Israeli League Cup final: Maccabi beats Hapoel 86–75
Maccabi Tel Aviv overturned a 23-point deficit against Hapoel Tel Aviv, closing the basketball final on a 50–16 run that included a 35–13 fourth quarter.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv overturned a 23-point deficit against Hapoel Tel Aviv, closing the basketball final on a 50–16 run that included a 35–13 fourth quarter.
Maccabi Tel Aviv beat Hapoel Tel Aviv 86–75 to win the Israeli League Cup, coming back from 23 points down and ending a six-game losing streak.
Hapoel had beaten its city rival 105–87 in a league game eight days earlier. The cup final was scheduled for 9 November at Holon Arena.
In the semifinals, Maccabi Tel Aviv beat Hapoel Jerusalem 88–71 and Hapoel Tel Aviv beat Ness Ziona 79–76, The Jerusalem Post reported.
Hapoel led 44–36 at halftime and kept Maccabi scoreless for the first seven minutes of the third quarter, stretching its lead to 59–36, Eurohoops said. Coach and former professional player Oded Kattash’s Maccabi then finished with a 50–16 run, including a 35–13 fourth quarter.
American combo guard Jimmy Clark III led Maccabi with 24 points and seven assists. Eugene German scored 26 points and was Hapoel’s only player in double figures. Hapoel played without Vasilije Micić, who had a groin injury.
| Player | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Keaton Wallace | Maccabi | 16 |
| Daniel Theis | Maccabi | 16 |
| Jaylen Hoard | Maccabi | 12 |
| Yam Madar | Maccabi | 10 |
| Antonio Blakeney | Hapoel | 8 |
| Khadeen Carrington | Hapoel | 8 |
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