The roar of joy that was heard in the Kvutzat Shlomo hall after Hapoel Tel Aviv's 62:67 victory over Hapoel Holon could be heard as far as Danny Franco's house in Givatayim.
The Reds came into the game with negative momentum and with a 4: 1 balance that complicated them at the bottom.
Talk of another bad season opener and rumors about the coach's future put pressure on the system.
But the players actually responded well to the situation and from the first quarter came determined in defense, the side of which they have been very weak since the start of the season.
In the first half, Holon preferred to stop at 28 points and still barely led.
In the second half something was also released in the Reds' attack.
Jacoben Brown took command with big moves and also in the Zalmanson era came in some good shots that arranged the precious victory.
In Holon, except for Michael Kaiser, no one showed up.
Young and Manco in the fight, tonight, Photo: Oded Karni
Tokoto on the way to the basket, Photo: Oded Karni
Young surrounded by Holon players, tonight, Photo: Oded Karni
Gray vs. Hapoel Tel Aviv defense, tonight, Photo: Oded Karni
Misgav in a frenzy, tonight at Drive In, Photo: Oded Karni
Brown is looking for a friend, tonight, Photo: Oded Karni
Kaiser, tonight,
Franco is worried, tonight, Photo: Oded Karni