Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Crvena Zvezda 84:80 on away court in the EuroLeague’s 29th round, securing their 16th win of the season.
For the home team, Nemanja Nedovic, Branko Lazic, Milos Teodosic, Trey Thompkins, and Nikola Topic were absent. On the other side, Roman Sorkin was unavailable to coach Oded Kattash.
After an initial balance of power, the team from Mali Kalemegdan gradually gained confidence as time passed. It all started with their defense and culminated in the brilliance of Yago dos Santos and Javonte Smart, who shone, giving Crvena Zvezda a 16-point lead at halftime.
Maccabi Tel Aviv managed to overcome an 18-point deficit and ultimately triumphed against Crvena Zvezda.
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With this win, Israel's pride ended their streak of six losses against Crvena Zvezda. pic.twitter.com/TMJW46aPCe
CRVENA ZVEZDA – MACCABI TEL AVIV 80:84 (21:17, 26:14, 14:22, 19:31)
Arena: Stark Arena, Belgrade
Referees: Rocha, Vilius, Petek
Crvena Zvezda: Smart 12, Lazarevic, Hanga 13, Davidovac 7, Mitrovic 8, Tobey, Bolomboy 11, Ilic, Giedraitis 8, Gillespie 1, dos Santos 20.
Maccabi Tel Aviv: Cleveland 6, Webb 2, Brown 10, Baldwin 14, Menco, Dibartolomeo 3, Rivero 2, Cohen 3, Thomasson, Nebo 18 (13sk), Blatt 3, Colson 23.