Maccabi Tel Aviv Sets Season High in Three-Point Shooting Against Valencia
Translated & summarized from Mako by baba
Maccabi Tel Aviv achieved a season-high 91-88 victory over Valencia in the EuroLeague on Thursday, excelling in three-point shooting. The team made 14 of 24 three-pointers (58.3%), a significant improvement from their earlier season average. This performance also saw them shoot better from three-point range than from the free-throw line.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Valencia 91-88 in a EuroLeague road game.
- The team set a season high for three-point shooting accuracy.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv made 14 of 24 three-pointers, shooting 58.3%.
- This was a significant improvement from their previous season average of 7.8 three-pointers.
- The team also shot better from three-point range than from the free-throw line.
Maccabi Tel Aviv secured a significant 91-88 road victory over Valencia on Thursday, marking their best three-point shooting performance of the season in the EuroLeague. After a difficult start to the season where they averaged only 7.8 three-pointers at 31% accuracy over their first five games, the team dramatically improved their long-range offense. In the first half alone against Valencia, Maccabi sank 8 out of 14 three-point attempts, surpassing their previous game average. They finished the game with an impressive 14 out of 24 (58.3%) from beyond the arc. Notably, Maccabi also achieved a rare feat of making more three-pointers than free throws, converting 3 out of 7 free throws (42.9%) while excelling from three-point range.
