{"id":36796,"date":"2021-05-31T21:59:23","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T21:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=36796"},"modified":"2021-05-31T21:59:23","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T21:59:23","slug":"maccabi-tel-aviv-downs-beer-sheva-as-zizic-stars-but-loses-bender-to-acl-injury-eilat-gets-by-haifa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/maccabi-tel-aviv-downs-beer-sheva-as-zizic-stars-but-loses-bender-to-acl-injury-eilat-gets-by-haifa\/","title":{"rendered":"Maccabi Tel Aviv downs Beer Sheva as Zizic stars but loses Bender to ACL injury, Eilat gets by Haifa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Maccabi Tel Aviv downed Hapoel Beer Sheva 67-56<\/strong> as Ante Zizic starred to take a 1-0 lead in their quaterfinals series. Yellow &#038; Blue big man Zizic poured in 14 first half points to pace Ioannis Sfairopoulos\u2019s squad as they broke open a tight game in the third quarter with a 17-0 run holding Rami Hadar\u2019s team to just seven points in the frame to take the win.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u05e4\u05dc\u05d9\u05d9\u05d0\u05d5\u05e3 2021, \u05e8\u05d1\u05e2 \u05d2\u05de\u05e8 1: \u05de\u05db\u05d1\u05d9 \u05ea&quot;\u05d0 - \u05d4\u05e4\u05d5\u05e2\u05dc \u05d1\u05d0\u05e8 \u05e9\u05d1\u05e2 56:67\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lsHIs0bhcm4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nHowever, the victory came at a cost for Maccabi as Dragan Bender suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament ACL in the first half of the game and will be out for the balance of the playoffs.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_36802\" style=\"width: 990px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36802\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/dragan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"980\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/dragan.jpg 980w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/dragan-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/dragan-768x470.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-36802\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dragan Bender &#8211; Photo Credit: Maccabi.co.il<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nZizic scored 20 points to lead all scorers, Angelo Caloiaro added 12 points and Scottie Wilbekin chipped in with 10 points and 6 assists in the win. Amir Bell and Amit Suss each scored 12 points and Spencer Weisz added 9 points in the loss.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_36804\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36804\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_8315-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2271\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_8315-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_8315-300x266.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_8315-1024x908.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_8315-768x681.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_8315-1536x1363.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_8315-2048x1817.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_8315-1080x958.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-36804\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ante Zizic &#8211; Photo Credit: Sports Rabbi<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nAnte Zizic got things rolling for Maccabi Tel Aviv while Amir Bell and Amit Suss countered for Hapoel Beer Sheva as the score was all knotted up at 9-9 midway through the first quarter. Spender Weisz started heating up while Neta Segal also scored from downtown as Zizic kept ruling the paint for the Yellow &#038; Blue with 12 first quarter points to give the hosts a 20-18 lead after ten minutes.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_36822\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36822\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210531-412910-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1661\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210531-412910-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210531-412910-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210531-412910-1024x664.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210531-412910-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210531-412910-1536x997.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210531-412910-2048x1329.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210531-412910-1080x701.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-36822\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maccabi Tel Aviv- Photo Credit: Basket.co.il<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nTJ Cline scored his first points of the game for Ioannis Sfairopoulos\u2019s squad while Bell scored for Rami Hadar\u2019s team as Maccabi continued to stay in front 25-20 with 5:46 left in the second quarter. Bell schooled Casspi for a layup and Amit Suss hit his free throws but Zizic kept scoring inside and Angelo Caloiaro added a bucket inside to give the Yellow &#038; Blue a slim 33-31 advantage after twenty minutes.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_36818\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36818\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_8329-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1754\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_8329-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_8329-300x206.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_8329-1024x702.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_8329-768x526.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_8329-1536x1052.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_8329-2048x1403.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_8329-1080x740.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-36818\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Omri Casspi &#8211; Photo Credit: Basket.co.il<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nCasspi dropped a pair of baskets to get the third quarter going, Zizic dunked, Caloiaro scored in the paint and Yovel Zoosman finished off a break as Beer Sheva couldn\u2019t score their easy looks to open up a 43-34 lead midway through the third quarter. Wilbekin scored a left handed floater, Caloiaro went from deep for Maccabi\u2019s first triple of the game, Suss with a circus act layup and Bell with points tried to keep Beer Sheva in the game but yet another bucket in the paint by Zizic bumped up the lead to 52-38 after thirty minutes of play.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_36814\" style=\"width: 2530px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36814\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_8330.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2520\" height=\"1961\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_8330.jpeg 2520w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_8330-300x233.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_8330-1024x797.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_8330-768x598.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_8330-1536x1195.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_8330-2048x1594.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_8330-1080x840.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2520px) 100vw, 2520px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-36814\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spencer Weisz &#8211; Photo Credit: Basket.co.il<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nChris Jones and Travis Warech traded baskets while Warech then hit a 3-pointer to keep Beer Sheva hanging around down 54-43 with 6:22 left in the fourth quarter. Caloiaro and Zizic scored off the glass, Wilbekin and John DiBartolomeo iced the game from the line to take the 11-point win and a 1-0 series lead.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u05e4\u05dc\u05d9\u05d9\u05d0\u05d5\u05e3 2021, \u05e8\u05d1\u05e2 \u05d2\u05de\u05e8 1: \u05d4\u05e4\u05d5\u05e2\u05dc \u05d0\u05d9\u05dc\u05ea - \u05d4\u05e4\u05d5\u05e2\u05dc \u05d7\u05d9\u05e4\u05d4 80:84\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Kofc2Qq62s4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>Hapoel Eilat sunk Hapoel Haifa 84-80<\/strong> to thanks to a 10-0 fourth quarter run to take game one of their best of three quarterfinal series. The Red Sea squad took an early lead thanks to Jonathan Skjoldebrand and Casey Prather but Keenan Evans, Jason Siggers and Lennard Freeman helped Elad Hasin\u2019s team take the lead in the third quarter. However, timely baskets by Markel Brown, Prather and Skjoldebrand led Ariel Beit Halachmi\u2019s team to the hard earned victory. Prather scored 21 points, Skjoldebrand added 15 points while Brown and Joe Ragland each notched 14 points in the win. Evans led all scorers with 25 points, Siggers chipped in with 19 points while Freeman scored 15 points and grabbed 19 boards in the loss. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maccabi Tel Aviv downed Hapoel Beer Sheva 67-56 as Ante Zizic starred to take a 1-0 lead in their quaterfinals series. 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