Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv vs. CSKA Moscow
· CSKA has an 18-7 record against Maccabi this century, but the two teams split road wins last season.
· The last time these teams played each other was in Round 18 of last season; Maccabi stormed to a 76-93 road win against CSKA, thus ending a streak of nine consecutive road losses in Moscow, which dated back to 2004.
· Maccabi and CSKA met in the 2001 SuproLeague semifinals; Maccabi beat CSKA 86-80 behind 17 points each from Arriel McDonald and Nate Huffman and went on to win the title.
· Maccabi and CSKA played against each other in the 2004 EuroLeague Final Four semifinal in Tel Aviv, Israel. Maccabi topped CSKA 93-85 to advance to the final behind Anthony Parker, who shined with 27 points.
· Maccabi and CSKA dueled in the 2006 EuroLeague championship game in Prague, where CSKA won 73-69 thanks to 18 points from Final Four MVP Theo Papaloukas.
· Maccabi and CSKA met again in the 2008 EuroLeague title game in Madrid. CSKA defeated Maccabi 91-77 as Final Four MVP Trajan Langdon took over with 21 points.
· In the 2014 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague semifinals in Milan, Maccabi edged CSKA 67-68 on a steal and late basket by Tyrese Rice. Maccabi went on to win the EuroLeague title and Rice earned Final Four MVP honors.
· Maccabi set a club record for three-throw accuracy when it made 21 shots from the line without a miss against CSKA in December 2016.
· Maccabi center Othello Hunter played at CSKA Moscow the past two seasons. He helped the team win the 2019 EuroLeague title.
· CSKA forward Will Clyburn and Maccabi guard Scottie Wilbekin were teammates at Darussafaka Istanbul during the 2016-17 season. They helped the team reach the EuroLeague Playoffs.
· Janis Strelnieks of CSKA played under current Maccabi head coach Ioannis Sfairopoulos during the 2017-18 season at Olympiacos Piraeus.
· Strelnieks scored a career-high 25 points shooting a career-best 5-for-5 from three-point range while playing for Brose Bamberg against Maccabi in February 2017.
· CSKA forward Andrey Vorontsevich posted his career-high in performance index rating with 29 against Maccabi in October 2014.
· Kyle Hines posted his career-high in offensive rebounds with 8 against Maccabi in February of last season.
· Daniel Hackett matched his career-high with 3 steals playing for Milan against Maccabi in April 2014.
· Johannes Voigtmann set his career-highs in points (23) and steals (3) playing for Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz in a 101-88 win over Maccabi in December 2016.
· CSKA's Darrun Hilliard set his career-high with a PIR 23 playing for KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz against Maccabi in January 2019.
· Maccabi guard Nate Wolters posted his career-high in assists with 9 playing for Zalgiris Kaunas against CSKA in November last season.
· Maccabi's Yovel Zoosman had a career game in his team’s 76-93 road win against CSKA last season, scoring a career-high 15 points and posting his career-high in index rating with 22.
· The last time Maccabi hosted CSKA, Angelo Caloiaro scored a career-high 21 points in an 86-89 home loss in October 2018.
· CSKA has an 18-7 record against Maccabi this century, but the two teams split road wins last season.
· The last time these teams played each other was in Round 18 of last season; Maccabi stormed to a 76-93 road win against CSKA, thus ending a streak of nine consecutive road losses in Moscow, which dated back to 2004.
· Maccabi and CSKA met in the 2001 SuproLeague semifinals; Maccabi beat CSKA 86-80 behind 17 points each from Arriel McDonald and Nate Huffman and went on to win the title.
· Maccabi and CSKA played against each other in the 2004 EuroLeague Final Four semifinal in Tel Aviv, Israel. Maccabi topped CSKA 93-85 to advance to the final behind Anthony Parker, who shined with 27 points.
· Maccabi and CSKA dueled in the 2006 EuroLeague championship game in Prague, where CSKA won 73-69 thanks to 18 points from Final Four MVP Theo Papaloukas.
· Maccabi and CSKA met again in the 2008 EuroLeague title game in Madrid. CSKA defeated Maccabi 91-77 as Final Four MVP Trajan Langdon took over with 21 points.
· In the 2014 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague semifinals in Milan, Maccabi edged CSKA 67-68 on a steal and late basket by Tyrese Rice. Maccabi went on to win the EuroLeague title and Rice earned Final Four MVP honors.
· Maccabi set a club record for three-throw accuracy when it made 21 shots from the line without a miss against CSKA in December 2016.
