{"id":109527,"date":"2024-05-03T00:38:58","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T00:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=109527"},"modified":"2024-05-03T00:54:18","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T00:54:18","slug":"we-need-to-stay-in-the-game-and-play-together-through-the-noise-maccabi-licks-its-wounds-as-they-ready-for-game-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/we-need-to-stay-in-the-game-and-play-together-through-the-noise-maccabi-licks-its-wounds-as-they-ready-for-game-5\/","title":{"rendered":"We need to stay in the game and play together through the noise: Maccabi licks its wounds as they ready for game 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maccabi Tel Aviv had a terrific chance to advance to the Euroleague Final Four for the first time in a decade but just came up short to Panathinaikos 95-88 in what was a back and forth game 4 that the yellow-and-blue let slip through their fingers over the closing minutes of the contest.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"205\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podomatic.com\/embed\/v2\/podcast\/2480369?episode_id=10732821&#038;theme=dark\" style=\"border: medium; height: 205px; width: 100%;\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nOded Katash\u2019s crew was oh so close to punching their ticket to the promised land as they were just leading by 7 points midway through the final frame and a Final Four berth on the tips of their tongues. But great players make great plays and come up huge when the chips are all in and that\u2019s exactly what Kendrick Nunn and Kostas Skoukas did for Ergin Ataman\u2019s squad. <\/p>\n<p>Nunn and Sloukas along with Mathias Lessort were so crucial down the stretch as they didn\u2019t allow the pressure to faze them in any way shape or form as time wound down. Only the best of the best know how to manage this sort of intensity, but the likes of Sloukas, who has seen a thing our two in basketball while collecting three Euroleague championships rise to the occasion when called upon.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_109490\" style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-109490\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-05-02-at-22.12.12.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" class=\"size-full wp-image-109490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-05-02-at-22.12.12.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-05-02-at-22.12.12-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-05-02-at-22.12.12-610x407.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-109490\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lorenzo Brown &#8211; Photo credit: Djordje Kostic<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nLorenzo Brown was completely aware as to how Panahinaikos were able to make their lives miserable in what was a must win for them, \u201cThey were playing great basketball, Nunn came out scorching and we had to put a stop to him and he was pretty much their main guy in the series so shutting him off and Sloukas as well and containing Lessort down in the paint, that\u2019s going to be our task for game 5.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe threw a blow, they threw a blow and that is how the game went all night,\u201d Nunn said following the game. \u201cIt was a tough match, but we came out victorious. We had some big stops late in the game that got us the victory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKendrick scored some incredibly difficult shots. He is the best scorer right now in the EuroLeague, and he showed that tonight,\u201d Sloukas added.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_109034\" style=\"width: 1282px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-109034\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2dce9295-5ed2-4a36-ada5-86d357f021a0-2.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1272\" height=\"715\" class=\"size-full wp-image-109034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2dce9295-5ed2-4a36-ada5-86d357f021a0-2.webp 1272w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2dce9295-5ed2-4a36-ada5-86d357f021a0-2-610x343.webp 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1272px) 100vw, 1272px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-109034\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kostas Sloukas &#8211; Photo credit: Euroleague<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nFollowing a zero point performance on just 3 shots, Sloukas scored right out of the gate when he snagged the ball off the tipoff and easily laid it into the basket for a quick layup and two points to the good. The Greek guard, who crossed the town from Piraeus to OAKA this past offseason knew exactly the toll it would take on his to make sure a move, but he decided to do what was best for him and not the fans as he holds no allegiances. <\/p>\n<p>But one way or another, Sloukas along with Kendrick Nunn who was extremely serviceable in the NBA helping the Miami Heat make their way to the 2020 NBA \u201cBubble\u201d Championship against the Los Angeles Lakers, will no doubt come out ready to go back in Athens as they now move to just one game from the Final Four.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a hell of an effort from our team, fighting like that with our backs against the wall. We have one more game, Game 5 back in OAKA,\u201d Nunn added. \u201cIt\u2019s not going to be easy. Maccabi is a hell of a team. They play well together, and we have to play together as well. One more game to go to the Final Four. We just have to stay together.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_109528\" style=\"width: 1308px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-109528\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GMewebsXQAAny5s.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1298\" height=\"1144\" class=\"size-full wp-image-109528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GMewebsXQAAny5s.jpeg 1298w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GMewebsXQAAny5s-610x538.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1298px) 100vw, 1298px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-109528\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kendrick Nunn &#8211; Photo credit: Panathinaikos<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nMaccabi, devastated by the result as Katash knows full well that winning a decisive backs against the wall, do or die game 5 in OAKA will be very, very, very challenging especially with history totally against them as a road team looking to close out a series. There has never been one that has. The yellow-and-blue know that their chances are slim at best to make it to the Final Four and that\u2019s the reason Katash said ahead of game four that that game was do or die in his eyes. The thought of having to win on the road and in front of over 20,000 crazy fans will not be easy, it will be more than challenging so to speak. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe tried lots of lineups and also in the 4th quarter there were players that were very tired and I had to make substitutes,\u201d Katash said. \u201cLike I said at the end of the day when you get to these moments they scored from plays that were stuck and we ended up getting a 3 pointer. We missed a layup and right after that Sloukas drew the foul and he went to the line and scored. We missed a couple of open looks. We put a lot of effort to get to a 7-point lead. We need to heal on both a personal level and as a team, and of course Wade\u2019s injury is tough for him and we know how much he wants it. How much effort he made to play. I\u2019m proud of how we played even though we lost. We played to win and we were close but at the end they made big plays and scored big shots and it is what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Katash had Wade Baldwin back from his hamstring injury which allowed the guard to start and even dunk, unfortunately didn\u2019t hold up the next time he subbed into the game and came up limping once again ending his night after having played only 7+ minutes or so. The loss of Baldwin obviously hit the Maccabi players hard as he is one of their teammates and also a massively important cog to Katash\u2019s team. From the highs of the highs, the air seemed to come out of Maccabi\u2019s balloon when Baldwin headed off the court in tears, but that still didn\u2019t stop the yellow-and-blue from trying to find a way to win the game.