Bad news for Zvezda from Pionir, Israelis push Zvezda away from direct playoff spot on Easter
Hapoel basketball players deservedly defeated Maccabi 99:88 in the Aleksandar Nikolić hall and thus officially secured passage to the Euroleague playoffs. This also brought bad news for Crvena zvezda, which was hoping for a slip-up from Dimitris Itudis' team.
TL;DR
- Hapoel defeated Maccabi 99:88 to officially qualify for the Euroleague playoffs.
- The win dashed Crvena zvezda's hopes for the sixth seed, leaving them to compete for seventh place.
- Hapoel now has a 23-14 record, tied with Real and Fenerbahce.
- The final Euroleague standings will be determined in the last round.