Tiktekno: clip summarizing today's events in sports, 18.4/Sport1
Maccabi Tel Aviv was given less than 48 hours to recover from the Euroleague playoff qualification game in which they defeated Basconia by 28 points, and this evening (Thursday) the Israeli champions are hosting Hapoel Haifa as part of the league. The yellows are on a streak of 16 victories in the local arena, but the reds from Carmel are also in a good time, with five consecutive victories.
Wade Baldwin, Josh Niebo and James Webb did not sign up for Maccabi Tel Aviv considering the tight schedule the team has to deal with, as on Saturday they have a home game against Hapoel Beer Sheva before opening a week of two games in the quarterfinals of the EuroLeague, in Greece against Panathinaikos. They were joined at the last minute by Lorenzo Brown, who was removed from the squad to stay in Tel Aviv with his pregnant wife. John DiBartolomeu, who has not played since he was injured against Nes Ziona City about a week and a half ago, may get minutes tonight. In Hapoel Haifa, Javonta Redik did not dress.
the progress of the game
1st quarter
Bonzie Colson opened the game with a basket and a foul, Marcus Bingham with four points answered and converted before Colson kept the opening close. Coulson was the only scorer for the Yellows until Tamir Blatt dunked outside the arc and Guy Goodes called the first timeout. Alex Hamilton came back sharp with a basket from the side and a three that reduced the difference to only 3, but Roman Sorkin responded and increased the lead again. Oded Ketch's height caused quite a few problems for the host's defense, which was unable to deal with him under the ring and the difference grew. John Davis hit an important three, before Hasiel Rivero responded with three shots.