14.12.2017
CSKA and Maccabi will open the fifth ten of games that became classics of European basketball…
To hold the tempo
CSKA and Maccabi will open the fifth ten of games that became classics of European basketball.

Pre-game breakdown


Leo Westermann continues his post-surgery rehab. Andrey Vorontsevich (ankle) and Othello Hunter (hip) missed two previous EuroLeague games.

Juniors Anton Astapkovich, Artem Vostrikov, Alexander Gavrilov, Alexander Gankevich and Mikhail Maleiko helped the main team during preparations.

Pre-game quotes


Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA head coach:
Another difficult game for us. Maccabi is a high-tempo team that has fast and athletic players. They have quality and motivation so we expect the game to be tough.

Semen Antonov, CSKA forward:
It will be a difficult game. Maccabi had a lot of changes in the offseason. They have new coach, they play fast and physical basketball, they prefer to attack inside and do not shoot too much from the distance. We count on our fans to come and help us.


“Relativity” connections


Nando De Colo played under current Maccabi head coach Neven Spahija at Valencia Basket during the 2009-2010 season. They won the 2010 EuroCup title together.

Semen Antonov and Maccabi center Artsiom Parakhouski were teammates at Nizhny Novgorod for a season when that club made its EuroLeague debut in 2014-15.

Important numbers


Coach Dimitris Itoudis has used 11 different players in the CSKA starting lineup so far this season. No player has started every game.

Nando De Colo has scored in double figures and posted a performance index rating of at least 10 in each of his last eight EuroLeague games.

Nando De Colo is ranked second among qualified EuroLeague players this season in average performance index rating with 20.8 per game, fourth in scoring with 16.6 points per contest this season, third in three-point shooting at 51.7% this season.

De Colo leads all qualified EuroLeague players in free-throw accuracy by making 97.3% of his attempts. He is the EuroLeague career leader in free throw accuracy at 93.62%.

De Colo has recorded at least 1 steal in nine straight EuroLeague games.

De Colo and Kyle Hines are tied for second in the EuroLeague this season with 1.6 steals per game.
Hines is tied for fourth in the EuroLeague in blocks with 1.2 per game.

Kyle Hines has not missed a EuroLeague game since January 2014 and has appeared in 122 consecutive games for CSKA in that span.

Kyle Hines has blocked at least 1 shot in seven straight EuroLeague games.

Cory Higgins has scored in double figures in each of his last six EuroLeague games.

Othello Hunter is ranked fifth in the EuroLeague in rebounding with 6.4 per game this season.

Hunter leads the league in offensive rebounds with 3.5 per game.

Sergio Rodriguez has made multiple three-pointers in each of his last five EuroLeague games. He is second in the EuroLeague this season with 2.6 three-pointers per game and needs 3 more three-pointers to reach 250 for his EuroLeague career.

Sergio Rodriguez is eighth on the all-time EuroLeague assists charts with 811. Brose Bamberg’s Nikos Zisis is seventh with 836 and counting.

Vitaly Fridzon needs 2 more three-pointers to reach 200 for his EuroLeague career.

Khryapa is ranked eighth on the all-time charts with 240 career steals. Real Madrid’s Jonas Maciulis and Barcelona’s Juan Carlos Navarro are tied for sixth with 243 and counting.

Khryapa is ranked fifth on the all-time charts with 161 blocks total for his career. He needs 1 more to catch Mirza Begic (162) for fourth place.

Past matchups


Taking into account three technical defeats suffered in 70s due to political situation, CSKA prevailed in 22 games out of 40.

