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The team returned on Friday afternoon from a double EuroLeague week in Belgrade, and on Saturday evening, the staff and players gathered for an intense training session. "I understand all the excitement around the derby, and the anticipation, and I really hope it stays at a sporting level—this is more important than anything," emphasized coach Oded Kattash.
"Hapoel Tel Aviv is a really good team, you can define this game as a high-level EuroLeague game in every respect," the coach said about the city rivals. "We’re less concerned about who’s the favorite. It will be a basketball game against a good team and good players on the court."
"It’s been a tough week for us, and the focus now is on the derby since the game on Thursday ended. We know the importance of this game for the team, the fans, and the club," said captain John DiBartolomeo. "It’s a challenge, but I’m excited. This is the kind of game that, as a professional, you want to play in."
Jake Cohen was asked about the significance of the game in light of Maccabi’s last two championships, which were won in final series against Hapoel: "It’s going to be a tough game. What happened in the past has no effect on what will happen this time. They are a very good team, and we are a very good team as well. There will be good energy, and I’m excited to play in front of a full arena here in Tel Aviv."
The city rivals have won all seven of their games so far in the Israeli League, but have already been defeated in four EuroCup games. Greek coach Dimitris Itoudis recently took over as head coach, with Stefanos Dedas taking a step back to an assistant coach position.
Marcus Bingham, who recently arrived from Hapoel Holon, is averaging 16.4 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. Jonathan Motley (15), Marcus Foster (14.6), Bruno Caboclo (12.4), and Patrick Beverley (10 points and 4 assists) are also contributing in double figures.
Recently, Yam Madar also joined the team, adding to a packed backcourt that includes Bar Timor, Joe Ragland, Noam Yaakov, Guy Palatin, Patrick Beverley, and Antonio Blakeney. In the forward positions, there are also Oz Blayzer, Ish Wainright, and Tomer Ginat.
In the 132 meetings between the two clubs so far, Maccabi leads with 96 wins to 36 losses. In games hosted by Maccabi, the record stands at 58-10, with the first meeting taking place in July 1953 in the first season of the league in Israel. Back then, it ended 51-37 in favor of Maccabi, with 20 points from Avraham Shneor. The most recent encounter was, of course, in Game 3 of the last championship series—88-82 to Maccabi that secured the 57th championship title.
