By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv is through to the Israeli Winner League finales, after convincingly defeating Hapoel Holon on the road in Game 2 of the semifinals 85-112.
Israeli League will have a new champion, since Hapoel Holon won the title last season, while Maccabi was stopped in the semifinals.
Bonzie Colson led the way for the winning side with 23 points, shooting 5-6 from beyond the arc. Lorenzo Brown followed him with 13 points and two assists.
Oded Kattash’s team had seven players in double figures, as Yiftach Ziv scored 12 points, Jake Cohen and John DiBartolomeo added 11 each, Wade Balwin had a double-double with 10 points and assists, while Alex Poythress also had 10 points.
For the losing side, Chris Johnson finished with 17 points, Joe Ragland had 16 and nine assists, Hayden Dalton was two rebounds shy of a double-double with 12 points, Shawn Dawson also scored 12 points, while Niv Misgav added 11.
Maccabi will face Hapoel Tel Aviv or Hapoel Jerusalem in the finals, with their city rivals leading the semifinals 1-0, and have a chance to advance to the championship series at home.