The State Cup semi-final celebration in Jerusalem opens tonight (Monday) with an intriguing match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Nes Ziona City.
The Yellows, who have the most wins with 45 draws, will want to return to the finals after losing to Hapoel Tel Aviv in the semi-finals last year.
On the other hand, the Oranges will hope to make history and qualify for the first final in their history.
The meeting in the cup is the first between them since the opening round of the Premier League, when Oded Ketch's team beat Lior Liubin's 87:95.
Maccabi Tel Aviv comes to the meeting after a disappointing loss in the Euroleague to Red Star Belgrade, but tonight they welcomed back Lorenzo Brown after almost a month of absence.
The quarterback who extended his contract last week will hope that the partnership with Wade Baldwin continues to be smooth, with Jerl Martin, Bonzie Colson and Josh Nieveau also signed up to compete.
Two players who know the hall in Jerusalem intimately, Suleiman Breimo and Jaylen Adams, remained out of the squad along with Darren Hilliard.
On the other hand, Nes Ziona hopes to make it to the semifinals for the first time, after losing to Maccabi Tel Aviv (2016) and Ironi Nahariya (2020) in the previous visits to the class.
Liubin is building on DJ Cooper, who has not stopped handing out assists to his teammates since he landed in the team, hoping to create a sensation and secure a place in the grand final on Thursday.
Dreaming of a historic final.
Nes Ziona city players (photo: Danny Maron)
He immediately started with the five.
Brown (Photo: Danny Maron)
the progress of the game
1st Quarter:
Brown started with a catch five, teamed with Wade Baldwin, Bonzie Colson, Jarl Martin and Roman Sorkey, while Nes Ziona brought on DJ Cooper, Golan Gott, Shaq Buchanan, Tyler Bay and Jerome Mainsey.
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