By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Breaking a tie with two powerful dunks delivered by Josh Nebo, Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv escaped with a win, 91-84, from the constant pressure of Ironi Hai Motors Ness Ziona Monday.
With opponents exchanging blows at Lev Hamoshava, the Yellows scored the last seven points to finally prevail in Israel’s Winner League Regular Season Round 19 contest. Nebo went up to ten points with his clutch jams. Assisting in the go-ahead effort, Lorenzo Brown set up a 10-point, 10-rebound double-double.
Logging 11 points in the fourth quarter, Jake Cohen put up 23 points, a new individual high in the 2022-23 season. Wade Baldwin IV and Jarell Martin sat out alongside Jalen Adams (shoulder), Austin Hollins (knee), and Alex Poythress (hand) for the team coached by Oded Kattash.
For the hosts, Tyler Bey netted 14 of his 18 points in the second half but to avail. D.J. Cooper registered an 18-point, 16-assist double-double.
Winner League Round 19
Hapoel Atsmon Holon – Ironi Taxon Kiryat Ata 88-73
Hapoel Nofar Galil Elion – Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv 84-89
Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem – Hapoel Altshuler Shaham Beer Sheva/Dimona 84-74
Hapoel B-Cure Laser Haifa – Hapoel Yossi Avrahami Eilat 79-90
Ironi Hai Motors Ness Ziona – Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 84-91
Hapoel Gilboa Galil – Bnei Ofek Dist Herzeliya (19:00 CET)
STANDINGS: Maccabi Tel Aviv 16-3, Hapoel Tel Aviv 15-4, Hapoel Holoon 14-6, Hapoel Jerusalem 12-6, Galil Elion 10-10…
Coming off a perfect two-game week in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season, Maccabi will welcome Cazoo Baskonia in Menora Mivtachim Arena hoping to stay in the Playoffs range Thursday.
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