Before a sellout home crowd of 11,000, Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv enjoyed big leads but sweated out the game’s final shot to save an 84-83 victory in a back-and-forth thriller against Zalgiris Kaunas.
Maccabi hangs on against Zalgiris, 84-83
Game Report
3 Mins read
In his EuroLeague debut, forward Bonzie Colson led Maccabi with 16 points and 4 blocks. Wade Baldwin followed with 15 points despite fouling out. Lorenzo Brown notched a 13-point, 11-assist double-double, and Alex Poythress had 12 points, including the game-winning free throws. Former Maccabi guard Keenan Evans led Zalgiris with 17 points, while Kevarrius Hayes had 16 and 9 rebounds.
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Sylvain Francisco: 'I just can't wait for next season'
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Smailagic throws it down in traffic! Motorola Magic Moment
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Birutis hammers home the alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment
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Wong finds Smailagic for the slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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FC Barcelona-Zalgiris Kaunas | RS Round 30 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Dunston’s dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
- 01:18
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Rokas Jokubaitis: 'We play for pride and are doing an amazing job'
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Jimmy Clark we have take-off! Motorola Magic Moment
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EuroLeague 25 Moments: Maccabi and its magical run to the 2014 title
- 01:24
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Trevion Williams: 'We just want to keep our foot on the gas'
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Francisco for the win! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
- 01:59
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Sylvain Francisco: 'I knew I was gonna make it!'
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Zalgiris Kaunas-Paris Basketball | RS Round 29 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:07
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What a block by Isaiah Wong! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:10
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Williams dunks off a Clark dish! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:14
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Butkevicius and Birutis shine for Zalgiris! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:17
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Williams opens the game in style! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:14
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Smailagic denies at the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
- 01:19
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Levi Randolph: 'It's a testament to the team and our character'
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Clark does a steal & dunk play again! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:19
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Clark from deep to beat the buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment
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- 00:53
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Roman Sorkin: 'A lot of guys stepped up'
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Alain Smailagic: 'We did everything that needed to be done to win'
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What a pass by Williams! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:14
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Sorkin beats the buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment
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EuroLeague & Friends returns with Rokas Jokubaitis as guest
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Rivero rejects Sedekerskis! Motorola Magic Moment
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Zalgiris Kaunas-EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | RS Round 26 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Walker’s circus bucket! Motorola Magic Moment
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FC Barcelona-Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv | RS Round 25 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Williams finds Sorkin! Motorola Magic Moment
- 01:42
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Bryant Dunston: 'Our defense has to be what we hold our hat on'
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Zalgiris Kaunas-ALBA Berlin | RS Round 25 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:10
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Dunston with a one-handed slam! Motorola Magic Moment
The teams traded leads out of the gate until Edgaras Ulanovas tied it 13-13 on a three-point play. Brown and Darrun Hilliard shot Maccabi ahead 19-13, but Hayes downed an alley-oop dunk as Zalgiris bit back, 19-20. The scoring piled up until Hilliard’s buzzer-beater closed the quarter 30-27. Behind great second-quarter rebounding, Ignas Brazdeikis and Rolands Smits pushing Zalgiris ahead by as many as 7 points to lead 46-48 at halftime. Colson and Baldwin keyed Maccabi's 19-5 run to a 65-63 advantage after the break. Dimsa helped Zalgiris get the next 8 points, but Josh Nebo kept Maccabi up 71-65 after 30 minutes. Maccabi’s lead zoomed to 80-68 with 6 minutes left, but it was all Zalgiris then until Dimsa's basket put the visitors up 82-83 lead with 1:27 left. The only points after that were Poythress's free throws on Brown's 11th assist, tying a Maccabi club record. Zalgiris shot twice again, and Butkevicius even found the net on a broken play at the finish, but instant replay showed it was after the buzzer.
