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Last update - 22:47 02/05/2008 Maccabi rallies from 18-point deficit, beating Siena to reach Euro final By The Associated Press Tags: Basketball, Siena  Maccabi Tel Aviv overcame an 18-point, second-quarter deficit to beat Montepaschi Siena 92-85 Friday and advance into the Euroleague basketball final. The Italian side dominated the first half and led 45-33 at intermission. But Maccabi rallied in the second half behind substitutes Alex Garcia, who scored 19, and Derrick Sharp, who had 17. Will Bynum and Terence Morris each had 13 points while David Blumenthal had 11. Advertisement Maccabi next will face either Russia's CSKA Moscow or on Spain's Tau Vitora, who played in Friday's second semifinal later in the day. Terrell McIntyre led Siena with 26, and Ksistof Lavrovic added 17. Siena will face the loser between Tau Vitora and CSKA in the third place game Sunday. Siena, coming off a 31-3 record in the Italian league, led 8-0 within three minutes, 20-8 after 10 minutes, and eventually 31-14. The introduction of Sharp improved Maccabi fortunes, immediately sinking a three-point shot, and getting another from Morris that cut the gap to 10. Maccabi, which has lost three of four games in the Israeli league since qualifying for the Euro Final Four, went on a 13-0 run at the end of the third quarter and into the start of the fourth, capped by a three-pointer by Bynum that gave Maccabi its first lead 67-64. On Thursday, Maccabi Tel Aviv coach Zvika Sherf said of the upcoming game that, "next week, we are celebrating 60 years of independence in our state, and therefore a lot of people will be watching the game and supporting us." Related articles: Basketball / Maccabi goes for sixth European crown Basketball / Maccabi Tel Aviv at the Garden / In his shoes Bookmark to del.icio.us   Security first Foreign Minister Livni tells the PA to ensure terrorists don't exploit Israel's gestures. Terrorist pride Lebanon-based guerillas Hezbollah say they're proud to appear on the U.S. terrorist list.   1.   Israel is in Asia 22:52  |  European 02/05/08   2.   What is Europe #1 00:57  |  Europestinks 03/05/08   3.   -1 01:21  |  Israeli 03/05/08   4.   @1 European blockhead from UK, Asia does not exist 03:34  |  Mark B. 03/05/08   5.   to #1: Lets think about this... 04:18  |  Adam 03/05/08   6.   #1 04:49  |  theKD 03/05/08   7.   Hey piece of garbage no.1, no one `took over a country` 11:33  |  Steve Randolph 03/05/08   8.   ialla maccabi tel aviv! 21:51  |  Asaf,Israel 03/05/08

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