Maccabi Tel Aviv beat Hapoel Tel Aviv by a score of 79:90 to advance to 0-1 in the playoff finals. Five players scored in double digits for the winner, who threw 37 (!) threes in the game.
Metal detectors were deployed at the entrance to the arena gates, and players and staff were forced to undergo strict inspections in order to try to prevent powders from entering the court. On Sunday, the series will move to the Solomon Group Arena for the second game of the series.