Maccabi Tel Aviv beats Panathinaikos in basketball EuroLeague
JERUSALEM, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Maccabi Tel Aviv beat Greek champion Panathinaikos 75-71 at home on Thursday night in the 24th round of the EuroLeague.
The win lifted Maccabi to a 10-14 record and kept its hopes of reaching the play-in intact, while Panathinaikos fell to 14-10 in front of 11,000 fans at Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv.
Panathinaikos led 21-20 after an even first quarter. Maccabi moved a