Wilbekin and Williams-led Maccabi defeat Hapoel Tel Aviv in Game 4 to win the quarterfinal series / News - Basketnews.com

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In Game 4of the Israeli league's quarterfinals series,Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv defeated Hapoel Tel Aviv in a hard battle on the court. After a thrilling ending, Maccabi won with the final score of 82-77 (11-22, 24-21, 20-10, 27-24)andadvanced to the semifinals where they will play against Bnei Herzeliya Basket.

2-pointers this season

53%20,5Points made:20,5Accuracy:53,3%Place in standings:3Record max:27Record min:11Most made 2FGs:Ante ZizicTeamEuroLeagueStatisticsSchedule

Scottie Wilbekin was the most efficient player for the winners, accumulating 28 points (2/6 2PT, 5/12 3PT, 9/10 FT), 6 assists, 3 rebounds, and 31 PIR.

Derrick Williams aided him with 25 points (5/8 2PT, 5/6 3PT, 0/2 FT), 9 rebounds, and 26 PIR.

On the opposing side,J'Covan Brownwas the high-scorer forHapoel Tel Aviv, ending with 23 points (4/9 2PT, 4/6 3 PT, 3/3 FT), 6 assists and 27 PIR.

Maccabi started the fourth quarter on a high note and after four consecutive three-pointers, they extended their lead to 10 points (67-57).

Hapoel managed to reduce the deficit to 4 points (66-70) with 4:19 to go.

Derrick Williams responded with a long-distance dagger (73-66). 4:00 were left on the clock. After few successful possessions, Hapoel reduced the deficit to 3 points (74-77) with 1:19 left. Scottie Wilbekin sank both shots from the charity stripe on the other end and the Israeli champs were in front by 5 (79-74) with 1:04 remaining.

Hapoel answered with a long triple (77-79), but Oz Blayzer made two free throws (81-77) for Maccabi with 14 seconds left.

The last possession of the hosts was off the mark and Maccabi got a very tough W.

After the tied first minutes of the game, powered by Idan Zalmanson, Hapoel organized a 16-2 run in the mid-first quarter and gained a double-digit lead lead (22-11) after the first period.

The hosts didn‘t slow down in the second quarter and after J‘Covan Brown and Bar Timor‘s triples gained the biggest lead of the game (37-21).

EuroLeague side responded in the end of the second tally. Derrick Williams and Scottie Wilbekin-led Maccabi arranged a 14-4 spurt to cut their deficit to single digits (35-43).

It was a different story in the third quarter though. Maccabi went on a huge 11-0 run to recapture the lead (51-47), and the game gained a whole new palette of colours.

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv:Scottie Wilbekin 28 (6 AST), Derrick Williams 25 (9 REB), Roman Sorkin 10 (12 REB).

Hapoel Tel Aviv:J'Covan Brown 23 (6 AST), Idan Zalmanson 17 (6 REB, 4 AST),JP Tokoto 13 (8 REB).

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