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Selections for the Israeli Premier League
The following selections were made based on statistics and achievements in the Israeli Premier League only. Other competitions such as the Israeli Cup, the Euroleague and Other european competitions were not taken into account. MVP: Charles Minlend (PF, Givat Shmuel) Israeli MVP: Ido Kozikaro (PF, Galil Elyon) All-League First Team: Nikola Vujcic (C, Maccabi Tel Aviv), Charles Minlend (PF, Givat Shmuel), Kelly Mc Carty (SF, Givat), Adrian Pledger (SG, Ironi Nahariya), Lamont Jones (PG, Galil Elyon) All-League Second Team: Tunji Awojobi (C, Ironi Ramat Gan), Lucious Davis (PF, Rishon Leziyon), Jarod Stevenson (SF, Bnei Hasharon), Darryl Wilson (SG, Rishon), Arthur Lee (PG, Nahariya) All-Israeli team: Erez Markovich (C, Nahariya), Ido Kozikaro (PF, Galil), Barak Peleg (SF, Galil), Meir Tapiro (SG, Hapoel Jerusalem), Guy Goodes (PG, Rishon) Sixth Man Award: Ilan Berkovich (PG, Galil) Discovery (Israeli Rookie) Of The Year: Uri Kookia (C/PF, Galil) Coach of the Year: Sharon Druker (Galil) Maccabi
TA won the Israeli cup for the 33rd time
Maccabi Tel Aviv won the Israeli cup tonight for the 33rd time overall and 6th time in a row. Maccabi had to pass Givat Shmuel before lifting another trophy after a 96-83 win in a very exciting game. Maccabi Tel Aviv 96 - Givat Shmuel 83 Almost 10,000 people, one third of them from Givat Shmuel came down tonight to Yad Eliyahoo arena and witnessed a wonderful game of basketball between two of the best offensive teams in the Israeli league this season. Givat Shmuel, in its first ever Cup Final appearance, shocked Maccabi with a wonderful start. The 0-6 opener was just the appetizer. Givat, one of the shortest teams in Israel, took advantage of the mismatches and finished the first quarter with a 19-27 lead. Maccabi came back with a 9-0 run that gave the Yellows the lead for the first time tonight, but Givat didn't panic and by the end of the first half led by 1, 39-40. Charles Minlend scored 17 points already in the first half. In the 2nd half it was a completely different story. Minlend was paralyzed, as he didn't score a single point in the 3rd, and the brightest star of Maccabi, and MVP of the game, was Derrick Sharp. The frantic experienced guard did what he's most known for. Nailing 3-point shots and pressuring the PG of the opponent. Andre McCollum lost the ball twice before crossing the half court line, and Maccabi took another 9-0 run for a 64-59 lead after 30 minutes. Maccabi took off as the minutes passed by and the margin reached a high of 16. Aharoni and McCarty hit a few shots for Givat and all of a sudden Maccabi was up by no more than 7, 3 minutes to go, but if anyone had any doubts, came the play of the game by Derrick Sharp. Right after Givat reduced the lead to 7 and had a big momentum, Sharp got the ball with 4 seconds on the shot clock, and with 2 hands in his face buried another 3 pointer, that had "Game Over" written all over it. 96-83 was the final score. Maccabi (19+20+25+32): Sharp 18 - 4/7 3FG, Goree 18 + 9 rbs, Vujcic 17 + 8 rbs, Udrih 13 + 6 as, Burstien 11, Saffar 8, Shelef 7, Lewis 6 Givat (27+13+19+24): Minlend 24 + 8 rbs, Aharoni 19 - 5/8 3FG, McCarty 17 + 8 rbs, McCollum 11 + 5 as, Cohen 10, Brener 2 |
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