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May 23, 2013

Regular Season Game 5 - November 27, 2008 CET: 20:00 Local time: 21:00 - NOKIA ARENA

Maccabi Electra 73 - 80 Unicaja

REGULAR SEASON, GAME 5

GROUP A

GROUP B

GROUP C

GROUP D

Records

Ave.		Ave.
0-0	Final Four	0-0
0-0	Playoffs	0-0
0-0	Top 16	0-0
2-2	Regular Season	2-2
2-2	Overall	2-2

Referees

Crew Chief

BRAZAUSKAS, ROMUALDAS, Lithuania

Referee

JOVCIC, MILIVOJE, Serbia

Umpire

HERCEG, SINISA, Croatia

Team Stats

Ave.		Ave.
79.0	Points	75.8
32.5	Rebounds	32.5
9.0	O. Rebounds	11.3
23.5	D. Rebounds	21.3
13.8	Assists	14.3
7.3	Steals	5.5
2.3	Blocks	3.0
15.5	Turnovers	14.5
55.4 %	2PT	55.6 %
36.0 %	3PT	28.9 %
74.2 %	FT	73.6 %
82.8	Index	80.8

Team Stats - Maccabi Electra

Team Stats - Unicaja

Player Stats

Ave.		Ave.
15.8 / Fischer	Points	14.0 / Ndong
6.8 / Fischer	Rebounds	6.8 / Ndong
1.8 / WILLIAMS, JASON	OR	2.8 / Ndong
5.3 / Fischer	DR	4.0 / HAISLIP, MARCUS
5.0 / ARROYO, CARLOS	Assists	5.3 / Cook
1.0 / WILLIAMS, JASON	Steals	1.3 / Kelati
1.0 / Fischer	Blocks	1.3 / ARCHIBALD, ROBERT
2.8 / BURSTEIN, TAL	Turnovers	3.5 / Cabezas
74.1 % / Eliyahu	2PT	100.0 % / JIMENEZ, CARLOS
50.0 % / WILLIAMS, JASON	3PT	50.0 % / JIMENEZ, CARLOS
89.5 % / ARROYO, CARLOS	FT	100.0 % / JIMENEZ, CARLOS
21.5 / Fischer	Index	17.0 / ARCHIBALD, ROBERT

