{"id":503431,"date":"2019-03-07T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8080\/defense-won-this-game\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T10:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T07:42:11","slug":"defense-won-this-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maccabi.co.il\/en\/defense-won-this-game\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Defense won this game&#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\/bI3P7cNciJg\" 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;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-af9ddf82-7fff-8716-077f-406d8a40cb6e\">Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv faced Bayern Munich in the 25<\/span>th round of the EuroLeague&#8217;s regular season. A clinic on both ends of the floor in the third quarter <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">was gave<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"> the yellows a great push for the 70:77 win. After winning four <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">game<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"> in just 8 days, the squad of coach Giannis Sfairopoulos will now start to prepare for their upcoming domestic El Classico against Hapoel Jerusalem on Sunday. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p> \t<span id=\"docs-internal-guid-af9ddf82-7fff-8716-077f-406d8a40cb6e\">&#8220;We controlled the game from our good defense&#8221;, said coach Giannis Sfairopoulos. &#8220;We disorganized Bayern with the way we played defense. We took them out of their game, and on offense the third period was excellent, and when they came back we made good decisions and had a clear mind. We deserved to win the game. I want to congratulate all the players for their effort and how they played&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> \t<span id=\"docs-internal-guid-af9ddf82-7fff-8716-077f-406d8a40cb6e\">&#8220;Great job by us controlling the clock, offensive rebound&#8221;, said Michael Roll who knocked down the crucial three that secured the road win. &#8220;JP (i.e. Jeremy Pargo) was really good with the ball waiting for the defender to go away from me and I just shot the shot, I appreciate it, it went in and that&#8217;s what it did&#8221;. <\/span><\/p>\n<p> \t<span id=\"docs-internal-guid-af9ddf82-7fff-8716-077f-406d8a40cb6e\">&#8220;It was a good game, low scoring in the first half&#8221;, said Scottie Wilbekin who came up big with 19P and 6R. &#8220;I think our defensive game plan worked really well, some shots started falling in the second half and we were able to pull through and make some plays when we needed them&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> \t<span id=\"docs-internal-guid-af9ddf82-7fff-8716-077f-406d8a40cb6e\">\u201cWe played a bit harder and took it up a notch in the second half&#8221;, said Tarik Black who delivered a dominant performance of 14P &#038; 7R. &#8220;Defense won this game. It\u2019s not over till the buzzer rings, this game was pretty close and that last stretch is the most important part of the game. We must continue to keep trying to do the same thing, get wins so we can reach the playoffs&#8221;. <\/span><\/span> \t<\/p>\n<div> \t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maccabi&#8217;s head coach Giannis Sfairopoulos after the away win against Bayern: &#8220;We controlled the game from our good defense&#8221;. 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