Hapoel Tel Aviv Sets Season High in Dominant First Half Against Maccabi
Translated & summarized from Mako by baba
Hapoel Tel Aviv achieved a season-high in first-half scoring during the first derby against Maccabi Tel Aviv, leading 59-47 with an impressive 80% three-point shooting. The team made 12 threes before halftime, exceeding their season average. Maccabi also shot well from deep but was outrebounded significantly on the offensive glass.
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- Hapoel Tel Aviv led Maccabi Tel Aviv 59-47 at halftime in their derby matchup.
- Hapoel Tel Aviv made 12 three-pointers from 15 attempts in the first half.
- Hapoel's 12 first-half threes surpassed their season average of 9 per game.
- Antonio Blakeney and Vasilije Micić each made 3 three-pointers for Hapoel.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv secured 12 offensive rebounds to Hapoel's 7 defensive rebounds.
In the first Tel Aviv derby of the 2026/27 Israeli Basketball Premier League season, Hapoel Tel Aviv delivered an exceptional offensive performance in the first half against Maccabi Tel Aviv. Hapoel led 59-47 at halftime, fueled by an astonishing 12 three-pointers made from 15 attempts, an 80% success rate.
Key players contributed significantly to the long-range barrage: Antonio Blakeney made 3 of 4 three-point attempts, Vasilije Micić was also 3 of 4, Tomer Ginat went 2 for 2, Bar Timor was 1 for 1, Oz Blezer made 1 of 2, and Tamir Blatt, in his debut against his former team, was a perfect 2 for 2 from beyond the arc.
Hapoel's 12 first-half threes surpassed their previous average of 9 per game for the first three rounds of the season. Their season-long three-point shooting percentage before this game was 32.3% (28 of 87). The team's club record for threes in a league game, 19, appeared to be in jeopardy.
Maccabi Tel Aviv also shot well from three-point range, hitting 6 of 12 attempts for 50%. However, Maccabi's unusual statistic was their dominance in offensive rebounds, securing 12 compared to Hapoel's 7 defensive rebounds. In their previous game against Hapoel Jerusalem, Hapoel Tel Aviv also had fewer defensive rebounds than their opponent's offensive rebounds.
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