Jaylen Hoard’s Maccabi Tel-Aviv Crushes Partizan Belgrade in Penarroya and Payne’s Debuts
https://www.be-basketball.com/team/maccabi-playtika-tel-aviv continued their winning streak in https://www.be-basketball.com/league/euroleague with an authoritative victory over https://www.be-basketball.com/team/partizan-belgrade (112-87) during EuroLeague’s 18th round on Friday, December 26. This game marked Joan Penarroya’s debut on the Serbian bench and https://www.be-basketball.com/player/cameron-payne’s first appearance in his new colors.
Partizan Belgrade https://www.be-basketball.com/game/1f0917d2-434b-6348-bd54-f306e874f2af 87
Maccabi Tel Aviv https://www.be-basketball.com/game/1f0917d2-434b-6348-bd54-f306e874f2af 112Cameron Payne Shines but Cannot Prevent the Rout
Despite the absence of https://www.be-basketball.com/player/carlik-jones and https://www.be-basketball.com/player/shake-milton, new point guard https://www.be-basketball.com/player/cameron-payne showed his full potential in his first minutes with https://www.be-basketball.com/team/partizan-belgrade. The American finished as his team’s top scorer with 15 points and 6 assists, demonstrating that he could be a major reinforcement for the rest of the season, even though his team struggled greatly. His new teammates Tyrique Jones (10 points) and Jabari Parker were heavily booed during team introductions by Partizan fans, and the former even had a confrontation with an aggressive supporter courtside.
Tajrik Džons se nakon meča Partizana i Makabija našao u raspravi s publikom. #kkp #kkpartizan pic.twitter.com/A9YthpP7e5
— Meridian Sport Srbija (@meridiansportrs) December 26, 2025
https://www.be-basketball.com/player/sterling-brown added 12 points to the collective effort, while https://www.be-basketball.com/player/isaac-bonga and https://www.be-basketball.com/player/tyrique-jones each contributed 10 points. https://www.be-basketball.com/team/partizan-belgrade had started the game well thanks to https://www.be-basketball.com/player/cameron-payne’s immediate impact, even taking an 8-point lead at the end of the first quarter (31-23).
Lonnie Walker IV Leads Maccabi’s Charge
https://www.be-basketball.com/team/maccabi-playtika-tel-aviv’s response was swift. The Israelis answered with a stinging 13-0 run that allowed them to regain the lead before halftime. https://www.be-basketball.com/player/lonnie-walker-iv was magnificent with 20 points (5/11 on 3-pointers) and 5 assists, perfectly leading his team’s offense. Jaylen Hoard was more discreet but valuable for the winning side.
MAChttps://www.be-basketball.com/player/roman-sorkin provided an additional 17 points, while T.J. Leaf contributed 11 points. The turning point came at the start of the third quarter, when three consecutive 3-pointers allowed https://www.be-basketball.com/team/maccabi-playtika-tel-aviv to build a considerable 24-point lead (67-43). From that point on, no comeback was possible for the home team.
This fifth consecutive victory improves https://www.be-basketball.com/team/maccabi-playtika-tel-aviv’s record to 8 wins and 10 losses. The Israeli team will travel to Munich to face https://www.be-basketball.com/team/fc-bayern-munich in the next round. For their part, https://www.be-basketball.com/team/partizan-belgrade now stands at 6 wins and 12 losses and will conclude the first phase of https://www.be-basketball.com/league/euroleague with a trip to Valencia, second in the competition.
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