Israeli Basketball Teams Hapoel and Maccabi Lose EuroLeague Openers
Both Israeli basketball clubs, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Tel Aviv, suffered defeats in their opening games of the EuroLeague regular season. Hapoel Tel Aviv narrowly lost to Bayern Munich of Germany with a score of 86-84. Despite winning the final quarter 27-18, Hapoel's efforts were not enough to secure a victory. Hapoel's center Daniel Otuo led the team with a double-double, scoring 20 points and grabbing 12 rebounds.
Maccabi Tel Aviv also fell short in their first-round matchup, losing to ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne of France 84-74. The EuroLeague season features numerous international matchups, including Real Madrid defeating Dubai 78-77, Zalgiris Kaunas beating Crvena Zvezda 83-77, Panathinaikos Athens defeating Paris 91-72, Barcelona overcoming Anadolu Efes 89-82, and Olympiacos Piraeus dominating Baskonia Vitoria 106-89.
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