Johnny is one hell of a player, he did a lot for us in every way, he helped us get the win and I think that everybody game with energy from start to finish that was the key to help us get the win. We\u2019re trying to take it one game at the time we\u2019re not thinking about the record or looking at the standings just trying to take it one day at a time&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p> \t&#8220;It was a great game that came down to the last minute&#8221;, said <strong>Johnny O&#8217;Bryant<\/strong> how finished the game with MVP honors. &#8220;It\u2019s one of those games that are exciting the fans was into it. Overall we just did a great job my teammates hit great shots and I just tried to step up spark us offensively. It was a good day for me, just tried to get it going but overall my teammates did a great job stepping up as well&#8221;.<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maccabi&#8217;s had coach Giannis Sfairopoulos after the 94:92 home win over Milan: &#8220;We played against one of the most quality teams in the league&#8221;. 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