Maccabi Tel Aviv beats Partizan Belgrade in Euroleague basketball opener
JERUSALEM, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Israeli champions Maccabi Tel Aviv secured a 96-81 home victory over Serbia's KK Partizan Belgrade in the opening round of Euroleague basketball on Thursday.
Lorenzo Brown spearheaded Maccabi's dominance in the first quarter, which concluded at 27-16, in front of 11,000 fans at the Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv.
Josh Nebo, Bonzie Colson, and the indefatigable Brown prope