By Eurohoops team/ [email protected]
Maccabi Tel Aviv suffered a narrow 86-84 defeat to Hapoel Herzliya in its first preseason training game, despite a strong individual performance from Keaton Wallace, who led the Yellow-and-Blue with 20 points.
The closed-door game was played at the multi-purpose sports center in Hadar Yosef and was not open to fans or the media.
Maccabi started the game strongly and controlled the opening stages. At the end of the first quarter, the Tel Aviv side led 23-17, with Wallace already making his presence felt by scoring 10 points.
The visitors maintained their advantag
