The change of coaches effect did its thing and Hapoel Jerusalem tonight (Sunday) defeated Hapoel Holon 84: 104 impressively in the first game after the dismissal of Oren Amiel this weekend.
The team in red exploded after a difficult week in which they were defeated at Menora Mivtachim Hall, lost to Stal Ostrov in a critical game in Europe and had to say goodbye to their coach.
Yotam Halperin.
Led Jerusalem to victory, Photo: Danny Maron,
Amit Gershon and Anthony Bennett were great in the first half, Jaylen Adams exploded in the second half when Holon tried to come back, but above all was Retin Obasohan with 30 points (4 from 4 to 3) and 8 assists.
The Belgian guard, who was Amiel's first acquisition, showed that he is here to excel and carry the team even after the dismissal of the coach who brought him.
On the other hand, Holon is in retreat in recent games.
In the previous two rounds she managed to win, but this time in the face of the enthusiasm of the Jerusalemites and the desire of the players to prove to everyone that they can, she just did not show up.
Mauricio Buscalia's team that boasts a fine defensive game, snatched almost every attack and failed to stop the opponent.
Joe Ragland's 20 points didn't help either.
Retin Obasohan.
Belgian explosion, Photo: Danny Maron,
Hapoel Jerusalem - Hapoel Holon, tonight, Photo: Danny Maron,
Hapoel Jerusalem - Hapoel Holon, tonight, Photo: Danny Maron,
Hapoel Jerusalem - Hapoel Holon, tonight, Photo: Danny Maron,
Hapoel Jerusalem - Hapoel Holon, tonight, Photo: Danny Maron,
Hapoel Jerusalem - Hapoel Holon, tonight, Photo: Danny Maron,
In another game that took place tonight, Gilboa / Galil came back to win with 86:94 over Hapoel Eilat in the derby of the European Cup representation of the Premier League.
This is the second victory in the last three games, with a dramatic loss between them in Holon.
Compared to the Reds from the North, the southernmost team in the league - a playoff semifinal last season - suffers a third straight loss and opens a season with one win in 4 games.
The name of the game was balance.
Gilboa had a lot of tools: London Frantes in good concentration (9 assists), Brisker in shooting, diverse forward Roni Harl and two inside players Sasha Kylia-Jones and Derek Cook in an efficiency demonstration in his debut.
Eilat stood out mainly with the inside players (Romulo Witt scored 20 points in the first half) and too few outside players, despite a good performance by Roi Hoover.
Gilboa / Galil finishes an evening of 9 threes with 45 percent, compared to Eilat's 5, which urgently needs another foreign guard.