Team Roster - Maccabi Electra

Team Roster - Unicaja

THE TAKE

Maccabi Electra will welcome a legend back to the sidelines when it hosts Unicaja in a pivotal Group A matchup on Thursday at Tel Aviv's Nokia Arena. Head coach Pini Gershon and Maccabi achieved greatness together with three continental titles and two more trips to the Euroleague final in the past decade and now they are together again as Gershon tries to spark Maccabi after a 2-2 start. And they are fortunate to be hosting a banged-up team in Unicaja, which in addition to its regular absences of long-term injury victims Berni Rodriguez, Alfonso Sanchez and German Gabriel, will also be without star power forward Marcus Haislip. However Unicaja can count on point guard Carlos Cabezas, who is back from an ankle injury to play at the site of his greatest individual performance. Cabezas scored a career-best 32 points and dished 6 assists in the 2006-07 season opener in Tel Aviv, although that was not enough to lead his team to victory. Now Cabezas joins forces with Omar Cook, Joseph Gomis and Thomas Kelati to challenge Maccabi’s backcourt, which is led by point guard Carlos Arroyo, former Unicaja scorer Marcus Brown and veteran Tal Burstein, with Tre Simmons adding depth. The small forward matchup could see the teams go smaller with Jiri Welsch for Unicaja and Jason Williams for Maccabi, or bigger with Carlos Jimenez for the visitors and Omri Casspi for the hosts. Jimenez may be needed at power forward to make up for Haislip’s absence, too. There he woul play alongside centers Boniface NDong and Robert Archibald, with youngster Vitor Faverani also in the mix. Maccabi’s interior rotation features only one player from the past Gershon era, reserve Yaniv Green, so the likes of D’Or Fischer, Esteban Batista and Lior Eliyahu will all try to earn extra minutes from the new coach. Though it will be interesting to see what new tricks Gershon has up his sleeve after only a few days back on the job, he will not be the only coaching great on the floor. Aito Garcia Reneses will surely have his pumped up for this clash, which could have a major impact on the race for spots in the Top 16. Unicaja’s injuries and Maccabi’s coaching change make it hard to pinpoint what the keys to victory will be, but what’s for certain is that with the combined talent of both teams and the knowledge of two of the world’s most creative coaches, this game will be filled with non-stop action for 40 minutes. GAME NOTES Maccabi Guard Marcus Brown spent two seasons in Malaga during his long Euroleague career. He played for Unicaja between 2005 and 2007, helping the team reach the Final Four in Athens in that second season. This will be his first game against his former team since. Forward Omri Casspi set his Euroleague high in offensive rebounds against Unicaja, when he grabbed 5 in a game last year. Head coach Pini Gershon's debut game with Maccabi after his first comeback, in the 2003-04 season, was in Tel Aviv against Unicaja. Maccabi won that game 88-73 on the way to the Euroleague title at the end of the season. Gershon's Euroleague debut with Maccabi when he first took over the bench ended with an 81-74 road loss to Efes Pilsen in November 1998. Team captain Derrick Sharp is the only player still with the club from that game. Forward Lior Eliyahu made his Euroleague debut against Unicaja in the 2006-07 season opener. He scored 12 points and grabbed 6 rebounds that night. Eliyahu also registered his lone multi-block game in the Euroleague against Unicaja later that season. Swingman Tal Burstein is just 4 three-pointers shy of 100 for his Euroleague Basketball career. Four players on the current Maccabi roster – captain Derrick Sharp, guard Tal Burstein, forward Omri Casspi and center Yaniv Green – have played for Gershon in the past. Unicaja Center Robert Archibald made his Euroleague debut against Maccabi in a November 2004 game in Tel Aviv. He played at the time for Scavolini Pesaro and later had a big Quarterfinal Playoffs series, averaging 11.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 blocks, although Maccabi swept the series. Forward Carlos Jimenez has not had too many fun appearances against Maccabi. He has played 73 Euroleague games in his career and only in nine of them has he recorded an index rating of less than 2. Three of those games were against Maccabi. Last season he finished both encounters with Maccabi without a single point and a total of zero made shots in four attempts. Guard Carlos Cabezas's scored a career-best 32 points and dished 6 assists in the 2006-07 season opener in Tel Aviv, although that was not enough to lead his team to victory. He also achieved a career-best 41 index in that overtime defeat. Swingman Jiri Welsch needs just 3 more steals to reach 100 for his Euroleague Basketball career. Tuesday, November 25, 2008 Euroleague.net

