Hapoel Jerusalem returned to the winning track tonight (Saturday) when they defeated Hapoel Haifa 77:89 in the arena and went up to a 2: 5 balance before the national team break.
Yotam Halperin's team continued the mediocre ability from the loss to Bnei Herzliya, but the transcendence of Martin Obasohan (28 points) and Jaylen Adams (20) prevented it from losing its first home loss of the season in the league.
Kadim Allen (24), Scotty James (16) and James Thompson (14) stood out among the Reds who continued the trend of improvement from the victory over Rishon LeZion last week, but received almost nothing from the Israeli players, especially not from Amit Simhon who excelled in that victory. .
This is Hapoel Jerusalem's first victory over Hapoel Haifa since January 1995 (in most years Haifa played in the lower leagues) and a small account closure after the crushing and surprising 0: 3 last season.
To beat better teams, especially the two critical games left in the Champions League, Hapoel Jerusalem will have to strengthen quickly, especially in the front line - Anthony Maker did not play again, Anthony Bennett got 11 minutes and took only 3 rebounds.