Roman Sorkin overcame a rough night to deliver the decisive shot in Maccabi Tel Aviv’s championship-clinching win over Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Israeli Basketball Premier League finals. Published by Sports 5 on June 23, 2026 at 22:55, the report says Sorkin had struggled for most of the game and was just 1-for-8 from the field before the closing minutes.
With 32 seconds left, the Maccabi big man, coached by Oded Kattash, buried a huge corner three that pushed the lead to 79-76 and proved pivotal on the way to an 83-79 victory and the title for the yellow-and-blue. Sorkin then also scored the game’s final basket, finishing with a strong dunk in the closing seconds.
The piece notes that this was a major turnaround from Game 3 of the final series on Sunday, when Maccabi lost to Hapoel and Sorkin was held to zero points, missing all five of his shots while collecting three rebounds. In Game 4, he was still stuck at 1-for-8 overall, including 0-for-2 from three-point range, before delivering in the biggest moment.
