The first trophy of the season was confidently won by Tel Aviv’s Maccabi.
Oded Kattash’s trainees defeated another Tel Aviv club, Hapoel, coached by Dimitrios Itoudis, in the city derby 101:83 (28:26, 26:16, 25:14, 22:27).
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Yamas Madaras created a simply fantastic episode in this match.
The Maccabi rookie intercepted the ball from the opponents just before the big break and scored from his own half of the court.
It is worth noting that Y. Madaras represented the Tel Aviv Hapoel team for two seasons before.
The top scorer among the winners was Roman Sorkin, who scored 16 points. Y. Madaras (7 assists) and Bonzie Colson added 13 each.
In the Hapoel team, Vasilije Micić stood out with 17 points (3/7 three-pointers) and 10 assists. Daniel Oturu scored 13 points.
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We remind you that the EuroLeague season starts next week.
