Micić's Career and Derby Highs Lead Hapoel Tel Aviv to Dominant Win
Translated & summarized from Sport5 by baba
Vasilije Micić starred with a career-high 31 points and 9 three-pointers, leading Hapoel Tel Aviv to a dominant 105-87 victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv. The team also set a club record with 19 three-pointers in the Israeli Basketball Premier League derby. Micić's performance tied a derby record for threes, contributing to Hapoel's overwhelming offensive display.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Vasilije Micić scored a career-high 31 points and 9 three-pointers in Hapoel Tel Aviv's 105-87 derby win.
- Hapoel Tel Aviv set a club record with 19 three-pointers in their dominant victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv.
- Micić's 9 three-pointers tied the derby record for most threes by a player in a single game.
- The team shot an exceptional 61% from three-point range (19/31) during the game.
- Hapoel Tel Aviv led comfortably at halftime with a 59-47 advantage.
Hapoel Tel Aviv secured a decisive 105-87 victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv in the first derby of the 2026/27 Israeli Basketball Premier League season, largely thanks to an exceptional performance by Vasilije Micić. Micić set a new career high with 9 three-pointers made on 13 attempts, tying the derby record for threes in a single game, previously held by Yam Madar. This surpassed Micić's previous career best of 7 threes, which he achieved multiple times with Anadolu Efes and Hapoel Tel Aviv.
Micić also set a personal scoring record in Israel with 31 points, adding 5 assists, 2 rebounds, and 2 turnovers for a game rating of 33. The team as a whole was remarkably effective from beyond the arc, sinking 19 three-pointers out of 31 attempts (61%). This included an astonishing 12 three-pointers in the first half alone, on 15 attempts (80%).
The team's 19 three-pointers also broke the club's record for most threes in a regular season league game, surpassing the previous record set last season against Maccabi Tel Aviv. Hapoel Tel Aviv, coached by Dimitris Itoudis, had entered the game with a season average of 32.3% from three-point range.
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