By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Maccabi Tel Aviv‘s dominance in Israel keeps on being a thing, as the yellow-and-blue side managed to beat the city rivals of Hapoel in the Winner League Finals, getting the 56th Super League in the club’s history. After losing Game 2 on an eventful night, Oded Kattash’s team got its revenge in Game 3, beating the EuroCup participants 94-90.
The Lorenzo Brown-Wade Baldwin duo was on fire even in the last game of their first season together in Tel Aviv, scoring 22 points each and combining for 15 assists. Furthermore, the former Bayern Munich and Baskonia guard was named the Winner League Finals MVP.
In order to seek the decisive victory in the best-of-three series, both Roman Sorkin and Bonzie Colson went close to double-doubles. The former with 13 points and 9 rebounds, the latter with 9 points and 9 rebounds.
On Hapoel’s losing side, Xavier Munford was once again one of the protagonists, scoring 13 points with 6/7 at the free throw line. However, the highest scorer on the team was J’Covan Brown, who exploded for a losing effort of 31 points, 4 rebounds, and 8 assists.
Winner League Finals Results and Schedule
Maccabi Tel Aviv – Hapoel Tel Aviv, G1: 90-79
Hapoel Tel Aviv – Maccabi Tel Aviv, G2: 112-74
Maccabi Tel Aviv – Hapoel Tel Aviv, G3: 94-90