{"id":181649,"date":"2026-06-11T20:19:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T20:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=181649"},"modified":"2026-06-11T20:19:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T20:19:13","slug":"hapoel-tel-aviv-downs-hapoel-jerusalem-to-sweep-into-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/hapoel-tel-aviv-downs-hapoel-jerusalem-to-sweep-into-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Hapoel Tel Aviv downs Hapoel Jerusalem to sweep into finals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hapoel Tel Aviv defeated Hapoel Jerusalem 89-81 as Yam Madar and Vasilije Micic starred in the win to sweep the semifinal series and punch their ticket to the finals. Both sides played a tight contest throughout the first thirty minutes of action as Nimrod Levi, Jared Harper and Ethan Burg kept the capital city reds in the game, but in the final frame, Madar, Micic along with Chris Jones were able to pull away and chalk up the victory.
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Vasilije Micic – Photo credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div>
\nMicic scored 26 points and Madar added 22 points in the win while Levi scored 22 points and Harper scored 16 points in the loss.
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Dimitrio Itoudis – Photo credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div>
\nTel Aviv Head Coach Dimitrios Itoudis spoke about the win, \u201cWe were the best team in this series and we played against a good and well coached team. We kept winning the rebound battle and the 50\/50 balls. We tried to limit their scoring in transition as they are one of the best at doing that. Ultimately we wanted it more.\u201d
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Yonatan Alon – Photo credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div>
\nJerusalem bench boss Yonatan Alon looked back at the defeat, \u201cYou can never be happy after a loss and it\u2019s disappointing that the season is over. This was a very tough season and a tough loss, we saw some great players hit some great shots. It really hasn\u2019t bothered me that the team has another coach lined up and everyone was very open with the situation.\u201d
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Yam Madar – Photo credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div>
\nYam Madar talked about the victory, \u201cI\u2019m really happy and we knew the pressure was going to be on us but we did the job. I am working hard and I bereave in myself and my abilities and my teammates are amazing. We are ready for the final and want to do something special. Micic is an incredible player and it\u2019s amazing to have him next to me on the court.\u201d
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Vasilije Micic – Photo credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div>
\nVasilije Micic and Tomer Ginat found points for Hapoel Tel Aviv while Nimrod Levi and Khadeen Carrington got on the board for Hapoel Jerusalem as the hosts grabbed a slim 21-19 lead after ten minutes of play.
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Yam Madar – Photo credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div>
\nYam Madar opened the second quarter from deep, Dmytro Skapintsev scored at the other, Carrington and Oz Blayzer traded triples, while Madar and Blayzer both kept pouring in points to give Dimitrios Itoudis\u2019s team a 41-36 lead at halftime.
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Nimrod Levi – Photo credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div>
\nNimrod Levi and Madar went back and forth to get the third quarter underway, Jared Harper and Micic traded triples, Ish Wainright and Levi did the same, Eitan Burg and Justin Smith filled the basket, Micic came back with a pair of buckets as the game headed into the final frame knotted up at 66-66.
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Tomer Ginat – Photo credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div>
\nGinat, Chris Jones and Micic all scored to begin the fourth quarter, Levi and Harper went from deep, but Jones went from the outside and inside as did Madar to close out the series and send the reds to the finals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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