By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv started with 13 unanswered points and never looked back en route to taking down, Hapoel Altshuler Shaham Be’er Sheva/Dimona, 77-62, in Menora Mivtachim Arena on Sunday.
Making his way to his first official Maccabi game, Wenyen Gabriel lasted 15 minutes. The veteran of 166 NBA games put up eight points and seven rebounds. Due to a knee injury in preseason action, he remained sidelined through earlier domestic games and the top of the 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season.
Prevailing in Round 5 of Israel’s Winner League Regular Season, the team coached by Oded Kattash jumped to 4-0. Four players scored in double-digits, including 18-year-old Omer Mayer with 11 points behind 3/4 from the field. Roman Sorkin, Levi Randolph, and Rafi Menco chipped in ten points each.
Besides injured Tamir Blatt (hamstring), Saben Lee was unavailable. French import Jaylen Hoard was registered but did not play.
Winner League Round 5
Hapoel Netanel Holon – Elitzur Briga Netanya 97-64
Ironi Hai Motors Ness Ziona – Hapoel Rivulis Galil Elion 74-76
Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv – Hapoel Afula 85-62
Hapoel Gilboa Galil – Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem 81-89
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv – Hapoel Altshuler Shaham Be’er Sheva/Dimona 77-62
Ironi Lati Kiryat Ata – Bnei PenLink Herzeliya (4/11)
Maccabi Ramat Gan – Hapoel Shoval Haifa (4/11)
STANDINGS: Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem 9 (4-1), Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 8 (4-0), Hapoel Rivulis Galil Elion 8 (3-2), Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv 7 (4-0), Hapoel Netanel Holon 7 (3-1), Bnei PenLink Herzeliya 7 (3-1)…