Oded Katash’s squad enters the game with a 20–4 record, with only two games remaining in the regular season. The yellow-and-blue are still missing injured players Jasiel Rivero and Marial Shayok, while Omer Mayer has returned from the Hoop Summit camp in the United States. For Jimmy Clark, it will be the first matchup against his former teammates, having joined Maccabi from Herzliya mid-season.
Herzliya is fielding one of the strongest teams in the league this season, arriving at the game ranked fourth in the standings with a 14–10 record. Yehu Orland’s team is one of only three teams to beat Maccabi this season in league play, but has undergone major changes since then — in addition to Clark’s departure, Herzliya recently lost its powerful center Chris Silva to injury. In his place, the team brought back Chinanu Onuaku, though it’s unclear if he will be ready to debut against Maccabi.
