Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv will play KK Zadar in the Final of Goodyear League Final Four. This after beating Olimpija Ljubljana 82-76 in the semi finals.
The game started with An hour’s delay due to the long break in the first game caused by the violent behavior of the Red Star Belgrade supporters. Zadar won 78-77 with a Meeks three pointer on the buzzer.
Maccabi led 23-20 at the end of the first quarter but had too many TO and conceded too many fouls. The home team took advantage and took a 44-33 lead. But Maccabi came back in style with a 9-0 run and at the half were only 42-44 down. This trend continued after the break and David Blatt’s team took a 58-49 lead (a run of 25-5). Olimpija did not give up, came back to 58-57 but a three pointer by Lewis made it 64-61 at the end of the third. Sharp, with his fifth three pointer, put Maccabi 74-67 up before fouling out. The yellow & blues led 80-71 before winning by six, their fourth win over Olimpija in five meetings this season. Sharp was top scorer with 18 pts in 83% FG, 3 rbds, 2 stls & 1 assist.
