If Maccabi Tel Aviv completes the sweep, here are the basketball playoff final dates
Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv are set for another championship derby, after both teams swept their semifinal series. Maccabi finished a 3-0 series win over Hapoel Holon on Friday, while Hapoel Tel Aviv completed a sweep of Hapoel Jerusalem in the parallel semifinal.
This will be the third time in the last four seasons that the rivals meet in the final. Unlike their previous two title series, this year’s championship will be decided in a best-of-five format.
The final begins on Tuesday, June 16, with Maccabi Tel Aviv hosting Game 1. Game 2 is on Thursday, June 18, with Hapoel Tel Aviv at home. Game 3 will be played on Sunday, June 21, again at Maccabi Tel Aviv.
If needed, Game 4 is scheduled for Tuesday, June 23, at Hapoel Tel Aviv, and Game 5 for Thursday, June 25, at Maccabi Tel Aviv. All games are set to start at 20:50.
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