{"id":78286,"date":"2023-01-28T20:21:51","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T20:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=78286"},"modified":"2023-01-28T20:21:51","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T20:21:51","slug":"maccabi-falls-to-olympiacos-in-the-shadow-of-jerusalem-terrors-attacks-the-good-the-bad-the-ugly-from-round-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/maccabi-falls-to-olympiacos-in-the-shadow-of-jerusalem-terrors-attacks-the-good-the-bad-the-ugly-from-round-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Maccabi falls to Olympiacos in the shadow of Jerusalem terrors attacks &#8211; The Good, The Bad, The Ugly from Round 21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Maccabi Tel Aviv (8th place, 11-10) fell 89-95 to Olympiacos (1st place, 14-7)<\/strong> in Piraeus on Friday night as the Yellow &#038; Blue\u2019s away record dropped to 2-9. Sasha Vezenkov (23 points and 9 rebounds), Shaquielle McKissic (13 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist) and Kostas Papanikolaou (10 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists) were in double-figures for the hosts, while Roman Sorkin (23 points and 9 rebounds), Wade Baldwin IV (14 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists), Bonzie Colson (13 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists) and Jalen Adams (13 points and 2 steals) led the scoring for the visitors.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Olympiacos prevails in thriller over Maccabi! | Round 21, Highlights | Turkish Airlines EuroLeague\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_3hz2cwTw0s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nHere are a few of my reflections from the round 21 clash.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Good: Roman Sorkin<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter coming off the bench and scoring 6 points in the first half, Sorkin led Maccabi in the second half comeback (more about what they were coming back from below), with 17 of his points coming in the second half for a career high of 23 points and a performance index rating of 33.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_78276\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78276\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/5790783-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1703\" class=\"size-full wp-image-78276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/5790783-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/5790783-1536x1022.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-78276\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roman Sorkin EUROLEAGUE \/ \u039f\u039b\u03a5\u039c\u03a0\u0399\u0391\u039a\u039f\u03a3 &#8211; \u039c\u0391\u039a\u0391\u039c\u03a0\u0399 (LATO KLODIAN \/ EUROKINISSI)<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nWhile Maccabi didn\u2019t get the win, they will be encouraged by Sorkin\u2019s strong game \u2013 his first game in double-figures since the away win against Milan in the middle of December.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about his game, Sorkin focused more on the team, \u201cIt\u2019s important for the team that we stayed in the game, notwithstanding that were behind and notwithstanding the crowd. We proved that we\u2019re able to come back. We need to come to the next game and win, even if it\u2019s away. We saw that we fought very well, we just need to come and win.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_78270\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78270\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/5790777-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"size-full wp-image-78270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/5790777-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/5790777-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/5790777-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/5790777-610x407.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-78270\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wade Baldwin EUROLEAGUE \/ \u039f\u039b\u03a5\u039c\u03a0\u0399\u0391\u039a\u039f\u03a3 &#8211; \u039c\u0391\u039a\u0391\u039c\u03a0\u0399 (LATO KLODIAN \/ EUROKINISSI)<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>The Bad: The second quarter<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter coming out firing, Maccabi had an 11-point lead midway through the first quarter, leading 21-10 after 6 minutes, with 8 points from Colson, 6 points from Jarell Martin (who did not add to his points tally before fouling out late in the third frame), 4 points from Baldwin and 3 points from John DiBartolomeo (12 points on 4\/6 from beyond the arc). However, Olympiacos finished the quarter with a 14-3 run and won the second quarter 27-11 \u2013 including a 12-0 run in the last three minutes \u2013 to take a commanding 51-36 half-time lead.<\/p>\n<p>McKissic and Vezenkov were huge for the home side, scoring 10 and 6 points respectively in that quarter alone, stretching the lead out to 17 points before Sorkin scored a bucket at the end of the quarter to make the halftime deficit 15 points.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_68938\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68938\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/BC19FEDF-68D1-4DE2-B761-EDA5AE873649.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-68938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/BC19FEDF-68D1-4DE2-B761-EDA5AE873649.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/BC19FEDF-68D1-4DE2-B761-EDA5AE873649-610x407.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-68938\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oded Katash &#8211; Photo Credit: Dov Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n\u201cWe started the game well, but the second quarter was terrible for us from all aspects,\u201d Katash said after the game. \u201cI think it started with the way that we attacked, which led to giving them a lot of easy points. We weren\u2019t organized on either side of the court and we need to learn from this. We spoke about the second quarter at half time, our body language wasn\u2019t good and we didn\u2019t play good basketball.