· Maccabi center Othello Hunter played at CSKA Moscow the past two seasons. He helped the team win the 2019 EuroLeague title.
· CSKA forward Will Clyburn and Maccabi guard Scottie Wilbekin were teammates at Darussafaka Istanbul during the 2016-17 season. They helped the team reach the EuroLeague Playoffs.
· Janis Strelnieks of CSKA played under current Maccabi head coach Ioannis Sfairopoulos during the 2017-18 season at Olympiacos Piraeus.
· Strelnieks scored a career-high 25 points shooting a career-best 5-for-5 from three-point range while playing for Brose Bamberg against Maccabi in February 2017.
· CSKA forward Andrey Vorontsevich posted his career-high in performance index rating with 29 against Maccabi in October 2014.
· Kyle Hines posted his career-high in offensive rebounds with 8 against Maccabi in February of last season.
· Daniel Hackett matched his career-high with 3 steals playing for Milan against Maccabi in April 2014.
· Johannes Voigtmann set his career-highs in points (23) and steals (3) playing for Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz in a 101-88 win over Maccabi in December 2016.
· CSKA's Darrun Hilliard set his career-high with a PIR 23 playing for KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz against Maccabi in January 2019.
· Maccabi guard Nate Wolters posted his career-high in assists with 9 playing for Zalgiris Kaunas against CSKA in November last season.
· Maccabi's Yovel Zoosman had a career game in his team’s 76-93 road win against CSKA last season, scoring a career-high 15 points and posting his career-high in index rating with 22.
· The last time Maccabi hosted CSKA, Angelo Caloiaro scored a career-high 21 points in an 86-89 home loss in October 2018.
Game Facts - Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv
Roster
Coach Sfairopoulos has used 10 different starters so far this season. Only Scottie Wilbekin has started in every game.
Omri Casspi has missed the last five games with a knee injury.
Nate Wolters is expected to be out until late January with a hamstring injury.
John DiBartolomeo could miss the rest of the season with a torn pectoral muscle.
Streaks
Scottie Wilbekin has made multiple three-pointers in 12 straight games; he has made at least 1 three-pointer in 14 in a row.
Wilbekin has collected at least 1 steal in 11 of his last 12 games.
Wilbekin has posted a performance index rating in double figures in 11 straight games.
Wilbekin has scored in double figures in seven straight games.
Omri Casspi has posted a performance index rating in double figures in six straight games.
Casspi has collected at least 1 steal in seven of his last eight games.
Angelo Caloiaro has recorded at least 1 steal in 12 straight games.
Caloiaro has made 11 consecutive free throws dating back to last season.
Rankings
Scottie Wilbekin ranks seventh this season with 16.3 points per game.
Wilbekin leads the league this season with 3.7 three-point shots made per game.
Othello Hunter ranks sixth this season in two-point accuracy at 67.6%.
Records/Milestones
Othello Hunter is in 11th place all-time with 365 offensive rebounds. Crvena Zvezda forward James Gist is 10th with 367 and counting.
Tarik Black ranks third all-time in two-point shooting percentage at 67.9%.
Black ranks fourth all-time in true shooting percentage at 67.7%.
Game Facts - CSKA Moscow
Roster
Will Clyburn has suffered a torn ACL and could miss the remainder of the season.
Coach Itoudis has used 10 different players in the starting lineup this season. Only Nikita Kurbanov has started every game.
Streaks
Mike James has made at least 1 three-point shot in 12 of his last 13 games.
James has scored in double figures in each of his last 10 games.
James had recorded a performance index rating in double figures in 10 straight games.
Janis Strelnieks has made 15 consecutive free throws.
Strelnieks has scored in double figures in each of his last six games.
Strelnieks has made a three-pointer in each of his last five games.
Rankings
Mike James ranks seventh this season in average PIR with 19.4 per game.
James ranks sixth this season with 18.7 points per game.
James ranks fourth this season with 2.5 three-point shots made per game; Darrun Hilliard is tied for fifth with 2.4 per contest.
Records/Milestones
Kyle Hines ranks third all-time with 219 blocked shots.
Hines ranks second all-time with 531 offensive rebounds. Felipe Reyes is the all-time leader with 695.
Hines ranks sixth all-time with 902 two-pointers made.
Hines ranks seventh all-time with 1,197 rebounds. Georgios Printezis of Olympiacos is sixth with 1,260 and counting.
Janis Strelnieks ranks sixth all-time in free-throw accuracy at 91.2%.