Maccabi Tel Aviv beat Hapoel Be'er Sheva 76:80 on Sunday night to take a 0-2 lead in the playoff quarterfinals.
About this game we can say: compliments to Be'er Sheva, and the victory to Maccabi, which was far from its good ability. The Yellowjackets (without Wade Baldwin and Josh Nivo) showed superiority in the opening period and led comfortably 22-34 in the second quarter.
What changed the game was Lior Lyubin's transition to zone defense and with it the excellent ability of Joaquin Schuchman on both sides of the court. Be'er Sheva went into halftime tied 38:38.
In the second half, she rose to a 6-point lead. Lorenzo Brown, the best player on the court tonight, changed the direction of the game and Maccabi went on a 0-9 run to take a 65:70 advantage. The hosts did not give up and came to the end close to Oded Ketch's team, but at the end Maccabi knew how to be accurate from the penalty line and win.
A significant statistic that helped Maccabi was 17 offensive rebounds. Brown scored 21 points for Maccabi and Roman Sorkin added 13. Ben Moore had a good game with 17 points and 7 rebounds, David Appiani scored 16. Before the game, the injured Roy Pritzky received the title of discovery of the season.
B.S. players celebrating, photo: Liron Moldovan
Poythers in defense, photo: Liron Moldovan
Shuchman struggles for the ball, Photo: Liron Moldovan
Yiftach Ziv. Today in a shell, photo: Liron Moldovan
Maccabi Tel Aviv players in Beer Sheva, photo: Liron Moldovan
Neta Segal celebrating, photo: Liron Moldovan
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Pritzky was voted Discovery of the Season, Photo: Liron Moldovan
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