Maccabi Tel Aviv logically disposed of Rishon Le Zion in the Israeli playoff semi-finals. Blatt’s team had a stroll in the park in the latest game with a 100-77 victory as it was already 32-13 up at the end of the first quarter. Jeremy Pargo finished top scorer for Maccabi with 17 points, while he added 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Maccabi will meet Galil Gilboa in the final after getting rid of Hapoel Jerusalem 98-90 behind 19 points from Marko Killigsworth. Gal Makel added 17 points and 7 assists while Dagan Yavzuri had 16.