Hapoel Tel Aviv’s late timeout becomes a defining moment in derby loss
Hapoel Tel Aviv may have missed a game-turning chance in its meeting with Maccabi Tel Aviv after a late timeout on June 18, 2026, at 23:03. The Reds trailed 100-97 with 12 seconds left and had possession, giving them one last opportunity to draw up a tying or winning play.
Coach Dimitris Itoudis chose to let Stefanos Dedas design the set. The play ended with Yam Madar taking a difficult shot far from the three-point line under heavy defense.
Madar, who had made 4 of 8 from beyond the arc up to that point, missed the attempt. The article frames the timeout as a possible season-defining decision, since Hapoel had the ball down by three and could not convert.
The story appeared in Sport 5’s coverage of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and invited viewers to watch the play itself.
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