The Blaugrana put an end to their four-game losing streak with a hard-fought road win
Barcelona rallies to down Maccabi, 86-88
Game Report
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Regular Season
Round 14 of 34
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FC Barcelona snapped its four-game losing streak by edging Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 86-88 at Aleksandar Nikolic Hall on Thursday night. The hosts were up by 16 (53-37) early in the third quarter, but Barcelona bounced back, outscored Maccabi 42-51 in the second half and clinched a hard-fought victory. The Catalans improved their record to 8-6, while Maccabi dropped to 4-10.
Kevin Punter and Jabari Parker paced Barcelona with 18 points each. Justin Anderson netted 16 and Willy Hernangomez chipped in with 11 points and 9 rebounds. Jaylen Hoard led all scorers with 20 points, with Tamir Blatt recording a double-double of 14 points and 10 assists. Levi Randolph scored 12 points in a losing effort.
Game Videos
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Jabari Parker: 'I think we wanted it more'
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Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv-FC Barcelona | RS Round 14 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Anderson with an impossible basket! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:08
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Vesely slams it with fury! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:12
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Gabriel’s block on Hernangomez! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:14
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Parker’s one-handed slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-FC Barcelona | RS Round 13 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv-Paris Basketball | RS Round 13 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:12
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Anderson rejects Brown with force! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:06
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Parker throws it down with fury! Motorola Magic Moment
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FC Barcelona-Real Madrid | RS Round 12 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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ALBA Berlin-Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv | RS Round 12 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:18
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Parra with the huge block! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:10
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DeJulius hits a buzzer-beater! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:12
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Hoard's reverse alley-oop dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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FC Bayern Munich-FC Barcelona | RS Round 11 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv | RS Round 11 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:14
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Hoard with the rejection! Motorola Magic Moment
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FC Barcelona-Paris Basketball | RS Round 10 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:18
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Satoransky flies to the rim! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
- 00:17
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Satoransky throws it down! Motorola Magic Moment
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Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv–Olympiacos Piraeus | RS Round 10 highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:13
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Roman Sorkin blocks Fournier! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:11
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Gabriel rejects Walkup! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:09
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Saben Lee explodes to the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:09
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What a block by Wenyen Gabriel! Motorola Magic Moment
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Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade-FC Barcelona | RS Round 9 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 01:17
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Alex Abrines: 'I was mad, I was mad at us'
- 00:09
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Metu's big block! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:27
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Metu destroys the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:18
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Vesely’s dunk…and one! Motorola Magic Moment
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv | RS Round 9 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:10
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Great dunk on the alley-oop by Sorkin! Motorola Magic Moment
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Jan Vesely | RS Round 8 MVP | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:44
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Joan Penarroya: 'It's important to win at home'
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Virtus Segafredo Bologna-Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv | RS Round 8 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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FC Barcelona-Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | RS Round 8 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:13
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Gabriel with a audacious alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:10
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Monster dunk by Rivero! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:46
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Oded Kattash: ‘We showed character again’
- 00:26
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Saben Lee: ‘I just tried to keep fighting’
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Olympiacos Piraeus-FC Barcelona | RS Round 7 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv-Real Madrid | RS Round 7 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Lee wins it! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
- 00:11
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Hernangomez dunks off a Punter pass! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:30
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Nunez's magic assist! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv | RS Round 6 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Anadolu Efes Istanbul-FC Barcelona | RS Round 6 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 01:12
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Kevin Punter: 'We're finding that chemistry'
- 00:10
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What a fine alley-oop from Jaylen Hoard! Motorola Magic Moment
Anderson opened the scoring with a basket inside before Punter nailed a contested triple for an early 1-5 lead. Maccabi responded with buckets from Hoard and Jasiel Rivero before William Rayman put the hosts ahead, 7-5. Yet, Parker took over with 4 points and an assist to find Anderson, who nailed one from the corner 7-12. Jan Vesely looked dominant in the paint, netting two baskets before Punter sank a midrange jumper that extended Barcelona’s lead to 11-18. Both defenses then tightened up, with Hernangomez and Jake Cohen exchanging baskets inside as Barcelona maintained a 16-22 cushion after 10 minutes.
Baskets from Punter and Juan Nunez were followed by a triple from Rokas Jokubaitis before 4 points from Parker allowed Barcelona to keep Maccabi at arm's length, 23-30. Blatt and Punter exchanged threes before John DiBartolomeo sank one of his own to bring the Israeli champs within 29-33. Back-to-back scores by Rivero put Maccabi ahead before layups from Randolph and Blatt in transition extended their run to 10-0. Vesely hit a long two-pointer to end Maccabi’s surge, but a Rivero basket inside and an alley-oop slam from Hoard gave Maccabi a 44-37 lead at the break.
Blatt opened the second half with a long triple before buckets from Randolph and Rivero in transition extended Maccabi’s lead to 51-37. Anderson netted a corner triple to end Maccabi’s momentum before scoring a put-back basket, 53-42. Two buckets from Hoard sandwiched a Punter triple before Blatt and Parker traded threes in an exchange of blows that allowed Maccabi to maintain its lead, 60-48. Yet, Barcelona responded with a 2-10 run inspired by Parker, who took his tally to 15 points. Then, Jokubaitis and Alex Abrines netted inside, with Barcelona cutting the difference to 66-64.
Buckets from Punter and Hernangomez were followed by a hard-fought basket from Roman Sorkin before Jokubaitis put Maccabi back in front against his former employer, 70-68. Punter and Blatt traded triples but 4 points from Willy and a jumper from Parker gave Barcelona a 73-77 cushion. Then, Randolph replied with a tough basket before triples from Nunez and David DeJulius saw Maccabi tie it at 82-82. Abrines nailed one of his own from deep before an impossible buzzer-beating off-balance jumper by Anderson gave Barcelona an 84-87 cushion. Then, Parker split free throws before Shayok brought Maccabi within 86-88. After defending well on Punter, the hosts had the last possession of regulation, but a turnover from Blatt sealed the outcome for Barcelona.
