Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Hapoel Tel Aviv 3-1 in the best-of-five playoff finals to win the Israeli Basketball Premier League championship, its 58th title, according to Israel Hayom and reports by N12 commentator Ben Goldfriend. The series concluded with Maccabi securing the title in Game 4.
Maccabi Tel Aviv clinched the Israeli Basketball Premier League championship late Tuesday night, defeating Hapoel Tel Aviv 3-1 in the best-of-five playoff finals at Yad Eliyahu Arena. The decisive Game 4 victory secured the club's 58th national title, extending its record as Israel's most successful basketball team. The series had been tied 1-1 after the first two games in Tel Aviv, then shifted to 2-1 in Maccabi's favor following Sunday's Game 3.
Commentator Ben Goldfriend (N12) confirmed the result. As The Zioneer reported earlier in the series, Hapoel Tel Aviv had forced a pivotal Game 3 win — but Maccabi ultimately closed the series in four games rather than five, contradicting preliminary indications that Game 5 would be necessary. The result stands as the official conclusion of the 2025-26 season, with Maccabi once again atop Israeli basketball.
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