It went hard, it was tight and tense until the last minute, but in the end Maccabi Tel Aviv came out with a super dramatic 84:88 over Hapoel Galil Elyon in Gan Ner after extra time.
In the second quarter, the scoreboard showed another 13 points for the local team and the pressure gauge for the Yellows must have increased, especially after the series of losses in the recent period and the buzz that surrounds the club as a result.
In the second half Yannis Sapropoulos returned to the basics he loves so much, for defense.
His players stopped the host 27 points in the last 20 minutes and also in overtime made the right moves to come out with the important victory.
Ante Žižić, one of the only players to function recently in the yellow, provided another tremendous performance under the baskets (13 rebounds, 7 of them on offense).
Scotty Wilbkin and James Nanali also scored some important shots, but the victory was actually brought by Yiftach Ziv.
Irbo vs. Wilbkin, tonight, Photo: Bernie Ardov
Ziv on the way to the basket, tonight in Kfar Blum, Photo: Berni Ardov
The guard, who was the outstanding Israeli player of last season, came up in the decisive minutes with some big baskets and accurate shots from the penalty line, after in most minutes of the game he stopped at 0 points and nothing came into him.
He also added 7 assists and 6 rebounds.
Galil may come out disappointed, but she can be pleased with another quality game and a fine display in front of an enthusiastic audience that pushed her.
The depth that is lacking to beat a team like Maccabi Tel Aviv may be added by Kerem Mashur, who signed this weekend and will be available to the professional team from the next game.
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