Maccabi Tel Aviv Basketball Struggles with Poor Shooting and Defense
Translated & summarized from N12 by baba
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- Maccabi Tel Aviv is on pace to be the worst shooting team in the EuroLeague.
- The team's three-point percentage is currently 22.2% after two games.
- Opponents are shooting 51% from three-point range against Maccabi.
- Maccabi is expected to concede the most three-pointers in the league.
- The team's defensive struggles are as significant as their offensive ones.
Maccabi Tel Aviv's basketball team is facing significant challenges early in the EuroLeague season, particularly with its shooting accuracy and defensive performance against three-pointers. In the opening 60 minutes of their EuroLeague campaign, the team shot a dismal 7 out of 29 from beyond the arc (24.1%) in the first game, and continued this trend by making only 1 of 7 three-pointers in the first half of their second game. This brings their season total to 8 out of 36 (22.2%), putting them on track to be the worst shooting team in the league by the end of the second round, both in terms of made threes and percentage.
Compounding these offensive woes, Maccabi Tel Aviv's defense has been equally porous. They allowed their opponents, including Villeurbanne and Besiktas, to shoot a combined 24 out of 47 three-pointers (51%) through the first two games. Specifically, Villeurbanne shot 16 out of 34 (47.1%), and Besiktas made 8 out of 13 in the first half alone. Maccabi is also projected to finish the second round as the team that has conceded the most three-pointers and allowed the highest shooting percentage from deep, by a considerable margin.
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