Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Hapoel Holon 88- 74 on the road on Sunday.

Maccabi trailed by four points at the break (45-41), but outscored the hosts 47-29 in the second half to improve its record to 13-1, with all its BSL wins coming by nine points or more.

Mac TA will play at Barcelona on Thursday in their Top-16 Euroleague opener.

“There is something to learn from every game, including this one,” Maccabi coach David Blatt said. “Barcelona is a great team, but not unbeatable.

“We are a better team than we were when the Euroleague’s regular season ended, but we are facing the toughest game possible in Barcelona.”