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Maccabi Tel Aviv Suffers Humiliating EuroLeague Loss in Belgrade
Maccabi Tel Aviv suffered a heavy 100-78 defeat against Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade on Tuesday, dropping the Israeli team to second to last place in the EuroLeague standings. The team, coached by Oded Katash, collapsed defensively from the start and fell behind early in the game.
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- 01Maccabi Tel Aviv suffered a decisive 100-78 EuroLeague defeat against Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade on Tuesday.
- 02The loss drops Maccabi Tel Aviv, coached by Oded Katash, to second to last place in the EuroLeague standings.
- 03Maccabi Tel Aviv conceded a season-high 34 points in the first quarter while scoring only 15 points.
- 04Tyson Carter led Crvena Zvezda with 24 points, while Jared Butler added 21 points for the Serbian team.
- 05Jaylin Clark scored 19 points for Maccabi Tel Aviv, but the team committed 14 turnovers in the first half alone.
- 06Coach Oded Katash called the first-half performance embarrassing and emphasized the urgent need for backcourt reinforcements.
- 07Serbian media heavily criticized Maccabi Tel Aviv's defense, describing it as non-existent during the game.
In the opening quarter, Maccabi Tel Aviv endured its worst offensive and defensive quarter of the season, trailing 34-15. The team conceded a season-high 34 points while shooting a dismal 5 of 13 from the field and committing four turnovers. In contrast, Crvena Zvezda's Tyson Carter scored 14 points in the first quarter alone on perfect shooting.
Although Maccabi Tel Aviv showed some offensive improvement in the second half, their defense remained weak throughout the game. Tyson Carter finished with 24 points and Jared Butler added 21 for the Serbian hosts, while Jaylin Clark scored 19 points for Maccabi Tel Aviv. The Israeli team committed 14 turnovers in the first half alone.
Following the game, Serbian media heavily criticized Maccabi Tel Aviv's defensive performance, suggesting that even a refrigerator could have scored against them in the first half. Coach Katash called the first half embarrassing and noted that the team, which was playing without Efe Ife Lundberg, urgently needs reinforcements in the backcourt.
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