{"id":132853,"date":"2025-02-05T22:32:41","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T22:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=132853"},"modified":"2025-02-06T09:32:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T09:32:06","slug":"maccabi-tel-aviv-falls-to-barcelona-100-71-to-begin-euroleague-spanish-double-week-on-wrong-foot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/maccabi-tel-aviv-falls-to-barcelona-100-71-to-begin-euroleague-spanish-double-week-on-wrong-foot\/","title":{"rendered":"Maccabi Tel Aviv falls to Barcelona 100-71 to begin Euroleague Spanish Double Week on wrong foot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maccabi Tel Aviv were crushed by Barcelona 100-71 as Kevin Punter scored at will over the course of the second half to break the game open and take the win. The yellow-and-blue kept the game close over the first half as Rokas Jokubaitis, Jasiel Rivero and Roman Sorkin paced Oded Katash\u2019s squad, but Jabari Parker hit his shots from deep and Dario Brizuela found points to give Joan Penarroya\u2019s squad a 42-36 lead at halftime.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_132823\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-132823\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GjDSB9IWUAAArXi-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"size-full wp-image-132823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GjDSB9IWUAAArXi-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GjDSB9IWUAAArXi-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GjDSB9IWUAAArXi-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GjDSB9IWUAAArXi-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GjDSB9IWUAAArXi-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GjDSB9IWUAAArXi-610x407.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GjDSB9IWUAAArXi-1080x720.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-132823\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kevin Punter &#8211; Photo credit: Barcelona Basketball<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nHowever, Kevin Punter started scoring in bunches while Willy Hernangomez also found the bottom of the basket to help Barcelona pull away and take the blowout victory. Rivero scored 16 points, Jokubaitis added 14 points and Sorkin put in 12 points in the loss. Punter led all scorers with 28 points while Hernangomez and Parker scored 14 points a piece in the win.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_132785\" style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-132785\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250205-WA0289.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-132785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250205-WA0289.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250205-WA0289-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250205-WA0289-768x632.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250205-WA0289-1536x1263.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250205-WA0289-610x502.jpg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250205-WA0289-1080x888.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-132785\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Elad Goldstein, Maccabi Tel Aviv<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nNext up for Maccabi will be a date at Baskonia on Friday night which will be followed by a State Cup semifinal Derby against Hapoel Tel Aviv on Monday night in Jerusalem.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u05ea\u05e7\u05e6\u05d9\u05e8: \u05d1\u05e8\u05e6\u05dc\u05d5\u05e0\u05d4 - \u05de\u05db\u05d1\u05d9 Playtika \u05ea\u05dc \u05d0\u05d1\u05d9\u05d1 71:100 (\u05d9\u05d5\u05e8\u05d5\u05dc\u05d9\u05d2, \u05de\u05d7\u05d6\u05d5\u05e8 25)\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3ogRDsEsiO4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n\u201cWe were there in the first half with our energy,\u201d Maccabi Tel Aviv Head Coach Oded Katash said. \u201cSecond half we turned over the ball, we let them run and get cheap points which allowed them to get into a rhythm. When Barca starts shooting like that the they get the momentum and we were not consistent. At the end of the game we tried to share the time and protect some players. But to win the game free you need to play almost perfectly for 40 minutes and we ned to keep learning from that.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_132783\" style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-132783\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250205-WA0300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1144\" class=\"size-full wp-image-132783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250205-WA0300.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250205-WA0300-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250205-WA0300-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250205-WA0300-1536x1098.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250205-WA0300-610x436.jpg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250205-WA0300-1080x772.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-132783\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rokas Jokubaitis &#8211; Photo credit: Elad Goldstein, Maccabi Tel Aviv<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nRokas Jokubaitis looked ahead to Friday\u2019s game at Baskonia while also reflecting on the loss to Barcelona, \u201cWe need to fight, not like today. Three quarters weren\u2019t bad but it wasn\u2019t enough against this type of team. We need to rest and step it up, everybody, because this types of loses aren\u2019t good and we need to step it up before the Cup.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_132777\" style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-132777\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250205-WA0302.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1094\" class=\"size-full wp-image-132777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250205-WA0302.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250205-WA0302-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250205-WA0302-768x525.