{"id":12904,"date":"2019-02-08T00:49:18","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T00:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sportsrabbi.agpwebdesign.com\/?p=12904"},"modified":"2019-02-08T00:49:18","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T00:49:18","slug":"thats-why-we-love-our-job-maccabi-sinks-olympiacos-65-64","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/thats-why-we-love-our-job-maccabi-sinks-olympiacos-65-64\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;That\u2019s why we love our job&#8221; &#8211; Maccabi sinks Olympiacos 65-64"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Olympiacos 65-64 to move their record to 10-12 in Euroleague action. Scottie Wilbekin scored the winning basket with 4 seconds left in the game to cancel out Vassilis Spanoulis\u2019s long distance triple ten seconds earlier. Wilbekin ended the night with 17 points, Tarik Black who scored ten 4th quarter points finished with 19 points and Michael Roll dropped 9 points in the win. Spanoulis and Nigel Williams-Goss each scored 16 points in the loss.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/embed\/video\/x721ah6\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nOlympiacos broke out to a 10-4 lead as Zach LeDay who played in Israel last season for Hapoel Gilboa\/Galil and Nigel Williams-Goss each scored 4 points. But 6 points from Wilbekin and four from Black pulled Maccabi to within two points, 16-14 after ten minutes. Both squads drilled down the shot clock in the first half of the second quarter but Blatt\u2019s side increased their lead to 22-17. However, O\u2019Bryant\u2019s 5 points allowed Sfairopoulos\u2019s team to head into halftime down 29-26.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_12913\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/nigel-williams-goss-olympiacos-piraeus-eb18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12913\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/nigel-williams-goss-olympiacos-piraeus-eb18-1024x717.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"717\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12913\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12913\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Euroleague.net<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nMaccabi and Olympiacos continued going neck and neck to begin the second half as Kane dropped 6 points to give the Yellow &#038; Blue a 39-37 lead with 4:04 remaining in the third quarter. Immediately after the TV time out Olympiacos scored back to back baskets by Spanoulis and Printezis, but Maccabi hung tough as Black, Roll and Tyus hit buckets of their own to take a 45-42 advantage into the decisive frame.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_12912\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/michael-roll-maccabi-fox-tel-aviv-eb18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12912\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/michael-roll-maccabi-fox-tel-aviv-eb18-1024x717.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"717\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12912\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12912\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Euroleague.net<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nRoll rattled off five points for Maccabi and Williams-Goss scored four for Olympiacos as the host\u2019s grabbed a 5-point lead, 54-49 with five minutes to go in the contest. Spanoulis drilled home a triple right after the timeout but Black scored the next 9 points points while Spanoulis matched him with 9 points of his own including a huge triple from beyond the arc to give the Greeks a 64-63 lead with 14 seconds to go in the game. However, Sfairopoulos gave Wilbekin the ball as he dropped a perfect runner over Axel Toupane to give Maccabi a 65-64 win.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_12911\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/scottie-wilbekin-maccabi-fox-tel-aviv-eb18-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12911\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/scottie-wilbekin-maccabi-fox-tel-aviv-eb18-2-1024x717.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"717\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12911\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12911\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Euroleague.net<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>3-Pointers<\/strong><br \/>\n1) <strong>Where do we begin?<\/strong> Blatt vs Maccabi? Sfairopoulos vs Olympiacos? Wilbekin vs Blatt? Black? Spanoulis? Wilbekin? The choices are many, but let\u2019s start with Scottie Wilbekin. We\u2019ve seen him miss some big shots this seasons but Sfairopoulos has aways stood behind him and has said in the past that he would hit some winners and he did. I even tweeted in tree first half that if Maccabi was to win the game Wilbekin would have to freelance and he did. 17 points and the runner in the lane for the wining bucket is a pretty good evening despite 1\/7 from deep. Scottie elevated high in the air, got a perfect shot off over Toupane and sent the Yellow &#038; Blue faithful home with smiles on their faces with the hope that Maccabi still has a chance to make it into the Top 8.<strong> DeAndre Kane<\/strong> spoke about the battle on the court that went down to the wire, \u201cWe know what Scottie is capable of and we know what Spanoulis is capable of. Two great players made two great shots but fortunately we won and it was a team win today, including the players on the bench who supported us all; they\u2019re help doesn\u2019t go unnoticed. We are getting things going in the right direction.\u201d With a 10-12 record and 8 games to go, they\u2019ll need to go 6-2. Is it possible? It sure is, but the margin of error is so, so razor thin. Next up Milano.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_12910\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/tarik-black-maccabi-fox-tel-aviv-eb18-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12910\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/tarik-black-maccabi-fox-tel-aviv-eb18-2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12910\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12910\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Euroleague.net<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n2) <strong>Tarik Black had a monster of a 4th quarter<\/strong> with 10 of his 19 points, but his night could\u2019ve ended in the 3rd frame when he was even a technical for arguing that he was fouled after a dunk. He was close to being ejected as he continued to argue after being T\u2019d up and Sfairopoulos needed to sub him out of the game to calm him down. His teammates showered their love on the \u201cBig Fella\u201d starting with <strong>Kane<\/strong>, \u201cThe big fella (Black) is a great guy on and off the court. He is one of the nicest guys I have ever been around. He imposed his will tonight. He doesn\u2019t really lift weights but he is super strong. For him to finish with power is really impressive. We know what Tarik is capable of and we need him to keep doing that the whole season.