{"id":20451,"date":"2020-07-24T07:50:22","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T07:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=20451"},"modified":"2020-07-24T07:50:22","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T07:50:22","slug":"im-excited-to-see-maccabi-tel-aviv-in-the-next-round-and-iftach-will-be-a-big-part-in-it-akil-mitchell-punch-ticket-to-final-4-date-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/im-excited-to-see-maccabi-tel-aviv-in-the-next-round-and-iftach-will-be-a-big-part-in-it-akil-mitchell-punch-ticket-to-final-4-date-with\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I\u2019m excited to see Maccabi Tel Aviv in the next round and Iftach will be a big part in it&#8221; Akil Mitchell &#038; Iftach Ziv lead Gilboa Galil past Holon 87-82; punch ticket to Final 4 &#038; date with Maccabi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Hapoel Gilboa Galil punched their ticket to the Final 4 with a 87-82 win over Hapoel Holon<\/strong> to wrap up their best of 3 quarterfinal series 2 games to 1. The hosts held Gilboa Galil at bay for three quarters but finally broke through as Iftach Ziv and Akil Mitchell helped Lior Lubin\u2019s squad to a big final frame to pull out the victory. Gilboa Galil returns to the Final 4 for the first time in 9 years and will now have to contend with Maccabi Tel Aviv on Sunday as they will look to punch their ticket to the league final.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u05e4\u05dc\u05d9\u05d9\u05d0\u05d5\u05e3 2020, \u05e8\u05d1\u05e2 \u05d2\u05de\u05e8 3: \u05d4\u05e4\u05d5\u05e2\u05dc \u05d7\u05d5\u05dc\u05d5\u05df - \u05d4\u05e4\u05d5\u05e2\u05dc \u05d2\u05dc\u05d1\u05d5\u05e2\/\u05d2\u05dc\u05d9\u05dc 87:82\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UiUua3xerog?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nIftach Ziv scored 24 points, pulled down 6 rebounds and added 4 assists, Akil Mitchell notched a double double with 22 points and 10 rebounds, while Joe Thomasson and Michael Young each chipped in with 15 points a piece. Shavon Coleman led Holon with 23 points and Jimmy Hall scored 18 points in the loss.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Akil Mitchell spoke to The Sports Rabbi<\/strong> following the game, \u201cHolon are talented and a difficult team to match up with. We knew we had to give our everything and I\u2019m proud of my team for coming out with the win. Now we are going to the Final 4 which I know is important to this team and to me personally as well, to be able to play against the best and play at a high level and maybe win a championship.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_20455\" style=\"width: 2110px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/MOLD6419.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20455\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/MOLD6419.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2100\" height=\"1400\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20455\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-20455\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Basket.co.il<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nIt\u2019s clear that Iftach Ziv and Mitchell have a terrific connection and the forward credited the guard for another fantastic performance, \u201cIftach was incredible tonight. 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