Maccabi Electra will welcome a legend back to the sidelines when it hosts Unicaja in a pivotal Group A matchup on Thursday at Tel Aviv's Nokia Arena. Head coach Pini Gershon and Maccabi achieved greatness together with three continental titles and two more trips to the Euroleague final in the past decade and now they are together again as Gershon tries to spark Maccabi after a 2-2 start. And they are fortunate to be hosting a banged-up team in Unicaja, which in addition to its regular absences of long-term injury victims Berni Rodriguez, Alfonso Sanchez and German Gabriel, will also be without star power forward Marcus Haislip. However Unicaja can count on point guard Carlos Cabezas, who is back from an ankle injury to play at the site of his greatest individual performance. Cabezas scored a career-best 32 points and dished 6 assists in the 2006-07 season opener in Tel Aviv, although that was not enough to lead his team to victory. Now Cabezas joins forces with Omar Cook, Joseph Gomis and Thomas Kelati to challenge Maccabi’s backcourt, which is led by point guard Carlos Arroyo, former Unicaja scorer Marcus Brown and veteran Tal Burstein, with Tre Simmons adding depth. The small forward matchup could see the teams go smaller with Jiri Welsch for Unicaja and Jason Williams for Maccabi, or bigger with Carlos Jimenez for the visitors and Omri Casspi for the hosts. Jimenez may be needed at power forward to make up for Haislip’s absence, too. There he woul play alongside centers Boniface NDong and Robert Archibald, with youngster Vitor Faverani also in the mix. Maccabi’s interior rotation features only one player from the past Gershon era, reserve Yaniv Green, so the likes of D’Or Fischer, Esteban Batista and Lior Eliyahu will all try to earn extra minutes from the new coach. Though it will be interesting to see what new tricks Gershon has up his sleeve after only a few days back on the job, he will not be the only coaching great on the floor. Aito Garcia Reneses will surely have his pumped up for this clash, which could have a major impact on the race for spots in the Top 16. Unicaja’s injuries and Maccabi’s coaching change make it hard to pinpoint what the keys to victory will be, but what’s for certain is that with the combined talent of both teams and the knowledge of two of the world’s most creative coaches, this game will be filled with non-stop action for 40 minutes.

GAME NOTES

Maccabi

Guard Marcus Brown spent two seasons in Malaga during his long Euroleague career. He played for Unicaja between 2005 and 2007, helping the team reach the Final Four in Athens in that second season. This will be his first game against his former team since.
Forward Omri Casspi set his Euroleague high in offensive rebounds against Unicaja, when he grabbed 5 in a game last year.
Head coach Pini Gershon's debut game with Maccabi after his first comeback, in the 2003-04 season, was in Tel Aviv against Unicaja. Maccabi won that game 88-73 on the way to the Euroleague title at the end of the season.
Gershon's Euroleague debut with Maccabi when he first took over the bench ended with an 81-74 road loss to Efes Pilsen in November 1998. Team captain Derrick Sharp is the only player still with the club from that game.
Forward Lior Eliyahu made his Euroleague debut against Unicaja in the 2006-07 season opener. He scored 12 points and grabbed 6 rebounds that night. Eliyahu also registered his lone multi-block game in the Euroleague against Unicaja later that season.
Swingman Tal Burstein is just 4 three-pointers shy of 100 for his Euroleague Basketball career.
Four players on the current Maccabi roster – captain Derrick Sharp, guard Tal Burstein, forward Omri Casspi and center Yaniv Green – have played for Gershon in the past.

Unicaja

Center Robert Archibald made his Euroleague debut against Maccabi in a November 2004 game in Tel Aviv. He played at the time for Scavolini Pesaro and later had a big Quarterfinal Playoffs series, averaging 11.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 blocks, although Maccabi swept the series.
Forward Carlos Jimenez has not had too many fun appearances against Maccabi. He has played 73 Euroleague games in his career and only in nine of them has he recorded an index rating of less than 2. Three of those games were against Maccabi. Last season he finished both encounters with Maccabi without a single point and a total of zero made shots in four attempts.
Guard Carlos Cabezas's scored a career-best 32 points and dished 6 assists in the 2006-07 season opener in Tel Aviv, although that was not enough to lead his team to victory. He also achieved a career-best 41 index in that overtime defeat.
Swingman Jiri Welsch needs just 3 more steals to reach 100 for his Euroleague Basketball career.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Euroleague.net

Quotes Head Coaches

GERSHON, PINI Maccabi Electra "I couldn't say no to Maccabi's offer, and I'm very, very excited to be here again. I'll try to do minor changes in what the team has so far. I think this Maccabi team won't be a great defensive team, but we can score more points than what we have so far, and I'll try to find the way to make that happen. I think most of the players on the team fit a style I can bring to the team. I saw Unicaja play. A team that beats Barcelona so easily in the Spanish League is a very good team. I'm not impressed with the list of absences they have, because without most of them they have beat Barcelona and that says a lot. The fans in Tel Aviv are worth 10 to 15 points, and I believe there will be a change in the atmosphere. I want my players to do whatever they know, and not to try to prove me they can do more than that."

