Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv defeated Galil\/Gilboa 72 \u2013 70 in a nail-biter and will face Maccabi Haifa Heat in the final on Thursday. After Tuesday night\u2019s game, Maccabi head coach Pini Gershon<\/B> said, \u201cThere are dynamics in every game, and sometimes what you plan doesn\u2019t work out. For most of the game, our players had to work extra hard.\u201d \u201cWe had lineups of players who aren\u2019t used to playing together, and we did pretty well. <\/SPAN> Omri Casspi<\/SPAN><\/B> said, \u201cWe played well. \u201cI feel good,\u201d said Marcus Brown<\/B> after the game. Galil head coach, Oded Katash<\/B>, took responsibility after the game and admitted he made a mistake. <\/SPAN> \u201cWe did a lot of things right, and a lot of things wrong,\u201d added Katash in analyzing the game.
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<\/SPAN>We had to play without Marcus Brown, and for most of the game Carlos didn\u2019t play well,\u201d the coach added.
<\/SPAN>\u201cWe played better and we deserve the win, but we should have done more to spoil their momentum.
<\/SPAN>Both of the teams in the other semi-final game are good; you saw that it ended in overtime.
<\/SPAN>We need to prepare properly.\u201d<\/SPAN><\/P>
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<\/SPAN>We worried at the end; there was pressure and anxiety.
<\/SPAN>We made some huge shots.
<\/SPAN>Now we need to start thinking about Maccabi Haifa.
<\/SPAN>They\u2019re a great team and had a big win over
<\/SPAN>We really miss Marcus Brown on the court; I hope he\u2019ll be able to play on Thursday.\u201d
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<\/SPAN>\u201cWe struggled a little, and we had too many holes.
<\/SPAN>We need to be patient and see what happens on Thursday.
<\/SPAN>We shouldn\u2019t match our game to them, but should focus on what we need to do.
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<\/SPAN>\u201cWe should have fouled.
<\/SPAN>It\u2019s a bad feeling.
<\/SPAN>In the first half, we froze up.
<\/SPAN>We just weren\u2019t in the game.
<\/SPAN>They were better than we were in every respect, and we just weren\u2019t there.
<\/SPAN>Still, we were able to finish the half down by only seven, even though we played poorly.
<\/SPAN>It\u2019s not the first time it\u2019s happened to us this season; I guess we need to feel the pressure before we really start to play.
<\/SPAN>It happens a lot that even when you\u2019re at your best, it\u2019s not enough against Maccabi.\u201d<\/SPAN><\/P>
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<\/SPAN>\u201cOn the one hand, we didn\u2019t get to the line enough, and on the other hand we sent them there too often.
<\/SPAN>I think that\u2019s the price you pay for lack of experience.
<\/SPAN>We had the chance for an upset, because Maccabi wasn\u2019t at their best.\u201d
<\/SPAN>When asked to summarize the season, Katash said, \u201cIt\u2019s hard to finish up with a feeling like this.
<\/SPAN>With time, our perspective will be different.\u201d