Maccabi Tel Aviv Falls to LDLC ASVEL in EuroLeague Season Opener
Maccabi Tel Aviv began its EuroLeague season with a disappointing 84-74 loss to French club LDLC ASVEL in Villeurbanne. Despite entering the game with momentum from a recent derby win over Hapoel Tel Aviv, the Israeli team delivered a poor performance, particularly in the first half.
Head coach Oded Kattash acknowledged the team's struggles, citing 11 turnovers in the first half and a failure to match ASVEL's physicality. "We didn't want to play like this," Kattash stated, attributing the performance partly to player excitement and the early stage of the season, describing it as "still a kind of preseason."
Kattash highlighted the 20 total turnovers as a significant factor that impacted their defense and led to "many easy points" for the opponent. He also noted that the team did not take good shots and lacked offensive quality, despite it not being a good shooting day.
Looking ahead, Kattash emphasized the need to learn from the loss, stressing that there are no easy games in the EuroLeague and that the team must improve. The team aims to move forward from this early-season setback.
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