Maccabi Tel Aviv Completes Stunning Comeback to Win Toto Cup

Tel Aviv Maccabi secured the Toto Cup basketball championship on November 9th, defeating city rivals Hapoel Tel Aviv 86-75 in a dramatic comeback. The team trailed by as many as 23 points in the third quarter, with a score of 59-36, and had struggled to score for nearly seven minutes. However, under coach Oded Katash, Maccabi mounted an impressive rally, outscoring Hapoel 25-2 in the late third and early fourth quarters. They went on to win the final quarter 35-13, and outscored their opponents 50-16 in the last 13 minutes of the game. This victory marks Maccabi's 12th Toto Cup title and breaks a six-game losing streak across all competitions. It also serves as revenge for a recent 105-87 loss to Hapoel in the Israeli league. Jimmy Clark was the top scorer for Maccabi with 24 points, including six three-pointers. Daniel Theis and Keaton Wallace each added 16 points, and Jalen Hurd contributed 12. For Hapoel, Eugene German scored a game-high 26 points. The two teams are set to face each other again on November 12th in a Euroleague derby in Tel Aviv, which will be played in Limassol, Cyprus.