{"id":507005,"date":"2021-03-16T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8080\/it-hurts-how-we-played-doesnt-accurately-reflect-who-we-are\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T12:00:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T09:00:37","slug":"it-hurts-how-we-played-doesnt-accurately-reflect-who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maccabi.co.il\/en\/it-hurts-how-we-played-doesnt-accurately-reflect-who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;It hurts, how we played doesn&#8217;t accurately reflect who we are&#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\/U4kQZGGe4fE\" 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<p dir=\"ltr\"> \t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv aspired to finish the Anadolu Efes incredible run on Tuesday evening, but Ergin Ataman&#8217;s squad showed why they are among the top EuroLeague teams these days, beating the Yellow &amp; Blue 66:90 in Menora Mivtachim Arena. With the loss, Maccabi&#8217;s chances of clinching a spot between the top 8 slimmed another notch dropping their EuroLeague season record to 11:17.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p> \t<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Giannis Sfairopoulos&#8217;s squad had only three scorers in double digits tonight as Scottie Wilbekin finished the night with 15 points and 5 rebounds. Ante Zizic contributed 14 points, 6 boards, as Tyler Dorsey scored 10 points off the bench. The Israeli champions return to the Israeli Winner League on Thursday as they&#8217;ll head out on the road to compete against Guy Goodes&#8217;s Maccabi Rishon Le&#8217;Zion.<\/p>\n<p> \t<\/span><\/p>\n<p> \t<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">&#8220;We tried to fight, but it wasn&#8217;t enough. They have a lot of quality at many positions, and now they have players playing their best form this season&#8221;, Said head coach&nbsp;<strong>Giannis Sfairopoulos<\/strong>&nbsp;at the postgame press conference. &#8220;They got the lead in the first period, and when we lost some layups under the rim in the second quarter, the lack of effectiveness gave them a chance to open a bigger margin. In the second half, we came back to ten points, we tried to fight after the timeout, but it wasn&#8217;t enough. I don&#8217;t think we didn&#8217;t try, we wanted, but we played against an excellent opponent&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> \t<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">The Greek coach referred to the continuation of the season: &#8220;We will try to do our best. We discussed that now with the players that we need to keep on fighting. We probably didn&#8217;t succeed at qualifying to the top 8, but we have to continue. We have to be ready for the Israeli league and the Cup final&#8221;.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> \t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"420\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hunter.jpg\" style=\"width: 980px; height: 420px;\" class=\"wp-image-507003 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maccabi.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hunter.jpg 980w, https:\/\/maccabi.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hunter-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maccabi.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hunter-768x329.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p> \t<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">The Yellow &amp; Blue captain&nbsp;<strong>John DiBartolomeo<\/strong>&nbsp;expressed his feelings after the game: &#8220;It hurts, disappointing and frustrating. &#8220;Obviously, we feel that we can play much better and how we played doesn&#8217;t accurately reflect who we are. We need to get better every day and look at ourselves to be better. We need to stay positive and stay together&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> \t<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">&#8220;We all put our shorts the same way, they played really well tonight, winning 8 of their last 10, so they are in good shape&#8221;, Added&nbsp;<strong>Elijah Bryant<\/strong>&nbsp;about the opponents&#8217; recent form. &#8220;I always feel we have a chance every time we step on the floor. We&#8217;re all competitors, and we go out on the court to win regardless of the situation. We could have played better, but they shot over 50% from three and played better tonight&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Yellow &#038; Blue summarized the disappointing loss to the red hot Anadolu squad. Sfairopoulos: &#8220;We wanted and tried, but we played against an excellent opponent. 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