GERSHON, PINI

Maccabi Electra

"I couldn't say no to Maccabi's offer, and I'm very, very excited to be here again. I'll try to do minor changes in what the team has so far. I think this Maccabi team won't be a great defensive team, but we can score more points than what we have so far, and I'll try to find the way to make that happen. I think most of the players on the team fit a style I can bring to the team. I saw Unicaja play. A team that beats Barcelona so easily in the Spanish League is a very good team. I'm not impressed with the list of absences they have, because without most of them they have beat Barcelona and that says a lot. The fans in Tel Aviv are worth 10 to 15 points, and I believe there will be a change in the atmosphere. I want my players to do whatever they know, and not to try to prove me they can do more than that."

GARCIA RENESES, AITO Unicaja "We are travelling to Tel Aviv in not our best condition because we can add Marcus Haislip to the already long injury list. Not only is his absence important, but it also coincides with German Gabriel's in the same spot. This creates big problems for us and we have to think about it as a difficult situation. However, we have to fight because we may not have the level needed to beat them in Tel Aviv with the injuries, but if you do not fight, you will surely lose. That's how it is."

GARCIA RENESES, AITO

Unicaja

"We are travelling to Tel Aviv in not our best condition because we can add Marcus Haislip to the already long injury list. Not only is his absence important, but it also coincides with German Gabriel's in the same spot. This creates big problems for us and we have to think about it as a difficult situation. However, we have to fight because we may not have the level needed to beat them in Tel Aviv with the injuries, but if you do not fight, you will surely lose. That's how it is."

Players

CASSPI, OMRI Maccabi Electra "There has been a lot of noise around the team in the last days, and I hope it was for the good. When Pini coached me I was still a kid, and now I hope I can play a bigger role. He's a great coach and I have a lot to learn from him. We'll have to play much better than we did in the last games. Unicaja is a very strong team, but we must look at ourselves first, play tougher and win this game. The new system makes every Regular Season game crucial, and we can't afford to lose at home against any team. I'm sure Pini will bring a lot of good vibe to the game, and the fans will be excited to see him again. Hopefully, that will give us a big push and help us find the way to win."

CASSPI, OMRI

Maccabi Electra

"There has been a lot of noise around the team in the last days, and I hope it was for the good. When Pini coached me I was still a kid, and now I hope I can play a bigger role. He's a great coach and I have a lot to learn from him. We'll have to play much better than we did in the last games. Unicaja is a very strong team, but we must look at ourselves first, play tougher and win this game. The new system makes every Regular Season game crucial, and we can't afford to lose at home against any team. I'm sure Pini will bring a lot of good vibe to the game, and the fans will be excited to see him again. Hopefully, that will give us a big push and help us find the way to win."

NDONG, BONIFACE Unicaja "We could not have more bad luck if we wanted to, we were missing many players and now Marcus Haislip is the new name on the injury list. This will make this game even more difficult. But we do not have to cry now, but work hard. It may look that Maccabi is not so strong but we know that playing there is always hard, all road games are difficult. They are not playing as well as last year but they are still Maccabi Tel Aviv and it is never easy, even less with our injuries. Maccabi has good players like Carlos Arroyo and Marcus Brown, plus I am worried about our roster situation."

NDONG, BONIFACE

Unicaja

"We could not have more bad luck if we wanted to, we were missing many players and now Marcus Haislip is the new name on the injury list. This will make this game even more difficult. But we do not have to cry now, but work hard. It may look that Maccabi is not so strong but we know that playing there is always hard, all road games are difficult. They are not playing as well as last year but they are still Maccabi Tel Aviv and it is never easy, even less with our injuries. Maccabi has good players like Carlos Arroyo and Marcus Brown, plus I am worried about our roster situation."

