The yellows ran away from the bottom of the Euroleague standings with the win over Milano. Simpson provided energy off the bench with 11 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocked shots. On Thursday: A must-win game in Istanbul vs. Anadolu Efes
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New energies at Menora-Mivtachim Arena. Maccabi led almost from the get-go and completed a 92 – 82 win over EA7 Emporio Armani Milano. Vitctor Rudd led the scorers with 17 points, Colton Iverson finished with 16 points and 9 rebounds and Daimon Simpson provided energy and numbers with 11 points, 8 rebounds, 3 blocked shots and a couple of extra-hustle plays that got the crowd going in what has been a tough season for the team.
The game was close during the 1st quarter but good minutes by Rudd and Simpson helped the team run to a 36 – 26 lead. Gal Mekel hit a shot at the halftime buzzer to send the teams to the locker room with Maccabi leading 51 – 35 lead.
Maccabi extended the lead at the start of the 3rd but later Milano
cut it to only 6 points. Rudd and Simpson helped make sure the Yellows would not lose a major lead this time as the game ended with a 10-point difference that was higher before the last couple of minutes.On Sunday, Maccabi will host Maccabi Rishon Leziyon and on Thursday will play Anadolu Efes in Turkey.
