Maccabi Tel Aviv wins Game 1 of Israeli basketball league final series

JERUSALEM, June 13 (Xinhua) -- EuroLeague basketball side Maccabi Tel Aviv achieved an 84-76 home win over Hapoel Tel Aviv in the opening game of the Israeli Super League best-of-three final series on Thursday night.

A full house of 11,000 fans at the Menorah Mivtachim Arena in south Tel Aviv saw a tight first quarter end 26-25 in Hapoel's favor, mainly thanks to points by Xavier Munford.

Josh Nebo scored