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Maccabi Tel Aviv leads 1-0 as the championship series shifts to Hapoel Tel Aviv
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75% centerFirst reported by Mako · Jun 18, 2026
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What happened
Maccabi Tel Aviv visited Hapoel Tel Aviv on Thursday in Game 2 of the playoff final series after winning the opener 96-75. Maccabi kept the same roster setup, while Hapoel again left Dan Oturu out, and Game 3 is set for Sunday.
- 01Maccabi Tel Aviv led the series 1-0 after a 96-75 Game 1 win.
- 02Hapoel Tel Aviv hosted Game 2 on Thursday night.
- 03Game 3 of the final series is scheduled for Sunday.
- 04Oded Katash kept Loni Walker out again, with Tamir Blatt and Gur Lavi absent.
- 05Dimitris Itoudis again left Dan Oturu off the roster.
- 06Itoudis chose Igor Koleshov over Itay Segev.
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