2020-21Regular SeasonRound 24
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 92
Khimki Moscow Region 62
April 06, 2021 CET: 17:00
Local time: 18:00 MENORA MIVTACHIM ARENA

Maccabi rolls past Khimki in final home game of season

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv gave its home fans a fond farewell to the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague with an emphatic 92-62 victory over Khimki Moscow Region in a Round 24 makeup game - the club’s final home game of the competition. Ante Zizic and Scottie Wilbekin both scored 13 points to pace six Maccabi scorers in double figures. Dragan Bender had 12 points, Oz Blayzer put in 11 and Tyler Dorsey and John DiBartolomeo both chipped in 10 points in the victory, which pushed Maccabi’s record to 14-19. Jordan Mickey led all scorers with 21 points to go with 6 rebounds and a career-high 5 blocks while Errick McCollum tallied 17 points and Sergey Karasev chipped in 11 points and 8 rebounds for Khimki, which fell to 4-29 and 0-16 on the road for the season.

Mickey opened the game with a layup and 2 blocks for Khimki before Zizic scored Maccabi’s first 2 points. Karasev added two scores and the guests were up 2-6. Wilbekin started taking over with 3 three-pointers and a floater in a 16-1 run for an 18-7 lead. Mickey countered with a three-pointer for Khimki, which trailed 22-12 after 10 minutes as Wilbekin had tallied 13 points already. Elijah Bryant opened the second quarter with the first 4 points and Bender’s three-point play had the hosts up 29-12. Khimki needed nearly 2 minutes to score before McCollum’s jumper. Maccabi did not let up with Dorsey and Bryant hitting from deep as the margin grew to 35-16. McCollum added 4 more points, but Maccabi was just heating up with Blayzer and Chris Jones both scoring 6 points in a 15-4 run for a 50-22 advantage. The score was 53-25 at the break.

Zizic continued his strong game with 5 points in a 7-0 start to the second half. Mickey hit Khimki’s first basket more than 2 minutes into the quarter. Maccabi added the next 6 points and the advantage ballooned to 40 points - 67-27. Maccabi temporarily took its foot off the gas with McCollum’s three-point play finishing a 0-7 spurt to make it 67-34. Maccabi answered with the next 4 points and led 73-38 after 30 minutes. Mickey’s free throws opened the fourth quarter, but Maccabi did not slow down. Dorsey completed a four-point play and an and-one and Bender added 5 points as the cushion swelled to 85-44 with 8 minutes to play. Maccabi called off the dogs while Mickey and McCollum combined for 8 points to try and get the result as respectable as possible.

Khimki just avoid historic low

Khimki’s 62 points tied for the eighth-fewest the club has scored in a EuroLeague game. The club's all-time EuroLeague low was 54 points against Maporo Cantu in October 2012.

Youth served

Maccabi’s youth players Dori Sahar and Yonatan Atias both set several personal marks in the EuroLeague. The 20-year-old Sahar posted career-highs of 3 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block and 15:32 minutes played in his fourth EuroLeague game. The 20-year-old Atias made his second EuroLeague appearance and played 3:49 minutes and grabbed 2 rebounds.

Telling numbers

Maccabi drained 39.3% of its three-pointers - right in line for its long-range shooting in games it’s won this season: 39.1% compared to just to 32.2% in defeats. Maccabi held Khimki to just 2-of-22 (9.1%) on three-pointers.

Next games

Maccabi’s final game of the season will also be against a Russian team as it travels to face Zenit St Petersburg on Friday, April 9. Khimki finishes its regular season in Greece against Olympiacos Piraeus on the same evening.

