After playing two games on the road, Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv will return to Menora Mivtachim Arena on Thursday and face Barcelona in one of the most intriguing match-ups the Euroleague season has to offer.
Both teams have a positive 4:2 record, but the Yellows can draw optimism from the fact that they defeated Barca in the last five meetings in Tel Aviv. Roman Sorkin is suffering from pain in his hamstring and did not participate in the final training session ahead of the game
Both teams have a positive 4:2 record, but the Yellows can draw optimism from the fact that they defeated Barca in the last five meetings in Tel Aviv. Roman Sorkin is suffering from pain in his hamstring and did not participate in the final training session ahead of the game
"I don't think we put in enough effort to deserve a win against Baskonia", Oded Kattash said. "I say worthy because you can do enough and still lose. We need to be in a situation where by the end of the season we will be sad if we lose, but not feel disappointment because we made the right effort."
"We're definitely still thinking about the game against Baskonia", added Jalen Adams. "We're taking what was negative there and trying to learn to play well from the start. We must have a sense of urgency and dictate our game from the get-go".