Unicaja spoiled Pini Gershon's return to the sidelines with a 73-80 road win over Maccabi Electra at Tel Aviv's Nokia Arena on Thursday night. Thomas Kelati scored 23 and Boniface NDong had some big baskets in the fourth quarter as Unicaja picked up its first road win of the season and improved to 3-2 in Group A. Meanwhile Maccabi lost at home for the first time and dropped to 2-3 with an important game against group leader Cibona looming next week. It was a first half of runs, which saw Unicaja build a 16-point lead before Maccabi reeled off 14 unanswered points to make it 40-44 at halftime. Omri Casspi came off the bench to give Maccabi the lead late in the third period, however NDong restored Unicaja’s 8 point lead early in the fourth and the hosts came up short in their comeback attempts. Carlos Jimenez added 15 points, 7 rebounds and some key defensive plays for the visitors, NDong finished with 11 points and Omar Cook scored 10 and dished 7 assists. Carlos Arroyo scored 14 and had 5 assists for Maccabi, which was doomed by its 17 turnovers. Marcus Brown added 13, Tal Burstein 12 and Lior Eliyahu had 11 in defeat. Maccabi won the opening tip and went straight to Eliyahu for the game’s first basket. Jimenez answered at the other end before Jiri Welsch hit a jumper to put the visitors ahead. Derrick Sharp, making his first start of the season, scored in transition as the game picked up pace. Arroyo converted a three-point play only to see Robert Archibald score in the paint. Arroyo fed D’Or Fischer for a three-point play to make it 12-8, but Kelati scored and then a Cook triple gave Unicaja the lead. Kelati added a three to cap a 0-8 run that put Unicaja up 12-16. Eliyahu scored for Maccabi, but Cook hit from outside once more and soon Jimenez scored on the break to make it 14-22. Maccabi used a timeout after which Burstein sank a long jumper. Jimenez was fouled shooting a three and made the resulting free throws to restore an 8-point lead. Tre Simmons and Welsch traded threes as Unicaja took a 20-28 lead after 10 minutes. Kelati made a long three to open the second period and Jimenez scored on the break as Unicaja took control. A pair of Kelati free throws capped a 0-10 run and gave the visitors a 20-35 lead. Maccabi broke Unicaja’s press and Burstein went in for a two-handed slam that got the crowd involved, however Joseph Gomis fired back with a three to push the lead to 16. The hosts increased their intensity and held Unicaja scoreless for several minutes, while a basket by Arroyo and a Brown triple cut the gap to 10. Maccabi kept the momentum going as Burstein scored, Brown hit a triple from the same spot as before and Eliyahu scored a basket-plus-foul in transition to complete a 14-0 comeback. Archibald ended a nearly four-minute long scoring drought for Unicaja with a free throw and then scored in the paint on the next trip downcourt. Arroyo brought Maccabi within 1 with his first three of the night, but Kelati pulled up for his third triple at the other end to make it 40-44 at halftime. Both teams missed their first shots of the third period before Jimenez made a free throw. Fischer found Burstein for a layup, but Cook drilled a triple and Jimenez hit a jumper to make it 42-50. Maccabi stayed close with baskets from Eliyahu and Arroyo and despite a short jumper from Kelati, Fischer threw down an alley-oop and made free throws to get the hosts within 2. Brown bettered NDong free throws with a triple to make it 53-54. Casspi drove for his first basket to give Maccabi its first lead since the first quarter. NDong answered with a hook, but a Casspi triple ignited the crowd. The lead would switch hands a few more times before a Gomis free throw made it 61-62 at the end of the period. Gomis out Unicaja up 4 with a three-pointer as Maccabi turned the ball over on its first three possessions of the fourth quarter. A pair of baskets by NDong – the second a three-point play – increased the visitors' advantage to 61-70, leading to a Maccabi timeout. Arroyo stepped up with a triple, but another NDong basket kept Unicaja in control. A Burstein three brought Maccabi within 5, but Kelati answered with another three. Maccabi fired back from downtown and the hosts’ defense locked Unicaja down, but Brown and Arroyo missed successive threes. Casspi cut the deficit to 72-75 with two-and-a-half minutes to go. Jimenez made 1 free throw and Sharp missed a three-point attempt with a minute to go. Kelati went to the line and made just 1, but so did Casspi as the clock became Maccabi’s enemy. Cook also made just 1 from the line with 37 seconds remaining, but Burstein turned the ball over and Welsch sank 2 from the line to sink Maccabi’s hopes. Wednesday, November 26, 2008 Euroleague.net