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_109311\" style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-109311\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-30-at-20.35.43-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" class=\"size-full wp-image-109311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-30-at-20.35.43-2.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-30-at-20.35.43-2-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-30-at-20.35.43-2-610x407.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-109311\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bonzie Colson &#8211; Photo credit: Djordje Kostic<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n\u201cObviously it\u2019s very tough to see one of your brothers go down like that,\u201d Colson said following the game. \u201cYou got to give a lot of credit to Panathinaikos they played really well from the start. We had a chance to win the game and we didn\u2019t pull away which is tough. We wanted to finish the series here in front of our fans, but it\u2019s part of the game. It isn&#8217;t easy for us it\u2019s never been easy for us so, we got to go back to look at film and what we can do better just like we&#8217;ve been doing and get the win in game 5.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTough feeling because I\u2019m sure as much as the coaching staff wants this so do the players even more,\u201d Katash said. \u201cWe were there up until 5 minutes to the end. We had a good chance, we were up 7 and we had our run but a few things that were not ordinary happened. They hit big shots off of loose ball situations and we missed some layups and open shots. We can&#8217;t blame anybody for that. I mean some players were really tired. We are missing Wade.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The bench boss continued, \u201cTo play that intensity like in a double week basically playoff games is not easy. We put a lot of effort. I feel like overall I am really proud of the players, we came with the right attitude we were there, its not an easy game to play. We showed character and we have to be proud of ourselves we have to keep our heads up and to go there and to try to do something special.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_108976\" style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-108976\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-25-at-21.54.15.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" class=\"size-full wp-image-108976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-25-at-21.54.15.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-25-at-21.54.15-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-25-at-21.54.15-610x407.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-108976\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oded Katash &#8211; Andreas Papakonstantinou \/ Tourette Photography<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nMaccabi went into the fourth quarter in the hole by 5-points but quickly found a way to flip that and take a 6-point lead with about five minutes left in the contest. PAO who were also playing on fumes in the closing minutes saw their stars step up big time to flip the score and grab the lead to take home the win.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s just another bump in the road,\u201d Brown said. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of heartbreaking but you know, we still have life, were still fighting, we\u2019ve been through crazy things this year and it\u2019s just another opportunity for us to be better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Panathinaikos was happy to stay alive and now they will head home and have the comforts of OAKA and its fans who will look to will them to victory. Many will say it\u2019s mission impossible for Maccabi, while many others will say otherwise. But one thing is for sure, Ataman\u2019s crew won\u2019t be doing any celebrating just yet.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_31396\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31396\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/6E1141B8-FA86-4EE1-AB22-4E03D748F29B-e1713892485442.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31396\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-31396\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ergin Ataman &#8211; Photo Credit: Dov Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n\u201cThe celebration is only if we reach the final four,\u201d Ataman commented. \u201cHonestly, it doesn\u2019t add pressure (the game 5 home team record) and this situation will put more pressure on Maccabi to play in OAKA. But it\u2019s a basketball game so we must be ready to play good basketball.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This will be the second year in a row that Maccabi has made an impact in the Euroleague playoffs and will now play a game 5. Last season they came up just short in Monaco and now with the same situation presenting itself again, everyone will need to make sure that the lessons that they were taught in the Principality will be implemented in the decisive game this time around.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe key will be being us,\u201d Brown said. \u201dI think personally we kind of got out of our bodies and  we weren\u2019t Maccabi that we normally were throughout this whole year. We kind of took a few steps back and it kind of got to us. We had to pick ourselves up because in the second half it came down to 50\/50 balls, rebounds and a couple of bad shots. That hurt us pretty much.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_108719\" style=\"width: 1810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-108719\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-23-at-20.59.00-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" class=\"size-full wp-image-108719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-23-at-20.59.00-2.jpeg 1800w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-23-at-20.59.00-2-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-23-at-20.59.00-2-610x407.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-108719\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lorenzo Brown &#8211; Andreas Papakonstantinou \/ Tourette Photography<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s not going to be easy for either team,\u201d Katash exclaimed. \u201cWe see what\u2019s happening in the playoffs. Quality teams. It won\u2019t be easy and we know what the atmosphere will be like. We were there. Especially in a deciding game 5. We have to be very exact and precise to give us the chance to be in the Final Four. We need to stay in the game and play together through the noise.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maccabi Tel Aviv had a terrific chance to advance to the Euroleague Final Four for the first time in a decade but just came up short to Panathinaikos 95-88 in what was a back and forth game 4 that the yellow-and-blue let slip through their fingers over the closing minutes of the contest. 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