CSKA — Maccabi, 11 November 2021

CSKA – Maccabi Tel Aviv: 74-73 (+1)

CSKA: Lundberg (14 + 4 rb + 2 as), Bolomboy (12 + 6 rb), Shengelia (4), Kurbanov (2 + 3 rb), Shved (9 + 6 as + 4 to) – start; Ivlev (DNP), Hackett (6 + 2 as), Antonov (4 + 3 rb), Clyburn (7 + 5 rb), Lopatin (DNP), Faried (6 + 5 rb + 4 pf), Grigonis (10)…

Maccabi: Wilbekin (9 + 4 to), Evans (6 + 4 as), Williams (20 + 3 rb + 2 st), Taylor (4 + 2 as), Zizic (16 + 6 rb + 2 as + 2 bs) – start; Caloiaro (3 + 4 rb + 2 as), Reynolds (4), Sorkin (5), Dibartolomeo (DNP), Nunnally (6 + 4 rb + 3 as), Lessort (DNP), Ziv (0)…

We had a lot of tough games lately and they handled the pressure, they handled the difficulties, and they deserve a big congratulation. It was a very interesting game. I don’t know how many lead changes and ties there were, but we were composed enough and we found five players to bring the game home. We won it defensively. We played great defense and didn’t allow any good looks and everybody rebounded. Overall, it's a very important victory for us. We were in the spirit of the game from the beginning until the end. The fans were also in the spirit of the game. We thank them for their trust and belief. The difficulties continue unfortunately, but we are going to fight all this adversity with positivity and hard work and hopefully with some more wins.