Unicaja spoiled Pini Gershon's return to the sidelines with a 73-80 road win over Maccabi Electra at Tel Aviv's Nokia Arena on Thursday night. Thomas Kelati scored 23 and Boniface NDong had some big baskets in the fourth quarter as Unicaja picked up its first road win of the season and improved to 3-2 in Group A. Meanwhile Maccabi lost at home for the first time and dropped to 2-3 with an important game against group leader Cibona looming next week. It was a first half of runs, which saw Unicaja build a 16-point lead before Maccabi reeled off 14 unanswered points to make it 40-44 at halftime. Omri Casspi came off the bench to give Maccabi the lead late in the third period, however NDong restored Unicaja’s 8 point lead early in the fourth and the hosts came up short in their comeback attempts. Carlos Jimenez added 15 points, 7 rebounds and some key defensive plays for the visitors, NDong finished with 11 points and Omar Cook scored 10 and dished 7 assists. Carlos Arroyo scored 14 and had 5 assists for Maccabi, which was doomed by its 17 turnovers. Marcus Brown added 13, Tal Burstein 12 and Lior Eliyahu had 11 in defeat.

Maccabi won the opening tip and went straight to Eliyahu for the game’s first basket. Jimenez answered at the other end before Jiri Welsch hit a jumper to put the visitors ahead. Derrick Sharp, making his first start of the season, scored in transition as the game picked up pace. Arroyo converted a three-point play only to see Robert Archibald score in the paint. Arroyo fed D’Or Fischer for a three-point play to make it 12-8, but Kelati scored and then a Cook triple gave Unicaja the lead. Kelati added a three to cap a 0-8 run that put Unicaja up 12-16. Eliyahu scored for Maccabi, but Cook hit from outside once more and soon Jimenez scored on the break to make it 14-22. Maccabi used a timeout after which Burstein sank a long jumper. Jimenez was fouled shooting a three and made the resulting free throws to restore an 8-point lead. Tre Simmons and Welsch traded threes as Unicaja took a 20-28 lead after 10 minutes.

Carlos Arroyo - Maccabi Electra

Kelati made a long three to open the second period and Jimenez scored on the break as Unicaja took control. A pair of Kelati free throws capped a 0-10 run and gave the visitors a 20-35 lead. Maccabi broke Unicaja’s press and Burstein went in for a two-handed slam that got the crowd involved, however Joseph Gomis fired back with a three to push the lead to 16. The hosts increased their intensity and held Unicaja scoreless for several minutes, while a basket by Arroyo and a Brown triple cut the gap to 10. Maccabi kept the momentum going as Burstein scored, Brown hit a triple from the same spot as before and Eliyahu scored a basket-plus-foul in transition to complete a 14-0 comeback. Archibald ended a nearly four-minute long scoring drought for Unicaja with a free throw and then scored in the paint on the next trip downcourt. Arroyo brought Maccabi within 1 with his first three of the night, but Kelati pulled up for his third triple at the other end to make it 40-44 at halftime.

