Hapoel Tel Aviv 90-93 Barcelona: Catalans Take Their Fourth Win

Barcelona won 90-93 against Hapoel Tel Aviv in Sofia in Week 10 of the EuroLeague. The Catalan side earned their fourth consecutive win and improved their record to 7-3. Barcelona has a 4-1 record on the road.

Before this series, Barcelona had won 81-89 in Milan and 84-88 in Munich. They had also beaten Valencia 98-94 at home. Hapoel Tel Aviv had lost 97-83 in Dubai, which dropped them to 6-4.

Hapoel Tel Aviv started better in the early minutes and, in the 6th minute, took the biggest lead of the game at 16-6. The lead changed hands 11 times during the match. Near the end of the third quarter, Barcelona went on a 0-16 run to move the score to 60-69, and they stayed ahead for the rest of the game. The gap widened to 14 points in the 32nd minute, at 64-78.

In the final minutes, Hapoel Tel Aviv tried to come back. Zach LeNtei's three-pointer and Justin Robinson's layup cut the deficit to 85-91. Vasilije Micic's three-pointer brought it to 88-91. Micic then stole the ball from his opponent and took another three-point attempt, but the score did not change. Elijah Bryant's two free throws reduced the gap to 90-91, but Dario Brizuela's layup with 6 seconds left ended the game 90-93 in Barcelona's favor. Micic's three-point attempt in the final second also missed.

Barcelona's next opponent will be Panathinaikos. The two teams will meet on November 13 at 21:15 at OAKA in Athens. Hapoel Tel Aviv will play a local derby against Maccabi Tel Aviv in Limassol on November 12.