Maccabi Tel Aviv got by Dubai 97-95 as Oshae Brissett put down a dunk off an Iffe Lundberg pass to take their third Euroleague win in a row and move their record to 6-10 on the season. Justin Anderson and McKinley Wright scored for Dubai while Roman Sorkin, Jaylen Hoard and Jimmy Clark found points for Maccabi Tel Aviv but Filip Petrusev hit a deuce to give the hosts a 52-51 advantage at halftime.

Sorkin, Hoard and Lonnie Walker began the third quarter with points a plenty while Petrusev and Mfiondu Kabengele countered but Iffe Lundberg bumped the yellow-and-blue lead up to 77-60 midway through the thrid quarter. However, Wright and Anderson helped Dubai pull even at 87-87 with under four minutes to go in regulation time. Lundberg hit a pair of shots, McKinley hit a 4-point play but Oshae Brissett put down the winning dunk off a fabulous pass from Lundberg to take the 2-point victory.

Hoard scored 21 points, Sorkin added 17 points, Walker put in 14 points and Lundberg checked in with 13 points in the win. Wright scored 26 points, Anderson scored 18 points and Petrusev put in 15 points in the defeat.

Maccabi Tel Aviv Head Coach Oded Katash spoke about the win, “Great win for us. The first half saw a high scoring game and we started the 3rd quarter very well. They had a good run at one point but we showed character to get the W. It’s very important to get the win for us in a tough game. This time it went our way, I’m proud of our players. They hit some tough shots and I’m very happy for us.”

“Again, the game was decided by one possession. Again we fought back. We didn’t have enough power and energy to break the game,” Dubai coach Jurica Golemac said. “The crucial part was the third quarter when we started without energy, without aggressiveness, without intensity. They got confidence and took an advantage. We fought back and found the rhythm, but not enough to win the game.”

Jaylen Hoard reflected on the victory, “I thought I played well and the team did too. I think we could have been better at being more consistent throughout the game, but we will take the win. I’m really happy to get our 3rd win in a row. It’s good for the momentum. It was a little nerve wracking at the end, but we stayed composed and stayed together so I’m happy about that.”

Roman Sorkin shared his thoughts as well, “We showed a lot of character coming back after they had the lead and I think in the last few weeks we showed a lot of character including Iffe Lundberg and other players on the team. For next game we need to be better. They came all the way back but we won on the road which is not easy to do.”