Maccabi Tel Aviv wins derby to secure Israeli league title

JERUSALEM, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Euroleague side Maccabi Tel Aviv won the Israeli Super League basketball championship for the second time in a row and the 57th overall, after beating Hapoel Tel Aviv 82-74 at home in the third and decisive derby game in the best-of-three playoff final series on Monday night.

A full house of 11,000 fans at the Menora Mivtachim Arena in south Tel Aviv saw Hapoel take a 24-21 at the