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Maccabi Tel Aviv wins Israeli basketball championship in Game 5 thriller

The Zioneer Intelligence DeskUpdated 23:44
Maccabi Tel Aviv wins Israeli basketball championship in Game 5 thriller

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Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Hapoel Tel Aviv in a dramatic Game 5 finale to clinch the Israeli basketball championship, according to Israel Hayom. The series concluded with Maccabi securing the title after a tense finish.

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Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Hapoel Tel Aviv in a dramatic Game 5 finale to win the Israeli Basketball Premier League championship, Israel Hayom reported Tuesday evening. The win caps a hard-fought series in which Maccabi previously erased a double-digit deficit in Game 4 (as The Zioneer reported on June 18), before clinching the title in the decisive game. The result marks Maccabi's first championship since the 2022-23 season and gives the club its 24th league title overall.

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