With Baldwin (31pts) producing yet another outstanding performance this season, Maccabi swept Alba (87-74) to improve to 11-9 and eighth in the Euroleague.
A great loss for the Israelis Lorenzo Brown, who left in the 5th minute of the game with an ankle problem and is already a doubt ahead of the game against Olympiakos in SEF. The 12 points of Prosinda and Smith were not enough for the Berliners, who dropped to 6-14 and last place.
The match
Maccabi came into the game more aggressively and made it 9-4 in the 6th minute, with Baldwin taking the lead. Brown left the game with an ankle problem, with DiBartalomeo bringing the difference even to +13 (22-9) and the first period finding the home team in front of the score 25-10, with a three-pointer by Hilliard in the exhalation .
Ziv made it 30-13 at 13′, with Krosida reducing it to 9 (32-23), three minutes before the end of the half. Baldwin took the lead again, reaching 12 points before the first half, with both teams going into the break with a 38-28 lead in favor of the Israelis.
The hosts entered the second half better as well, with Baldwin making it 50-36 at 24′. Hilliard with another three-pointer made it 58-45 in the 27th minute, with the third period ending 63-50 in favor of Maccabi.
In the first minutes of the last period, the Germans woke up, with Jalin Smith cutting it to 67-60 at 34′. However, from that point on, Kata’s team did not let their opponent catch their breath and cruised to a comfortable 87-74 victory, with the Israeli coach worried about Brown’s condition ahead of the SEF showdown with Olympic.
The quarters: 25-10, 38-28, 63-50, 87-74
Detailed match statistics here
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