Turkish Basketball Showdown: Besiktas and Elitzur Maccabi Netanya Face Off in a Crucial League Encounter with Playoff Implications at Stake

Besiktas has announced the departure of their Serbian center, Milisic, who was a key player, averaging 11.8 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. He has subsequently signed with Fenerbahce. Elitzur Maccabi Netanya had a significant victory in their last game against a team without foreign players. Besiktas, recently eliminated from the EuroCup Women, can now focus solely on their league performance. In their previous Turkish Super League match, they secured a 26-point win against Canakkale, with ten players scoring and key foreign players seeing limited minutes. Whitcomb led the team with 18 points. Hapoel Jerusalem suffered a heavy defeat in their last game, losing at home to Galatasaray 58-90. Their field goal and three-point percentages were both around 30%, and their two key foreign players, Kiana Williams and Dantas, combined for only 20 points. This upcoming match is a crucial positioning game, with Besiktas and Elitzur Maccabi Netanya separated by only half a win, although Besiktas has played one game less. Therefore, the outcome of this match is of high importance for both teams. The Over/Under is set at 163.5.