February 09, 2012

      SUPER LEAGUE  - Israel 

Israeli League Final: May 29, 2008 
Hapoel Holon (BSL.org.il) For only the second time in 38 years, Euroleague runner-up Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv is not the national champion of Israel. Hapoel Holon stunned Maccabi to win the Israeli League title with a thrilling 72-73 victory in the single-game final on Thursday in Tel Aviv. At Nokia Arena, Maccabi's home court, Malik Dixon drive with 2.3 seconds remaining with the game-winning shot for Holon, which was just promoted to the Israeli top division this season. The win ended a 15-year run for Maccabi as the Israeli champion and is just the second time since 1970 that the club has failed to take the title. Maccabi slowly pulled away throughout the second half and went up 65-57 midway through the fourth quarter on a Terence Morris three-pointer. However Holon didn’t quit and rallied to tie the game at 67-67 on P.J. Tucker free throws and then to take the lead on Dixon's three-point play. Free throws from Will Bynum and David Bluthenthal helped Maccabi tie it at 70-70 with 51.6 seconds remaining. Tucker then put Holon up 1 with 22.6 seconds left, but after a timeout, Nikola Vujcic gave Maccabi the lead on a bank shot with 6.5 seconds on the clock. Holon took timeout and called a play that let Dixon cut to the basket and drop in the historic game-winner. MORE

Final Four Finals, single game
Record Team Game 1
1 Hapoel Holon (1) - Final 73
0 Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv (2) - Final 72
1 Bnei Hasharon (3) - 3rd Place 79
0 Ironi Nahariya (4) - 3rd Place 69
Israeli League Champion 2007-08: Hapoel Holon

Final Four Semifinals, single game
Record Team Game 1
1 Hapoel Holon (1) 100
0 Ironi Nahariya (4) 89
1 Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv (2) 57
0 Bnei Hasharon (3) 55

Final Four games
Game 1 Hapoel Holon vs. Ironi Nahariya 100-89 May 27
Game 1 Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv vs. Bnei Hasharon 57-55 May 27
Game 2 Bnei Hasharon vs. Ironi Nahariya 79-69 May 29
Game 2 Hapoel Holon - Maccabi Elite (Final) 73-72 May 29

LAST GAME GAME 27
May 20, 2008
Day Match Result
May 20 Nahariya vs. Ramat Gan 115-89
May 20 Galil Elion vs. Hapoel Jer. 94-88
May 20 Eldan Ashkelon vs. H. Holon 96-102
May 20 Gilboa vs. Bnei Hasharon 92-80
May 20 Rishon vs. Maccabi Elite 82-94

NEXT GAME  
Final Four Semifinals 

Match

Maccabi Elite(2) vs. Hasharon(3)

H. Holon (1) vs. Nahariya (4)

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STANDINGS TG W L P+ P-
1 Hapoel Holon 27 20 7 2365 2136
2 Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 27 18 9 2474 2235
3 Bnei Hasharon 27 17 10 2136 2051
4 Nahariya 27 15 12 2291 2237
5 Ashkelon 27 13 14 2306 2408
6 Hapoel Jerusalem 27 13 14 2286 2294
7 Irony Ramat Gan 27 12 15 2395 2482
8 Galil Elion 27 10 17 2281 2420
9 M. Rishon 27 9 18 2153 2289
10 Hapoel Gilboa/Afula 27 8 19 2150 2285

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