Hapoel Jerusalem - Hapoel Gilboa / Galil 68:80.
Hapoel Jerusalem has maintained a perfect balance of two wins in two games since the appointment of Yotam Halperin as coach in place of Oren Amiel.
After the show against Hapoel Holon last week, this time things went harder for the Reds.
The young team from the north remained close for three quarters and put a little pressure on the arena residents.
In the last quarter came the turning point - Sean Kilpatrick (26 points) and Retin Obasohan sniped in front of the opponent's helpless defense, and on the other side the balls did not enter the visitors and the difference kept tapping until the final whistle.
With all due respect to the victory that left the Jerusalemites in the top three in the league, their moment of truth will come on Wednesday against Stal Ostrov in the Champions League where a loss will almost completely eliminate their chances of qualifying for the next stage.
Gilboa, on the other hand, will play an unimportant away game in the European Cup against the Spanish Zaragoza.
Hapoel Eilat - Hapoel Haifa 67:79.
Two stressed teams with a single league victory played in Begin Hall in Eilat, and at the end of the evening Hapoel Haifa was left with its problems.
Eilat came into the game in bad shape after three consecutive league losses and a home loss last week to the Bulgarian Rilski after already leading by 22 points.
This victory stops the retreat.
Now, she is waiting for two reinforcement players Christian Doolittle and Alex Hamilton.
A significant X Factor for the winner was the inside player Miron Roina, with a personal record of 9 points plus 8 rebounds and 2 blocks with Eilat winning by a rebound 30:46.
Haifa, which scored only 38 percent of the field, has quite a few problems.
With two key players of such ability as Gregory Vargas (only 2 assists) and Amit Simhon (1 of 8 from the field and 7 turnovers) she could not win even when Eilat provided a mediocre offensive evening.
Meanwhile, "Israel Today" has learned that the southern team is a candidate to add guard Idan Alber, who, as we published, is expected to leave Hapoel Holon.
Hapoel Jerusalem - Hapoel Gilboa / Galil, tonight, Photo: Liron Moldovan,
Hapoel Jerusalem - Hapoel Gilboa / Galil, tonight, Photo: Liron Moldovan,
Hapoel Jerusalem - Hapoel Gilboa / Galil, tonight, Photo: Liron Moldovan,
Hapoel Jerusalem - Hapoel Gilboa / Galil, tonight, Photo: Liron Moldovan,
Hapoel Jerusalem - Hapoel Gilboa / Galil, tonight, Photo: Liron Moldovan,
Hapoel Jerusalem - Hapoel Gilboa / Galil, tonight, Photo: Liron Moldovan,
Hapoel Jerusalem - Hapoel Gilboa / Galil, tonight, Photo: Liron Moldovan,
