By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Before the next two-game week of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season, Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv routed Hapoel Nofar Galil Elion, 104-73, Sunday.
Without missing a single shot, Roman Sorkin poured 17 points. The former Oregon forward/center made 5/5 field goals and 7/7 free throws in Israel’s Winner League Regular Season Round 18 contest.
Yiftach Ziv chipped in 16 points, seven assists, five rebounds, and two steals over 22 minutes. On the opposite end, youngster Itay Moskovits connected five triples en route for a game-high 19 points and Bryce Washington posted a 13-point, 11-rebound double-double.
Maccabi ruled out Wade Baldwin IV, Josh Nebo, and Bonzie Colson for the night along with injured teammates Austin Hollins (knee) and Alex Poythress (hand).
Winner League Round 18
Hapoel Atsmon Holon – Hapoel B-Cure Laser Haifa 99-77
Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv – Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem 68-80
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv – Hapoel Nofar Galil Elion 104-73
Ironi Taxon Kiryat Ata – Ironi Hai Motors Ness Ziona 78-75
Hapoel Yossi Avrahami Eilat – Hapoel Gilboa Galil (6/3)
Hapoel Altshuler Shaham Beer Sheva/Dimona – Bnei Ofek Dist Herzeliya (6/3)
STANDINGS: Maccabi Tel Aviv 15-3, Hapoel Tel Aviv 14-4, Hapoel Holon 13-6, Hapoel Jerusalem 11-6, Galil Elion 10-9…
Back to Europe’s premier club continental competition, the team coached by Oded Kattash will welcome Fenerbahce Beko in Tel Aviv Wednesday and travel to Turkey to take on back-to-back champion Anadolu Efes in a quick turnaround Friday. The Yellows are currently half a game behind the Playoffs zone.
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