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Maccabi Tel Aviv Secures Huge EuroLeague Road Win Over Valencia

By מערכת אתר ערוץ הספורט

Translated & summarized from Sport5 by baba

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Maccabi Tel Aviv achieved a significant 91-88 road victory against Valencia in a EuroLeague game on Thursday. The team showcased a remarkable improvement in three-point shooting, hitting 58.3% of their attempts, their best performance of the season. This marked a stark contrast to their earlier struggles and their poor 42.9% free-throw shooting.

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Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Valencia 91-88 in a crucial EuroLeague road game.
The team achieved its best three-point shooting performance of the season, making 58.3% of its attempts.
Maccabi Tel Aviv struggled with free throws, making only 42.9% of their attempts.
The victory followed a difficult loss to Barcelona in their previous game.

Maccabi Tel Aviv bounced back from a tough loss to Barcelona with a significant 91-88 road victory against a strong Valencia team on Thursday. The Israeli club displayed excellent form from the outset, securing a crucial win in their EuroLeague campaign.

A key factor in the victory was a dramatic improvement in three-point shooting, an area where Maccabi had struggled earlier in the season. In their first five EuroLeague games, the team averaged only 7.8 three-pointers at a 31% success rate. However, against Valencia, Maccabi hit 8 three-pointers in the first half alone, surpassing their previous game average. They finished the game with an impressive 14 out of 24 three-point attempts (58.3%), marking their best shooting night from beyond the arc this season.

Remarkably, Maccabi Tel Aviv attempted zero free throws in the first half. They finished the game with only 3 successful free throws out of 7 attempts (42.9%). This resulted in an unusual scenario where their three-point shooting percentage was significantly higher than their free-throw percentage.