Keenan Evans stitched a three-pointer, 3.1 seconds to the buzzer and arranged for the newcomer a place of honor in the quarter-finals of the Winner's Cup • The hosts, who managed to lose a significant advantage, can feel disappointed
Hapoel Haifa celebrates with Keenan Evans, tonight at the Conch
Photo:
Liron Moldovan
The few who were present tonight (Wednesday) in the stands of the Conch Hall and saw the joy of the Hapoel Haifa team at the end of the 76:78 over Hapoel Beer Sheva could have thought that this was a playoff game and not the eighth final of the Winner's Cup.
This is what a happy beginner looks like.
The newcomer lagged behind in most stages of the game, but Keenan Evans' transcendence in the last minutes, including a big victory three 3.1 seconds before the end, arranged for the team from Carmel to meet Maccabi Tel Aviv in the next stage.
Hapoel Haifa celebrates with Evans, tonight at the Conch // Photo: Liron Moldovan
Many times there are question marks about the suitability of players coming up from the national team, so Rakim Buckles answered with 18 points, a little more than his average last season in the second division.
Another player who looks good is Karem Mashur who scored 17 of his own.
On the other hand, Be'er Sheva can feel disappointed after dropping a promising advantage in the last minutes and will surely make you think whether it should add talent to the back line.
The defense will work this year as Rami Hadar likes, but in the end the ball should be put in the ring.
To her credit it must be said that Eric Griffin, on paper the most talented player on the team, did not play.
Captain Spencer Weiss excelled with 20.