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Maccabi did win the second half \u2013 and got back to within four points early in the last quarter \u2013 ultimately losing the second quarter by 16 points was too much to recover from at the end of the day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Ugly: Terror back home<\/strong><br \/>\nOver Shabbat, Israel was shocked by multiple terrorist attacks. On Friday night, a terrorist shot people outside of a synagogue in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Neve Yaakov, killing seven and injuring at least three others. Maccabi was given the news after the end of the game, and here are some of the immediate reactions:<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_68922\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68922\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/EFAB6445-CADD-4C65-928B-FAFDC8F44C5E.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-68922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/EFAB6445-CADD-4C65-928B-FAFDC8F44C5E.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/EFAB6445-CADD-4C65-928B-FAFDC8F44C5E-610x407.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-68922\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oded Katash &#8211; Photo Credit: Dov Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nKatash: \u201cWe got the news immediately after we finished the game\u2026 Really, we received the news in astonishment and shock. Our hearts are with the families and with everyone in Israel. I\u2019m sure that everyone is dim, from the result and how things happened, it\u2019s shocking. Our hearts are with the families of the murdered. Of course, a speedy recovery to the injured. We\u2019ll try to speak a little bit about basketball, but it\u2019s difficult to speak about basketball after an evening like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sorkin: \u201cI want to send home that our hearts are with the families of the murdered and the injured from the terrorist attack in Jerusalem. Be strong \u2013 we are with you. Everything else pales in comparison.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_78268\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78268\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/5790776-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"size-full wp-image-78268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/5790776-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/5790776-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/5790776-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/5790776-610x407.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-78268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Dibartolomeo EUROLEAGUE \/ \u039f\u039b\u03a5\u039c\u03a0\u0399\u0391\u039a\u039f\u03a3 &#8211; \u039c\u0391\u039a\u0391\u039c\u03a0\u0399 (LATO KLODIAN \/ EUROKINISSI)<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nMaccabi captain John DiBartolomeo: \u201cBefore we talk about basketball, I just want to say from everyone here at Maccabi that our thoughts and our prayers are with families of the victims \u2013 the people who were murdered and injured \u2013 in the terror attack in Jerusalem. It\u2019s a terrible thing to hear about and our thoughts are with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Then on Saturday morning in Jerusalem, a terrorist injured a father and son outside of the Old City.<\/p>\n<p>As painful as a loss may be to a team, at the end of the day it\u2019s only a game.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_69464\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69464\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/4D174E39-1643-4109-B04E-BB222A2B9B6E.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-69464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/4D174E39-1643-4109-B04E-BB222A2B9B6E.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/4D174E39-1643-4109-B04E-BB222A2B9B6E-610x407.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-69464\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chavaughn Lewis &#8211; Photo Credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>Up Next: Kiryat Ata and a Double week road trip to Spain<\/strong><br \/>\nMaccabi returns to Israeli league action tomorrow late afternoon (17:00 IST \/ 10:00 EST) away to Ironi Kiryat Ata, where the 11-3 Yellow &#038; Blue will be favorites against the 4-9 hosts. Maccabi will be looking to get back into the win column after a close 96-95 loss to league-leaders Hapoel Tel Aviv last week.<\/p>\n<p>The Yellow &#038; Blue then heads back on the road with a EuroLeague double-week in Spain, with games against Barcelona (4th place, 13-8) on Tuesday night (21:30 IST \/ 14:30 EST) and Valencia (9th place, 11-10) on Thursday night (21:30 IST \/ 14:30 EST). Not only would two more losses on the road bring Maccabi\u2019s record to below .500, but it\u2019s even more important given that Valencia is one of the teams competing with Maccabi at the bottom of the playoff bracket.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_72131\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-72131\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/64C0DE37-C1E7-457E-B28B-671A469475A5.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-72131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/64C0DE37-C1E7-457E-B28B-671A469475A5.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/64C0DE37-C1E7-457E-B28B-671A469475A5-610x407.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-72131\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cory Higgins &#8211; Photo Credit: Dov Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n\u201cWe need to first win against Kiryat Ata, then come to the EuroLeague double-week and try to continue to rise,\u201d Sorkin said. \u201cWe stayed in the game [against Olympiacos] and showed that we\u2019re able to \u2013 we just need to come and win.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maccabi Tel Aviv (8th place, 11-10) fell 89-95 to Olympiacos (1st place, 14-7) in Piraeus on Friday night as the Yellow &#038; Blue\u2019s away record dropped to 2-9. 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