A victory of character: Maccabi Tel Aviv beat Valencia 88:91 at the end of a drama

Maccabi Tel Aviv beat Valencia 88:91 in the sixth round of the EuroLeague, in a dramatic game that ended in an away win. Jimmy Clark led the team in the decisive moments with five consecutive points, after the yellows lost a big lead and fell behind in the third quarter.

Maccabi Tel Aviv achieved a dramatic 88:91 victory over Valencia in the sixth round of the EuroLeague. The yellows opened with a storm, with a particularly offensive first quarter, scored at excellent percentages and finished with a 23:31 lead. Tamir Blatt (who appears in the article under his foreign name, Jaylen Hoard) led with six points in the first quarter, and Tamir Madar led the scorers with nine points. In the second quarter the Spaniards narrowed the gap, but a three-pointer by Bonzie Colson at the buzzer gave a 48:50 lead at the break. The third quarter was volatile: Maccabi lost rebounds on defense, allowed Valencia to turn the score around, and went down 71:72. In the decisive moments Jimmy Clark took responsibility and scored five consecutive points, which led to an 85:91 lead about half a minute before the end. Valencia narrowed with a three-pointer, but Maccabi held the lead until the buzzer. The win comes after a close loss to Barcelona.