Here are some interesting notes about the game between Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv and CSKA Moscow.
Game Notes, Maccabi vs. CSKA
· CSKA has a 21-8 record against Maccabi this century, including a 74-73 win in Round 9 as Iffe Lundberg led the way with 14 points.
· CSKA swept Maccabi last season. CSKA edged Maccabi 76-72 in Moscow and held on for an 80-84 win in Tel Aviv.
· Maccabi and CSKA met in the 2001 SuproLeague semifinals; Maccabi beat CSKA 86-80 behind 17 points each from Arriel McDonald and Nate Huffman and went on to win the title.
· Maccabi and CSKA played in the 2004 EuroLeague Semifinals in Tel Aviv, Israel. Maccabi topped CSKA 93-85 to advance to the final behind Anthony Parker, who shined with 27 points, and went on to win the title.
· Maccabi and CSKA dueled in the 2006 EuroLeague championship game in Prague, where CSKA won 73-69 thanks to 18 points from Final Four MVP Theo Papaloukas.
· Maccabi and CSKA met again in the 2008 EuroLeague title game in Madrid. CSKA defeated Maccabi 91-77 as Final Four MVP Trajan Langdon took over with 21 points.
· In the 2014 EuroLeague Semifinals in Milan, Maccabi edged CSKA 67-68 on a steal and late basket by Tyrese Rice. Maccabi went on to win the EuroLeague title and Rice earned Final Four MVP honors.
· Maccabi set a club record for three-throw accuracy when it made 21 shots from the line without a miss against CSKA in December 2016.
· Maccabi set a single-game club record in two-pointers made with 35 in a 76-93 road win against CSKA in January 2019.
· CSKA forward Will Clyburn and Maccabi's Scottie Wilbekin and Ante Zizic were teammates at Darussafaka Istanbul during the 2016-17 season. They helped the team reach the EuroLeague Playoffs.
· CSKA center Nikola Milutinov played under current Maccabi head coach Ioannis Sfairopoulos during his tenure with Olympiacos Piraeus for three seasons from 2015 to 2018. They reached the 2017 championship game together.
· CSKA guard Daniel Hackett played under Coach Sfairopoulos at Olympiacos for two seasons, from 2015 to 2017.
· Maccabi's Angelo Caloiaro scored a career-high 21 points in an 86-89 home loss against CSKA in October 2018.
· CSKA big man Tornike Shengelia set his career high with 6 three-pointers made playing for Baskonia against Maccabi in November 2019.
· Maccabi guard Scottie Wilbekin made a career-high 8 three-pointers playing for Darussafaka against CSKA in March 2017.
· CSKA big man Johannes Voigtmann set his career highs in points (23) and steals (3) while playing for Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz in a 101-88 win over Maccabi in December 2016.
· Maccabi big man Jalen Reynolds had a career-high 4 steals playing for FC Bayern Munich against CSKA in January of last season.
· Maccabi swingman James Nunnally set his career high with 4 steals playing for Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul against CSKA in December 2016.