By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Hapoel Tel Aviv achieved victory in the third game of the Israeli Winner League Semifinals, defeating Hapoel Jerusalem with a score of 89-81.
This means that the team from Tel Aviv defeated their rivals 3-0 in the series and secured a spot in the finals. This outcome was also influenced by the league’s decision to award Hapoel Tel Aviv a win for the first game of the series, which was interrupted on Thursday.
Vasilije Micic scored 26 points with five assists, Yan Madar had 22, while on the other side, Nimrod Levi was the best with 22 points. Jared Harper scored 16 with seven assists, and Ethan Burg scored 13.
After three closely contested quarters, the two teams entered the final quarter tied (66-66). The visitors held on until the score was 74-71, when Hapoel Tel Aviv made a 10-1 run, pulled away, and ultimately secured a place in the finals.
Their opponent will be the winner of the series between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Holon, in which Maccabi leads 2-0.
Winner League Playoffs
Quarterfinals (best-of-three)
Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv – Hapoel Altshuler Shaham Beer Sheva/Dimona 2-0 (106-90, 108-83)
Bnei Penlink Herzliya – Hapoel Netanel Holon 0-2 (73-84, 84-99)
Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv – Maccabi Tapuzina Rishon LeZion 2-1 (74-82, 95-69, 96-83)
Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem – Hapoel Gilat Telecom Haemek 2-0 (82-71, 98-91)
Semifinals (best-of-five)
Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv – Hapoel Netanel Holon 2-0 (107-93, 84-74)
Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv – Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem 3-0 (Technical win, 88-84, 89-81)
Finals (best-of-five)
Semifinals winners
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