{"id":17386,"date":"2020-01-14T12:05:29","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T12:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sportsrabbi.agpwebdesign.com\/?p=17386"},"modified":"2020-01-14T12:05:29","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T12:05:29","slug":"preview-our-team-is-always-fighting-we-dont-give-up-and-its-definitely-hard-to-play-here-having-the-best-home-court-advantage-in-the-euroleague-scottie-wilbekin-and-maccabi-tel-aviv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/preview-our-team-is-always-fighting-we-dont-give-up-and-its-definitely-hard-to-play-here-having-the-best-home-court-advantage-in-the-euroleague-scottie-wilbekin-and-maccabi-tel-aviv\/","title":{"rendered":"PREVIEW! &#8220;Our team is always fighting, we don&#8217;t give up, and it&#8217;s definitely hard to play here having the best home-court advantage in the EuroLeague\u201d Scottie Wilbekin and Maccabi Tel Aviv look ahead to Barcelona!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Maccabi Tel Aviv welcomes Barcelona to Yad Eliyahu on Tuesday night at 21:00 for a Euroleague Gameday 19 clash<\/strong>. The Yellow &amp; Blue enter the contest with a 12-6 record after a road win over Alba Berlin while Barca sport a 13-5 record but have lost their last two continental games against Baskonia and EFES.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Make sure to check out <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2FMSfZz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Sports Rabbi&#8217;s Exclusive Interview with Victor Claver<\/a>!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 504px; height: 208px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podomatic.com\/embed\/html5\/episode\/9626118?style=normal&amp;autoplay=false\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nLast time the two sides met, Barcelona had the upper hand with a dominant 96-73 victory over <strong>Ioannis Sfairopoulos<\/strong>\u2019s squad as Nikola Mirotic starred with 25 points and 14 rebounds. But the coach explained that Barca does not rely on just one player, &#8220;Barcelona is a very good team with a lot of talented players. They lost the past two games so they will be extra motivated to win. We need to stick to our plan, play good defense, read the way they play, and offensively play our smart style of basketball.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_17198\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DCAF7AD2-5AE8-43B7-9C1A-F101DF995D13.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17198\" class=\"size-large wp-image-17198\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DCAF7AD2-5AE8-43B7-9C1A-F101DF995D13-1024x774.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"774\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17198\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dov Halickman Photography<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>Scottie Wilbekin<\/strong> talked about how close both teams are in the standings which will make for an exciting clash for the fans, &#8220;Barcelona is one game ahead of us in the standings, so it would be huge for us to get this win. Right now, it&#8217;s really close at the top, every game is important and especially against a team like Barca, which is one of the best teams in the league. We want to do our best to win. We will have to be aggressive, try to keep them out of their comfort zone, not let them run their sets, and make them work for it.&#8221;<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_17285\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/75D13CC8-7526-4BF5-BDF7-7798F2A77F7C.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17285\" class=\"size-large wp-image-17285\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/75D13CC8-7526-4BF5-BDF7-7798F2A77F7C-1024x435.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/75D13CC8-7526-4BF5-BDF7-7798F2A77F7C.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/75D13CC8-7526-4BF5-BDF7-7798F2A77F7C-300x127.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/75D13CC8-7526-4BF5-BDF7-7798F2A77F7C-768x326.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/75D13CC8-7526-4BF5-BDF7-7798F2A77F7C-940x400.jpeg 940w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/75D13CC8-7526-4BF5-BDF7-7798F2A77F7C-620x264.jpeg 620w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/75D13CC8-7526-4BF5-BDF7-7798F2A77F7C-600x255.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dov Halickman Photograhy<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>Jalen Reynolds<\/strong> who has fit in very nicely so far is also looking forward to Tuesday night\u2019s big game, &#8220;Tomorrow is going to be a battle, they have good players, but we do too, and we work hard every day. It&#8217;s going to be a physical game, so we need to be locked in, I&#8217;m ready for the challenge.\u201d The big man has certainly been ready for the challenge after scoring 17 points last week at Alba Berlin, \u201c&#8221;I had to get ready to jump in the fire with this team, I didn&#8217;t have a lot of time to waste, so I had to be ready for my name to be called.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_16338\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/B99E98FC-6BA6-4F42-A04F-E5D033687EAA.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16338\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16338\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/B99E98FC-6BA6-4F42-A04F-E5D033687EAA-1024x336.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"336\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16338\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Euroleague.net<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nBarcelona Coach <strong>Svetislav Pesic<\/strong> is well aware that Maccabi will be tough especially in Israel, &#8220;They won all home game, that means, as always, that Maccabi has a full arena with supporting fans from beginning to end. They are a team that deserves that help from the fans because this season they are playing great basketball. They had a few physical problems, but they just signed a couple of new players. They are a solid team, athletic and with a clear concept from their coach. A tough game awaits us.&#8221;<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_17293\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2315CD89-E2F9-440A-8FD7-05A6EB2B3DEC.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17293\" class=\"size-large wp-image-17293\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2315CD89-E2F9-440A-8FD7-05A6EB2B3DEC-1024x684.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17293\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dov Halickman Photography<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nCoach <strong>Sfairopoulos<\/strong> is certainly happy to get back home after a trio of road games, \u201cAfter three straight away games, it&#8217;s good to be back home in front of our fans, and with their significant support, we will fight hard for a positive result.&#8221;<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_17387\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/pau-ribas-fc-barcelona-lassa-eb17.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17387\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17387\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/pau-ribas-fc-barcelona-lassa-eb17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"325\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17387\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Euroleague.net<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>Pau Ribas<\/strong> wants to make sure his team gets back to where he believes they belong, on the top of the standings after a couple of defeats, &#8220;Nothing better to win again and to show what kind of team we are than in a difficult place as in Tel Aviv. We want to win both games this week. A few days ago we led the standings and some people feel that we are in a crisis. We have to have a cold head, we are still in January and the team is fine. There are things to work on, but we are a good team.&#8221;<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_17352\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/victor-claver-fc-barcelona-lassa-eb18-9lqnmtdq67vr6dee.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17352\" class=\"size-large wp-image-17352\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/victor-claver-fc-barcelona-lassa-eb18-9lqnmtdq67vr6dee-1024x378.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"378\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17352\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Euroleague.net<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>Victor Claver<\/strong> is most certainly hoping that the result this time around will be similar in Israel, \u201cI hope so, but it will be a different game. They are a great team and they are playing great his season and playing in Tel Aviv is always hard. Every time I have played there with Barca and they played great last year. We have to respect our opponent and be ready to play every game. We can\u2019t think that what we did here in Barcelona will be enough.\u201d And what will be the keys for the visitors? \u201cThey are a team who like to play fast and have very good players who run and push the ball and play in transition we have to be aware of that. Even if we are winning and we have a lead in the box score we have to keep playing well because in Tel Aviv with the fans and the support that Maccabi has, it\u2019s not easy. We have to be focused for the full 40 minutes because that is one of their strengths.:<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_16914\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/FCB00FE6-35A1-4945-888E-593B2045EEB6.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16914\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16914\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/FCB00FE6-35A1-4945-888E-593B2045EEB6-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16914\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dov Halickman Photography<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nHowever, <strong>Wilbekin<\/strong> stated why he thinks Maccabi will be one tough out and that November\u2019s result won\u2019t be repeated, \u201cWe are one of the toughest teams to play against because of how tough we play, we always play hard even if we were down a few games we fought back and came back to win. 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