{"id":159629,"date":"2025-10-20T21:17:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T21:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=159629"},"modified":"2025-10-20T21:17:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T21:17:30","slug":"hapoel-tel-aviv-gets-past-maccabi-rishon-lezion-hapoel-haemek-slips-by-bnei-herzliya-in-overtime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/hapoel-tel-aviv-gets-past-maccabi-rishon-lezion-hapoel-haemek-slips-by-bnei-herzliya-in-overtime\/","title":{"rendered":"Hapoel Tel Aviv gets past Maccabi Rishon Le&#8217;Zion, Hapoel HaEmek slips by Bnei Herzliya in overtime"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Hapoel Tel Aviv defeated Maccabi Rishon Le\u2019Zion 88-77<\/strong> as Johnathan Motley paced the visitors to the victory. The Reds came out strong and grabbed a 58-42 lead after the first half, but the hosts clawed their way back into the game with tremendous play by Amin Stevens to come to within 74-71 midway through the final frame. 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