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Maccabi Tel Aviv beat the defending NBA champion Washington Bullets, 98–97. Maccabi Tel Aviv has played a record 18 times vs. NBA teams, and became the first European team to win on an NBA floor, when it beat the Toronto Raptors, 105–103, in 2005.
One of the first basketball games between an NBA and an international team was held in 1978, in Tel Aviv, Israel. Maccabi Tel Aviv of the EuroLeague and Israeli League surprisingly beat the defending NBA champions, the Washington Bullets, by a score of 98–97.
5 NBA vs. EuroLeague games involving the league champions. ... Washington Bullets: 97–98: Maccabi Tel Aviv: Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv. 1980s. September 29th, 1981.
The first official overseas game featuring an NBA team was an exhibition matchup between the Washington Bullets and Maccabi Tel Aviv on September 7, 1978. The then-defending champions lost 98–97 at the Yad Eliyahu Arena in Tel Aviv, Israel.
The EuroLeague American Tour continues a tradition of friendly competition between NBA and EuroLeague teams that dates back to 1978, when Maccabi Tel Aviv played the Washington Bullets in Tel Aviv, Israel. Combined with the NBA Global Games, that also regularly present clashes between EuroLeague and NBA squads.
The Bullets defeated the SuperSonics in seven games to win their first NBA championship. Bullets power forward / center Wes Unseld was named MVP of the series. Before the Cleveland Cavaliers ' Game 7 win at Golden State in the 2016 NBA Finals , this was the last time a road team had won Game 7 in the NBA Finals.
A Maccabi or Maccabee (Hebrew: מכבי) is one of the Maccabees, a group of Jewish rebel warriors who controlled Judea. Maccabi or Maccabee may also refer to: People
The first Maccabiah which was held on March 28, 1932, included 390 athletes from 18 countries. The second Maccabiah, which was held on April 2, 1935, increased the number of participating nations to 28 with over 1350 athletes.