1974-75 – European Champions’ Cup. Group stage: CSKA – Maccabi: (CSKA technical defeat)
1974-75 – European Champions’ Cup. Group stage: Maccabi – CSKA: (CSKA technical defeat)
1976-77 – European Champions’ Cup. Group stage: CSKA – Maccabi: 79-91 (-12)
1976-77 – European Champions’ Cup. Group stage: Maccabi – CSKA: (CSKA technical defeat)
1980-81 – European Champions’ Cup. Group stage: CSKA – Maccabi: 83-81 (+2)
1980-81 – European Champions’ Cup. Group stage: Maccabi – CSKA: 85-74 (-11)
1982-83 – European Champions’ Cup. Group stage: CSKA – Maccabi: 80-84 (-4)
1982-83 – European Champions’ Cup. Group stage: Maccabi – CSKA: 69-78 (+9)
1984-85 – European Champions’ Cup. Group stage: CSKA – Maccabi: 81-87 (-6)
1984-85 – European Champions’ Cup. Group stage: Maccabi – CSKA: 67-79 (+12)
1988-89 – European Champions’ Cup. Group stage: CSKA – Maccabi: 92-97 (-5)
1988-89 – European Champions’ Cup. Group stage: Maccabi – CSKA: 94-90 (-4)
1994-95 – European Championship for Club Teams. Semifinal Round: CSKA – Maccabi: 87-78 (+9)
1994-95 – European Championship for Club Teams. Semifinal Round: Maccabi – CSKA: 92-89 ОТ (-3)
1996-97 – Euroleague. Qualification Round: CSKA – Maccabi: 89-80 (+9)
1996-97 – Euroleague. Qualification Round: Maccabi – CSKA: 77-78 (+1)
1997-98 – Euroleague. Preliminary Round: CSKA – Maccabi: 71-63 (+8)
1997-98 – Euroleague. Preliminary Round: Maccabi – CSKA: 87-69 (-18)
2000-01 – Suproleague. Semifinal: Maccabi – CSKA: 86-80 (-6)
2001-02 – Euroleague. Top 16: Maccabi – CSKA: 69-68 (-1)
2001-02 – Euroleague. Top 16: CSKA – Maccabi: 81-77 (+4)
2003-04 – Euroleague. Regular season: Maccabi – CSKA: 84-87 (+3)
2003-04 – Euroleague. Regular season: CSKA – Maccabi: 80-83 (-3)
2003-04 – Euroleague. Semifinal: Maccabi – CSKA: 93-85 (-8)
2005-06 – Euroleague. Final: CSKA – Maccabi: 73-69 (+4)
2006-07 – Euroleague. Quarterfinals: CSKA – Maccabi: 80-58 (+22)
2006-07 – Euroleague. Quarterfinals: Maccabi – CSKA: 68-56 (-12)
2006-07 – Euroleague. Quarterfinals: CSKA – Maccabi: 92-71 (+21)
2007-08 – Euroleague. Final: Maccabi – CSKA: 77-91 (+14)
2009-10 – Euroleague. Regular season: Maccabi – CSKA: 71-54 (-17)
2009-10 – Euroleague. Regular season: CSKA – Maccabi: 77-72 (+5)
2013-14 – Euroleague. Top 16: CSKA – Maccabi: 100-65 (+35)
2013-14 – Euroleague. Top 16: Maccabi – CSKA: 76-81 (+5)
2013-14 – Euroleague. Semifinal: CSKA – Maccabi: 67-68 (-1)
2014-15 – Euroleague. Regular season: CSKA – Maccabi: 99-80 (+18)
2014-15 – Euroleague. Regular season: Maccabi – CSKA: 61-84 (+23)
2015-16 – Euroleague. Regular season: CSKA – Maccabi: 100-69 (+31)
2015-16 – Euroleague. Regular season: Maccabi – CSKA: 82-88 (+6)
2016-17 – Euroleague. Regular season: Maccabi – CSKA: 76-80 (+4)
2016-17 – Euroleague. Regular season: CSKA – Maccabi: 93-81 (+12)

Short dossier


Maccabi Tel Aviv, Israel
Founded: 1932
Colors: yellow, blue
Home court: Menora Mivtachim Arena (11,000)
President: Shimon Mizrahi
Head coach: Neven Spahija
Website: www.maccabi.co.il
Trophy case: 5-time Euroleague champion (1977, 81, 2004, 05, 14), Suproleague champion (2001), Adriatic League champion (2012), Intercontinental Cup winner (1980), Israeli champion (1954, 55, 57-59, 62-64, 67, 68, 70-92, 94-2007, 09, 11, 12, 14), Israeli Cup winner (1956, 58, 59, 61, 63-66, 70-73, 75, 77-83, 85-87, 89-91, 94, 98-2006, 10-17)

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