The final of the State Basketball Cup kicks off tonight (Thursday) with the Israeli basketball classic - Hapoel Jerusalem against Maccabi Tel Aviv at the Arena in the capital.
In the 12th meeting in the finals between the two Israeli elite teams, Oded Ketesh will try to lead the team in yellow to win number 46 in the title.
The balance is 3:8 in favor of the team from Tel Aviv, who in the last game in the final in 2017 beat the team from the capital.
The host of Aleksandar Dzikic will try to get the title after three years, with a first final also since 2020. For the Jerusalemites, this could be the seventh victory in the enterprise and the third in the last five years.
In the first meeting between the teams this season, the Reds won 75:80 within the league, but since then the Yellows have also been on the rise with struggles to enter the playoff group in the Euroleague.
Lorenzo Brown, who was back in the semi-finals against Eruni Nes Ziona, will try to lead Maccabi to a second title this season after winning the Winner's Cup.
Who will win the title tonight?
Ketch and Dzikich (photo: Walla! system, Niv Aharonson)
the progress of the game
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