Dragan Bender 2- Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv - EB20
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Euroleague.net
Referees: HORDOV, TOMISLAV ; PEREZ, EMILIO; CLIVAZ, SEBASTIEN
Attendance: 3000 (Tentative)
By Quarter1234
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv22312019
Khimki Moscow Region12131324
End of Quarter1234
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv22537392
Khimki Moscow Region12253862
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
0 BRYANT, ELIJAH 15:59 9 2/3 1/1 2/2   2 2 1   1   1 2 1 8
1 WILBEKIN, SCOTTIE 12:57 13 2/2 3/3     5 5 2         1   19
3 JONES, CHRIS 18:25 8 3/5 0/1 2/2   2 2 5 1 2   1 1 4 13
4 CALOIARO, ANGELO 14:20 3 0/1 1/2     2 2 2         2   3
6 COHEN, SANDY 12:00   0/3 0/1     3 3     2     2   -5
11 DORSEY, TYLER 23:32 10 1/4 2/7 2/2 2 2 4 6 1 2   2 1 2 10
12 DIBARTOLOMEO, JOHN 21:35 10 1/2 2/6 2/2   3 3 1 1 1     3 2 8
14 BLAYZER, OZ 21:12 11 3/5 1/2 2/2   3 3 2 3         2 18
17 BENDER, DRAGAN 23:51 12 5/6 0/3 2/2   7 7 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 17
18 SAHAR, DORI 15:32 3 0/2 1/2   2 2 4 1   1 1 1 2   2
23 ZIZIC, ANTE 16:48 13 6/8   1/1 3 4 7     2 2     2 20
25 ATIAS, YONATAN 3:49   0/1       2 2     1          
Team             1 1               1
Totals 200:00 92 23/42 11/28 13/13 7 38 45 21 8 13 4 6 16 15 114
        54.8% 39.3% 100%
Head coach: SFAIROPOULOS, IOANNIS
Min: Minutes played; Pts: Points; 2FG M-A: 2-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); 3FG M-A: 3-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); FT M-A: Free Throws (Made-Attempted); Rebounds: O (Offensive), D (Defensive), T (Total); As: Assists; St: Steals; To: Turnovers; Bl: Blocks (Fv: In Favor / Ag: Against); Fouls: Cm (Commited), Rv (Received); PIR: Performance Index Rating
Khimki Moscow Region
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
3 MCCOLLUM, ERRICK 25:41 17 5/11 0/4 7/7   3 3 3   2   1   6 16
7 KARASEV, SERGEY 28:06 11 4/7 1/3   1 7 8 1 2 2     1 2 16
8 ZAITCEV, VIACHESLAV 28:06 3 1/6   1/1 1 6 7 3 1 4 1 1 4 2 3
9 VIALTSEV, EGOR 15:43 1 0/1 0/3 1/2   1 1 3   2     1 1 -2
12 MONIA, SERGEY 17:55     0/3   1 2 3 2         2    
13 SHARAPOV, VLADISLAV 13:34 2 1/1       2 2               4
18 VORONOV, EVGENY 22:24 5 2/3 0/3 1/1       2 3 1     1 2 6
30 VALIEV, EVGENY 12:15 2 1/2 0/1   2 1 3           5 1 -1
55 MICKEY, JORDAN 36:16 21 8/14 1/5 2/2 1 5 6   2 3 5 2 1 2 20
Team             1 1               1
Totals 200:00 62 22/45 2/22 12/13 6 28 34 14 8 14 6 4 15 16 63
        48.9% 9.1% 92.3%
Head coach: MALTSEV, ANDREI

Head Coaches

SFAIROPOULOS, IOANNIS
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv
"Today we are all happy that we had a good game. Being our last home game of the EuroLeague we wanted to play a good game, to be serious. We knew that our opponent had a lot of absences and was a weakened team. But the seriousness that we showed and how concentrated we were during the game gave a good picture on the court. That’s why I am very satisfied. We have one more game and we need to play with the same concentration and same energy. I’m satisfied also because we played a good game offensively and defensively. We had some small goals during the game and for most of them, we succeeded. We are very happy that our fans were excited for this game. I hope we have more in the rest of the games in the Israeli League and that next year we will have full gyms."
MALTSEV, ANDREI
Khimki Moscow Region
“For us, it was a tough game. From the very beginning, Maccabi wanted to win more than us. They were more determined and focused, although we were preparing for this game, but our rotation did not allow us to show good basketball. Also, we showed a disastrous three-point percentage, which did not allow us to get involved in an even game. In the end, we recovered a little bit, but it was too late."

Players

ZIZIC, ANTE
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv
"That was our last EuroLeague home game so we tried to give our best as a present to our fans and us. It was a tough season, but I am really happy that we got this win like this."
WILBEKIN, SCOTTIE
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv
"I’m just really, really happy that we won the last game here. It’s just important for the taste that EuroLeague leaves in our mouth. I know we have one more game but I am really happy we got the win."
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