Maccabi ease past Bnei Herzliya in front of Deni Avdija / News - Basketnews.com

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv (16-8) defeated Bnei Herzliya (15-9) 92-74 (25-18, 22-21, 21-19, 24-16) in the Israeli League, winning their 11th of the last 12 matches on both fronts.

3-pointers this season

36%8,3Points made:8,3Accuracy:36,2%Place in standings:14Record max:16Record min:2Most made 3FGs:Scottie WilbekinTeamEuroLeagueStatisticsSchedule

The Washington Wizards player Deni Avdija was in attendance at Menora Mivtachim Arena.

The 21-year-old NBAer started his professional path with Maccabi in 2017. He played there until 2020, when Avdija was selected with the 9th overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft by the Washington Wizards.

Recently, the Israeli League MVP (2020) and three-time Israeli League champion (2018–20) completed his second season in the NBA, averaging 8.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 2.0 assists over 82 games.

He was one of the five NBA players to compete in all regular-season duels this season.

Against Bnei Herzliya, Roman Sorkin had 22 points (5/7 2PT, 2/2 3PT, 6/7 FT), 2 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block, and 26 PIR for the winners.

John DiBartolomeo and Scottie Wilbekin scored 14 points apiece.

Maccabi: Roman Sorkin 22, John DiBartolomeo 14 (6 REB), Scottie Wilbekin 14, Yiftach Ziv 13 (5 AST), Ante Zizic 13 (5 REB).

Bnei Herzliya: Chris Babb 19, Chinanu Onuaku 14 (7 REB), Aleksandar Zecevic 10.

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