Hapoel Tel Aviv - Real Madrid

In the first quarter-final game, Elijah played only 10 minutes and after getting injured on the court, did not return. In the second game, he played his allotted minutes and scored 11 points, missing several shots. Right now, Real is proving their strength in the series. Hapoel will now play at their home court. I believe Hapoel should present a more serious challenge and that will require a better performance from their leader. During the regular season, Elijah had an average of over 15 points and took the 3rd place in the MVP regular season awards.

Real performs significantly worse when away compared to at home, and playing in an unfamiliar small arena without spectators, I don't think I will feel very comfortable. Hapoel is a talented team and there is definitely not a huge gap between these two teams, so I am choosing Hapoel Peru.

There is no place to back down for Hapoel and they will need a lot from their leader today. He should play a lot of time, and since the team looked tragic in the first two games, he should also take the game on himself. It was clear in the second game that everyone was standing and watching, waiting for Bryant to create something, instead of taking the game into their own hands. A smart player, I believe, understands that today everything will depend on his points and I am expecting a calm game from him.

Good pace in the series, the first ended with 168 points, the second with 177 with an even better pace and Hapoel with less than 40 percent accuracy from the game. Hapoel has been a very good offensive team throughout the season and their roster is specifically built for offense. Tavares is out, so there may also be a possibility of playing a position-based game from Real with mobile forwards. Maintaining the same pace as in the first two games, everything revolves around percentages here.

Good tempo in the series, the first ended with 168 points, the second with 177 with an even better tempo and Hapoel's shooting percentage from the game is below 40 percent. Hapoel has been a very good offensive team throughout the season and their roster is specifically focused on offense. Tavares is OUT, so there could also be a possibility of under in the positional basketball from Real with mobile tall players. Maintaining the same tempo as in the first two games, everything revolves around percentages. Real is not particularly strong on the road, Hapoel could hang on here, realistically it's a 50/50 game for the unders, so it's worth trying with a 2.00 coefficient.

The line goes down towards the Jews. They don't seem hopeless, full of quality and it's easier to play without Tyrese. The guests are weaker, so there's no need to look at the home results like at a performance indicator. Itoudis should cry for more favorable calls. Euroleague probably wants some more intrigue, and here it is probably the most realistic to create.

Despite the bad shape of the team, this season I will try Real Peru here. The series has a significantly better team, even without Tavares dominating. Of course, they did it in front of their fans, but the situation is such that Hapoel seems completely destroyed. Plenty of talent, but a team that has been playing poorly since the second half of last season. The defense is not configured at all and I think with a 0-2 deficit, one or two Real strikes will be enough to destroy Hapoel, especially since the game is not even being played at home, but on a neutral court and the odds are good for Real.