Maccabi Tel Aviv flips the script with Winner Cup derby triumph over Hapoel

Maccabi Tel Aviv pulled off a stunning 86-75 comeback victory over Hapoel Tel Aviv to capture the Winner Cup and claim the first piece of silverware of the season.Trailing by as many as 23 points, the yellow-and-blue flipped the script in spectacular fashion, riding monster second-half performances from Jimmy Clark, Daniel Theis and Keaton Wallace to stun the Reds.Clark was the driving force behind the comeback, finishing with a game-high 24 points and earning MVP honors. Theis and Wallace added 16 points apiece, while Eugene German paced Hapoel with 26 points in a losing effort.Maccabi got off to the better start, with Jaylen Hoard and Clark providing the early offense as Oded Katash's squad took a 26-17 lead after the opening quarter. Hapoel responded in the second, however, as Khadeen Carrington found his range and German caught fire from beyond the arc, drilling five three-pointers in the period to send Dimitrios Itoudis's team into halftime with a 44-36 advantage.The Reds carried that momentum into the second half and appeared to have the game firmly in hand. German continued to score, Tai Odiase added points inside, and Hapoel's defense completely shut down Maccabi, holding the yellow-and-blue scoreless for the first seven minutes of the third quarter. The lead ballooned to 59-36, leaving Maccabi staring at a seemingly insurmountable 23-point deficit.But the…