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Maccabi Tel Aviv Opens Championship Series With 96-75 Win Over Hapoel Tel Aviv
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67% centerFirst reported by N12 · Jun 16, 2026
Center 2Right 1
What happened
Maccabi Tel Aviv beat Hapoel Tel Aviv 96-75 in Game 1 of the playoff final series. Maccabi leads the best-of-series 1-0 and can move within one win of the championship on Thursday.
- 01Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Hapoel Tel Aviv 96-75 in Game 1.
- 02The win gave Maccabi a 1-0 lead in the playoff final series.
- 03Maccabi led 25-16 after the first quarter and 49-34 at halftime.
- 04Hapoel trimmed the gap in the third quarter, but Maccabi finished strong.
- 05Game 2 will be at Hapoel’s home arena on Thursday.
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SrugimRight · HebrewJun 16, 2026
Maccabi Tel Aviv Opens Championship Series With 96-75 Win Over Hapoel Tel Aviv
N12Center · HebrewJun 16, 2026
Maccabi Tel Aviv Takes Third-Quarter Control in Championship Game Against Hapoel
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