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250205-WA0302-1536x1050.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250205-WA0302-610x417.jpg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250205-WA0302-1080x738.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-132777\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roman Sorkin &#8211; Photo credit: Elad Goldstein, Maccabi Tel Aviv<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nJokubatis and Sorkin scored for Maccabi Tel Aviv while Jabari Parker drained a trio of triples for Barcelona to get the game underway. Kevin Punter and Sorkin scored with ease, Willy Hernangomez found points with there quick baskets, John Dibartolomeo and Trevion Williams went from deep but Dario Brizuela gave the hosts a 28-26 lead after ten minutes of play.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_132821\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-132821\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GjDMmMJW8AAKu2T-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"size-full wp-image-132821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GjDMmMJW8AAKu2T-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GjDMmMJW8AAKu2T-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GjDMmMJW8AAKu2T-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GjDMmMJW8AAKu2T-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GjDMmMJW8AAKu2T-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GjDMmMJW8AAKu2T-610x407.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GjDMmMJW8AAKu2T-1080x720.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-132821\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dario Brizuela &#8211; Photo credit: Barcelona Basketball<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nBrizuela began the second quarter just as he finished the last with a basket, Dibartolomeo again went from downtown as did Brizuela, Jasiel Rivero put in a 3-point play, Punter drilled one from beyond the arc and Parker scored a deuce while Randolph found the bucket but Joan Penarroya\u2019s team took a 42-36 advantage at halftime.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_132775\" style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-132775\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250205-WA0297.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1106\" class=\"size-full wp-image-132775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250205-WA0297.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250205-WA0297-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250205-WA0297-768x531.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250205-WA0297-1536x1062.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250205-WA0297-610x422.jpg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250205-WA0297-1080x747.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-132775\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tamir Blatt &#8211; Photo credit: Elad Goldstein, Maccabi Tel Aviv<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nBlatt opened up the third quarter with a pair from downtown, Punter responded form the outside and inside, Sorkin scored in the paint, Alex Abrines and Tomas Satoransky came back with points, Hernangomez and Brizuela also scored as Rivero tried to keep Maccabi close but Barcelona headed into the final frame with a 74-60 lead.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_132825\" style=\"width: 2058px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-132825\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GjDTgAjWkAEdl1T-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2560\" class=\"size-full wp-image-132825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GjDTgAjWkAEdl1T-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GjDTgAjWkAEdl1T-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GjDTgAjWkAEdl1T-1600x2000.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GjDTgAjWkAEdl1T-768x960.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GjDTgAjWkAEdl1T-1229x1536.jpeg 1229w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GjDTgAjWkAEdl1T-1638x2048.jpeg 1638w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GjDTgAjWkAEdl1T-610x763.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GjDTgAjWkAEdl1T-1080x1350.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-132825\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Willy Herangomez- Photo credit: Barcelona Basketball<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nChimezie Metu, Juan Nunez and Hernangomez scored to get the fourth quarter off and running, Punter scored three quick triples to blow the game wide open and cruise to the win.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maccabi Tel Aviv were crushed by Barcelona 100-71 as Kevin Punter scored at will over the course of the second half to break the game open and take the win. The yellow-and-blue kept the game close over the first half as Rokas Jokubaitis, Jasiel Rivero and Roman Sorkin paced Oded Katash\u2019s squad, but Jabari Parker [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":132854,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[559,4],"class_list":["post-132853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-holy-land-hoops","tag-barcelona","tag-maccabi-tel-aviv","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Maccabi Tel Aviv falls to Barcelona 100-71 to begin Euroleague Spanish Double Week on wrong foot - Sports Rabbi<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/maccabi-tel-aviv-falls-to-barcelona-100-71-to-begin-euroleague-spanish-double-week-on-wrong-foot\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Maccabi Tel Aviv falls to Barcelona 100-71 to begin Euroleague Spanish Double Week on wrong foot - Sports Rabbi\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Maccabi Tel Aviv were crushed by Barcelona 100-71 as Kevin Punter scored at will over the course of the second half to break the game open and take the win. 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