Maccabi Lose 82-77 to Hapoel Jerusalem

Maccabi lost 82-77 to league leaders and unbeaten Hapoel Jerusalem in the Israeli League derby played in Tel Aviv. With this result, Maccabi remain at 2-3, while Hapoel stay on top at 6-0.

For Maccabi, Yam Madar stood out with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals. Jimmy Clarke added 11 points and 4 assists. For Hapoel, Tai Odiase scored 21 points and grabbed 7 rebounds, while Tomer Ginat recorded a double-double with 14 points and 15 rebounds. Antonio Blakeney had 12 points, and Bar Timor had 10 points and 6 assists.

Maccabi's schedule ahead is busy. The team will host Olympiacos on Tuesday at 19:00 in the Spyros Kyprianou hall in Nicosia, in Round 12 of the EuroLeague. Then on Thursday at 19:15, in the same hall, they will face Dubai in Round 13.

Tamir Blatt took the court for Maccabi for the second time this season. In 20 minutes, he scored 6 points and recorded 4 assists. Blatt has not yet played in the EuroLeague. Ife Lundberg has been announced to be sidelined until December.