In a match with many fluctuations, Maccabi “cleaned” Baskonia 93-79 at the “Nokia Arena” for the 29th matchday of the Euroleague and with a record of 16-13 climbed to seventh and is close to qualifying for the playoffs of the competition, leaving the Basques in 15 -14 marginally in the octave.
The Israelis led by +4 at the end of the first half, allowed a 15-0 run to start the third period, but responded with a 14-0 run of their own and reached +11 to start the fourth period for +14 and the final prevalence.
In this, Boldgun starred with 24 points, having the undivided support of Brown with 17, Nimbo with 15 and Colson, Di Bartolomeo with 11 points. For the Basques, Giedraitis stood out with 18, Thompson with 17 and Homes, Kochar with 12 points.
The match
Maccabi’s many options in the opponent’s racket helped it to maintain +3 to +4 at the beginning of the match and especially in the first five minutes. Di Bartolomeo brought +6, but Baskonia answered with a 5-0 run for -1 and Thompson brought 19-19 and 21-21. Martin’s two 3-pointers made it 8-0 for the Israelis and the first quarter ended at 29-23.
Maccabi started 6-0 in the second period and reached +9 with Baldwin as the star in this period. Brown was +11 and the former Olympiakos guard +15 with his play from the perimeter. There, Baskonia found many solutions in the field and with an 11-0 run reduced it to 43-40 and, with the difference going back and forth at +2 to +4, Nimbo brought it 49-45 at the end of the half.
Baskonia started to “bomb” Maccabi’s basket at the start of the third period and with a 15-0 run reached +11 with many protagonists in this period. Maccabi responded with a 14-0 run with an amazing Brown to take a 63-60 lead. Baskonia responded with a 5-0 run for 63-65, but Baldwin took it easy and with a personal 9-0 run made it 72-65 at the end of the quarter.
Baldwin helped a 4-0 Maccabi run at the start of the fourth period for 76-65 and with a new 4-0 run the “people’s team” reached +14. Colson took over from Brown and Baldwin and brought +15 twice. The Basques responded with a 4-0 run for -11 and, with partial scores of 5-2, the match ended at 93-79.
The quarters: 29-23, 49-45, 72-65, 93-79
The statistics
Source: Sport Fm
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