Maccabi’s final four games come against teams fighting for the postseason
Maccabi's sad good run came late, but team will impact playoff race
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Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv may not make the postseason but the league’s hottest team at the moment will have an impact on which teams finish where in the fight for the EuroLeague Playoffs and the Play-In Showdown.
Maccabi has not lost since the national team break last month as it played some tough defense in beating Virtus Segafredo Bologna 77-67 to extend its winning streak to a league-high four games.
“It’s a little sad that we started to play like this at the end of the regular season. But everybody is enjoying themselves, everybody is happy. This is most important,” said Maccabi point guard Rokas Jokubaitis, who poured in a game-high 19 points against Virtus.
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Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | RS Round 31 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Cordinier rocks the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
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Rokas Jokubaitis: 'We play for pride and are doing an amazing job'
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Jimmy Clark we have take-off! Motorola Magic Moment
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Great pass from Pajola! Motorola Magic Moment
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Trevion Williams: 'We just want to keep our foot on the gas'
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Polonara blocks Hezonja! Motorola Magic Moment
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Williams dunks off a Clark dish! Motorola Magic Moment
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Williams opens the game in style! Motorola Magic Moment
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Levi Randolph: 'It's a testament to the team and our character'
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Anadolu Efes Istanbul-Virtus Segafredo Bologna | RS Round 28 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Clark does a steal & dunk play again! Motorola Magic Moment
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Clark from deep to beat the buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment
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Diouf posterizes Poirier! Motorola Magic Moment
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Cordinier with the follow-up slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Roman Sorkin: 'A lot of guys stepped up'
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What a pass by Williams! Motorola Magic Moment
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Sorkin beats the buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment
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Virtus Segafredo Bologna-Paris Basketball | RS Round 26 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Shengelia with the follow-up slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Rivero rejects Sedekerskis! Motorola Magic Moment
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FC Barcelona-Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv | RS Round 25 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Williams finds Sorkin! Motorola Magic Moment
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Virtus Segafredo Bologna | RS Round 24 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv-ALBA Berlin | RS Round 24 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Rayman hammers it home! Motorola Magic Moment
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Virtus Segafredo Bologna-AS Monaco | RS Round 23 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Tamir Blatt: 'We really needed this'
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Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv-Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade | RS Round 23 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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What a flowing move from Maccabi!
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Toko Shengelia: 'Our fighting spirit kept us in the game'
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Polonara with the reverse dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Paris Basketball-Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv | RS Round 22 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Shengelia dunks on Birutis! Motorola Magic Moment
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Belinelli turns playmaker! Motorola Magic Moment
Maccabi lost seven of its last eight games before the FIBA window to fall to 6-20. But since the time off, Coach Oded Kattash’s team has also picked up home wins over Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul and AS Monaco and won at LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne.
“We are beating good teams. And four in a row is a big number in the EuroLeague. Now we are playing for pride and I think we are doing an amazing job. All the credit to the team,” added Jokubaitis, referring to wins over Fenerbahce and Monaco - both of whom are fighting for spots for home-court advantage in the playoffs.
And Maccabi’s tough stretch continues over its final four games: hosting Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens, playing at Anadolu Efes Istanbul; welcoming FC Bayern Munich and finishing the season at standings leader Olympiacos Piraeus. Panathinaikos is third in the standings, Bayern is ranked sixth and Efes is right on the edge of the play-in race.
All the more impressive about Maccabi’s run is the team is doing it without some major inside players. Jaylen Hoard has been out since Round 23, Jasiel Rivero has missed the last two games and Levi Randolph was out against Virtus after averaging 17.3 points in the last three wins.
Maccabi did a good job taking advantage of the extra time without games during the break to work on getting the team on the same page. There has been quite a lot of movement on the roster, with Wenyen Gabriel, Alpha Kaba, Jordan Loyd, Saben Lee and David DeJulius all spending short amounts of time with the club before leaving. Kattash also has had to work into the team new additions Marial Shayok, Trevion Williams and most recently Jimmy Clark during the break.
“We have a new team. We missed a lot of important pieces at the beginning. We are happy that we are making progress and playing better each game. We want to keep doing it,” added Roman Sorkin, who chipped in 12 points and 7 rebounds in the game.
With only pride to play for and no pressure, Maccabi is playing its best basketball of the season - exactly the wrong time for its final four opponents.