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Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Jerusalem Announce Rosters for Winner Cup Semifinals

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Maccabi Tel Aviv Advances to Winner Cup Final After Defeating Hapoel Jerusalem

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Originalיש דרבי בגמר: 71:88 למכבי ת"א על הפועל ירושלים

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  • Maccabi Tel Aviv beat Hapoel Jerusalem 88-71 in the Winner Cup semifinals.
  • The victory sets up a Tel Aviv derby final against Hapoel Tel Aviv.
  • The team rallied from a double-digit deficit to secure the win.
  • This win followed a significant EuroLeague loss for Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Maccabi Tel Aviv secured a spot in the Winner Cup final by defeating Hapoel Jerusalem 88-71 in Holon on Sunday. The victory sets up a Tel Aviv derby in the final against Hapoel Tel Aviv. This win comes just two days after Maccabi Tel Aviv suffered a significant loss to Panathinaikos in the EuroLeague, leaving them with a 0-3 record, a first in the club's history. Despite falling behind by double digits in the first half against Hapoel Jerusalem, Maccabi Tel Aviv rallied. Roman Sorkin also contributed significantly with 16 points. Chris Lofton Jr. had 16 points and 6 turnovers, and Jalen Smith added 5 points for Hapoel Jerusalem.

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