Both teams missed their first shots of the third period before Jimenez made a free throw. Fischer found Burstein for a layup, but Cook drilled a triple and Jimenez hit a jumper to make it 42-50. Maccabi stayed close with baskets from Eliyahu and Arroyo and despite a short jumper from Kelati, Fischer threw down an alley-oop and made free throws to get the hosts within 2. Brown bettered NDong free throws with a triple to make it 53-54. Casspi drove for his first basket to give Maccabi its first lead since the first quarter. NDong answered with a hook, but a Casspi triple ignited the crowd. The lead would switch hands a few more times before a Gomis free throw made it 61-62 at the end of the period.

Gomis out Unicaja up 4 with a three-pointer as Maccabi turned the ball over on its first three possessions of the fourth quarter. A pair of baskets by NDong – the second a three-point play – increased the visitors' advantage to 61-70, leading to a Maccabi timeout. Arroyo stepped up with a triple, but another NDong basket kept Unicaja in control. A Burstein three brought Maccabi within 5, but Kelati answered with another three. Maccabi fired back from downtown and the hosts’ defense locked Unicaja down, but Brown and Arroyo missed successive threes. Casspi cut the deficit to 72-75 with two-and-a-half minutes to go. Jimenez made 1 free throw and Sharp missed a three-point attempt with a minute to go. Kelati went to the line and made just 1, but so did Casspi as the clock became Maccabi’s enemy. Cook also made just 1 from the line with 37 seconds remaining, but Burstein turned the ball over and Welsch sank 2 from the line to sink Maccabi’s hopes.

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Euroleague.net

Referees: BRAZAUSKAS, ROMUALDAS (LTU), JOVCIC, MILIVOJE (SRB), HERCEG, SINISA (CRO)

Attendance: 11000

By Quarter	1	2	3	4
Maccabi Electra	20	20	21	12
Unicaja	28	16	18	18

End of Quarter	1	2	3	4
Maccabi Electra	20	40	61	73
Unicaja	28	44	62	80

Head coach: GERSHON, PINI

Maccabi Electra
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG M-A	3FG M-A	FT M-A	Rebounds			As	St	To	Bl		Fouls		PIR
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG M-A	3FG M-A	FT M-A	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
4	WHITE, RODNEY	9:58		0/1	0/1		1	1	2			1		1	4		-6
5	BROWN, MARCUS	27:48	13	0/1	4/7	1/2				4		1			4	3	10
6	SHARP, DERRICK	17:11	2	1/2	0/3			1	1		1			1			-1
7	ARROYO, CARLOS	36:00	14	3/6	2/7	2/3	1	5	6	5	1	4	1	1	2	2	13
8	ELIYAHU, LIOR	28:06	11	5/8		1/1		4	4	3	1	2	1	1	3	2	13
9	GREEN, YANIV	5:40					1	1	2		1				1	1	3
10	BURSTEIN, TAL	27:09	12	4/7	1/1	1/2		6	6	2	1	4			2	2	13
11	SIMMONS, TRE	5:00	3	0/2	1/2							1			1		-2
13	CASSPI, OMRI	13:25	8	2/5	1/1	1/2	2	3	5					1	3	1	6
14	HAGAG, DROR	1:57	3		1/1		1		1			1			2		1
15	BATISTA, ESTEBAN	6:13					2	1	3			2					1
21	FISCHER, D'OR	21:33	7	2/3		3/3	1	3	4	2		1			2	2	11
	Team						4	1	5		3						8
	Totals	200:00	73	17/35	10/23	9/13	13	26	39	16	8	17	2	5	24	13	70
				48.6%	43.5%	69.2%

