Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv registered its third consecutive win, using the best defensive effort of the season en route to a 76-62 victory over the visiting Zalgiris Kaunas at Menora Mivtachim Arena on Tuesday night. It was Maccabi’s third consecutive win that improved it to 4-2, while Zalgiris remains the only winless team after Round 6.
Derrick Williams collected 17 points plus 7 rebounds and Zizic had 14 points and 9 rebounds in a victory. James Nunnally scored 15, and Keenan Evans 13 points for Maccabi. Arturas Milaknis netted 17 points on 5-for-9 three-point shooting for Zalgiris, and Josh Nebo had 10 points and 9 rebounds in a losing effort.
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