Maccabi Tel Aviv Falls Into Early Scoring Slump in Finals Game 2
Maccabi Tel Aviv entered Thursday night’s second game of the Israeli Basketball Premier League finals with a 1-0 series lead, but the start quickly turned into a problem. For the first 4:26 minutes, the Yellow team failed to score at all, while Hapoel Tel Aviv opened with a 0-14 run.
By the time Maccabi finally got on the board, Hapoel had already looked sharp, committing only two turnovers and taking just one two-point shot before the first basket. Hapoel shot 5-for-7 from the field early, a very high rate, and Maccabi coach Oded Kattash used seven of his eight rotation players before the drought ended.
The first Maccabi basket came from Oshae Brissett, who had come off the bench. The article contrasts that start with the previous game, when Maccabi won the first quarter 16-25. The piece frames the early scoring drought as part of Maccabi’s crisis in the finals.
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