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

Head coach: GARCIA RENESES, AITO

Unicaja
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG M-A	3FG M-A	FT M-A	Rebounds			As	St	To	Bl		Fouls		PIR
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG M-A	3FG M-A	FT M-A	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
00	COOK, OMAR	29:15	10		3/7	1/2				7	2	2			3	2	11
4	GOMIS, JOSEPH	16:54	7	0/4	2/3	1/2				3	2	1	1	1	1	3	7
6	LOPEZ, RAI	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8	CORTABERRIA, JON	13:38	1		0/1	1/2	1	3	4	1						1	5
9	WELSCH, JIRI	26:22	8	1/4	1/2	3/4	1	3	4			1			1	4	9
12	NDONG, BONIFACE	21:56	11	4/6		3/3		3	3			2	1		1	4	14
15	FAVERANI, VITOR	3:21		0/1											1		-2
20	JIMENEZ, CARLOS	34:10	15	4/5	0/2	7/9	1	6	7	1	2	1			2	4	21
21	ARCHIBALD, ROBERT	20:33	5	2/4		1/2	1	2	3	3	1	1	2	1	1	3	11
23	KELATI, THOMAS	33:51	23	4/6	4/10	3/4	2	1	3	3	2		1		3	3	23
	Team						2	1	3		8						11
	Totals	200:00	80	15/30	10/25	20/28	8	19	27	18	17	8	5	2	13	24	110
				50%	40%	71.4%

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Head Coaches

GERSHON, PINI Maccabi Electra "Unicaja played better today, but we had a chance to steal the game in the last quarter. Too many turnovers allowed them to make a run and hurt us with this win. There are a lot of things we need to change, but I can't change everything in one day. I was brought here to find solutions, and I'll need to focus on that from now on. We need to score more than 73 points at home to win a game, but that's the players we have now and we have to do the maximum with the

GERSHON, PINI

Maccabi Electra

"Unicaja played better today, but we had a chance to steal the game in the last quarter. Too many turnovers allowed them to make a run and hurt us with this win. There are a lot of things we need to change, but I can't change everything in one day. I was brought here to find solutions, and I'll need to focus on that from now on. We need to score more than 73 points at home to win a game, but that's the players we have now and we have to do the maximum with the

GARCIA RENESES, AITO Unicaja "We started the game very well both on offense and defense. It's very important to keep great intensity throughout the game, but because we missed so many players today with injuries, it was a little bit difficult. Maccabi used that to come back, but we stayed focused and managed to keep the win."

GARCIA RENESES, AITO

Unicaja

"We started the game very well both on offense and defense. It's very important to keep great intensity throughout the game, but because we missed so many players today with injuries, it was a little bit difficult. Maccabi used that to come back, but we stayed focused and managed to keep the win."

Players

SHARP, DERRICK Maccabi Electra "Things didn't work as we wished. It was a very emotional game from the start. We played under big pressure and we made a lot of turnovers, which cost us the game. They played good and deserve the win."
ELIYAHU, LIOR Maccabi Electra "Unicaja played great. They had to play also against our fans and handled it very well. We were in a little bit of a mess. We need to calm down and start all over again. Maybe the mess we had this week was too much. It's never ideal to replace a coach during the season, but it's history now and we'll have to handle it."

SHARP, DERRICK

Maccabi Electra

"Things didn't work as we wished. It was a very emotional game from the start. We played under big pressure and we made a lot of turnovers, which cost us the game. They played good and deserve the win."

ELIYAHU, LIOR

Maccabi Electra

"Unicaja played great. They had to play also against our fans and handled it very well. We were in a little bit of a mess. We need to calm down and start all over again. Maybe the mess we had this week was too much. It's never ideal to replace a coach during the season, but it's history now and we'll have to handle it."

WELSCH, JIRI Unicaja "We came here with a short bench and it wasn't easy to get the win, but we played well and got a great triumph. We shot very well in the first half, while in the second we played very aggressive defense to get this win. Maccabi was a little less organized than expected, and maybe it's because of the new coach, but I'm sure they'll get better."

WELSCH, JIRI

Unicaja

"We came here with a short bench and it wasn't easy to get the win, but we played well and got a great triumph. We shot very well in the first half, while in the second we played very aggressive defense to get this win. Maccabi was a little less organized than expected, and maybe it's because of the new coach, but I'm sure they'll get better."

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