\u201d <strong>Jake Cohen<\/strong> sent Black a marvelous pass in the paint that was just so beautiful it was literally threading the needle, \u201cMe and Tarik have been talking and working on that stuff a lot. Trying to get on the same page because I know what a weapon he can be. He\u2019s so strong with great hands. Over the last month we\u2019ve been working on that a lot and you saw tonight that hard work pays off.\u201d <strong>Sfairoulos<\/strong> praised his center while also talking about calming him down after the technical, \u201cHe had a great game and I\u2019m very happy as to how he performed. Lately, he has been very focused and I want him to continue that way. Of course we need to control ourselves better. Some of our American players don\u2019t know all the rules. I calmed him down and he came back ready to overcome his nervousness that he had.\u201d Finally, Black himself spoke to me in the lockerroom about his performance, \u201cIt felt amazing. I\u2019m glad I\u2019m was able to step up and help the team and keep moving forward.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_12907\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/deandre-kane-maccabi-fox-tel-aviv-eb18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12907\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/deandre-kane-maccabi-fox-tel-aviv-eb18-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12907\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12907\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Euroleague.net<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n3) <strong>DeAndre Kane made his return<\/strong> probably a little earlier than anyone expected and played his usual stopper role while scoring 6 points. He was super happy in the lockerroom following the game whole also updating us on how he felt, \u201cI feel good. Our chances are kind of in the middle to make the playoffs. My teammates helped me out. We want to win every game. It was a big game between Blatt coming back and our coach who used to coach them but we just want to win. The crowd was amazing tonight. They lifted us when shots weren\u2019t going in to play good defense and get easy points. It was a big win and I\u2019m happy to be apart of it. This is why we play the game.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_12908\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/vassilis-spanoulis-olympiacos-piraeus-eb18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12908\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/vassilis-spanoulis-olympiacos-piraeus-eb18-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12908\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12908\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Euroleague.net<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>Overtime<\/strong><br \/>\nIt\u2019s always a thrill to be able to see <strong>Vassilis Spanoulis<\/strong> live and in person. He\u2019s such a great player who can hit shot after shot from any place on the court. He\u2019s savvy veteran and a player that lays it all out for his team game after game. We were fortunate to see him have a spectacular 4th quarter but we were also fortunate to see Maccabi win. At the pregame conference I asked <strong>Coach Sfairpoulos<\/strong> about <strong>Spanoulis<\/strong> but he didn\u2019t want to comment on his former player as a sign of respect of his own players and that maybe he would answer after the game. Well, I was lucky enough that he was happy to answer the question and what an answer he gave, \u201c(Laughs) this is one of the best players in Europe. He is a legend already playing basketball. He is the best example for all of the young generation players. How to be ready to practice and ready to play. He takes care of his life including what he eats and what he doesn\u2019t drink. He is very talented. But luckily Scottie scored after his two big 3 point shots to make sure we won the game.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_12909\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/georgios-printezis-olympiacos-piraeus-eb18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12909\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/georgios-printezis-olympiacos-piraeus-eb18-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12909\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12909\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Euroleague.net<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>And-1, And Some<\/strong><br \/>\nA) <strong>Johnny O\u2019Bryant<\/strong> began the game shooting a brutal 0\/5 but he didn\u2019t hang his head and played a solid 26 minutes before fouling out as he scored 7 points, went 3\/4 from the line and collected 8 rebounds. <strong>Johnny<\/strong> is always positive and he knows that hard work will pulll him out from his current stretch, \u201cRough game. It\u2019s been a rough stretch for me. I know I\u2019m a talented guy and I just need to get back to it and work hard. Scottie hit some big shots. Overall I\u2019m happy man. We got a good win against a good Olympiacos team. I know I\u2019m a key staple to this team offensively and defensively and everybody did a great job tonight.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_12191\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/D9C1CE2D-A93D-4B46-A68D-102AD5480B24.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12191\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/D9C1CE2D-A93D-4B46-A68D-102AD5480B24-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/D9C1CE2D-A93D-4B46-A68D-102AD5480B24-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/D9C1CE2D-A93D-4B46-A68D-102AD5480B24-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/D9C1CE2D-A93D-4B46-A68D-102AD5480B24-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/D9C1CE2D-A93D-4B46-A68D-102AD5480B24-1080x720.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/D9C1CE2D-A93D-4B46-A68D-102AD5480B24.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12191\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Euroleague.net<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nB) Obviously <strong>Ioannis Sfairopoulos<\/strong> was thrilled to win the game, not only for Maccabi as the Yellow &#038; Blue creep closer to a playoff spot but to be able to defeat his former team. <strong>Cohen<\/strong> spoke about that aspect of the victory, \u201cThis must be great for Ioannis. The fans made the energy go through the roof and every possession felt like do or die and that\u2019s why we love our job.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Olympiacos 65-64 to move their record to 10-12 in Euroleague action. Scottie Wilbekin scored the winning basket with 4 seconds left in the game to cancel out Vassilis Spanoulis\u2019s long distance triple ten seconds earlier. 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