Real Madrid is still undefeated along with Panathinaikos after the third week in Top 16. Last night, Madrid team defeated the Israeli side, Maccabi Tel Aviv by 19 points, 98-79. It was a high quality match with lots of good skills, fightings, ups and downs for both teams.
Thanks to around 10,000 supporting fans, Madrid could easily sustain pressure on the guests during the game. They were quite though and intimidated the Maccabi players mainly in the paint. Reyes, Mumbru, Hervelle and Van den Spiegel created an unpleasant environment and didn't let them score easy points. Only, Lior Eliyahu managed to be productive for his team in the paint by scoring 20 points with a marvellous field goal percentage (10/11 2pt). The only player trying to keep Maccabi in the game was the former NBA player, Carlos Arroyo. He scored 21 points and had 5 assists.
For the home team, Louis Bullock performed very well and commanded Madrid during the time he was on court. He managed to score 24 points (4 three pointers) and to keep Maccabi at bay. Plus, Sergio Llull had a remarkable performance with 3 consecutive three pointers in the last 4-5 minutes of the fourth quarter.
Because Barcelona also won the game against Alba Berlin last night, the hope to promote to the quarter finals for Maccabi Tel Aviv has diminished. Now, they have to defeat both Barcelona and Real Madrid in the games that will be held in Israil. It shouldn't be enough though.
On the other hand, both Madrid and Tel Aviv did have a handful of players who used to play in Turkish teams before. These were Marcus Brown, Dee Brown, Charles Gaines, Quinton Hosley. It is good for the reputation of Turkish Basketball League.
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