Hapoel Tel Aviv • Hapoel Jerusalem won in Eilat 84:99, just before the opening of the Champions League quarter-final series against Frishtry • Maccabi Rashab beat Urban Nahariya 63:76, Jarl McNeill was pushed away
Shochman is frustrated, tonight
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Liron Moldovan
Hapoel Tel Aviv - Urban Ness Ziona 95:90
In Greece playing defense, that's how we've been taught for years. Our league currently has three Greek coaches, but only one - Janis Safropoulos - kneels and struggles on defense. For the other two, not exactly.
The first is Hapoel Holon's Stefanos Dadas, who caught 115 points from Hapoel Jerusalem last Friday. The second, Janis Castrittis, suffered 95:90 tonight from Ness Ziona Towns and the players aren't exactly on the defensive side either.
By then, we already realized that not all Greek is Sparopoulos, but while Dadas is holding on to a good balance of victories, Castritis is already counting two consecutive losses, both at home, and if it had not taken Hapoel Jerusalem less than 48 hours after an important game in Europe, it would probably still be undefeated. On Israeli soil.
Jordan Hamilton (25 points) and Latvius Williams (18) led the list, and Sc Henry made little in the debut, but that wasn't enough. Mark Lyons, who did not sign up and was probably on his way out of the club, did not reach the Shlomo Group Hall and did not provide explanations.
On the other hand, a lot of pressure is released in Ness Ziona with the first league victory after over a month and a half. Jeff Whitey looked active with 19 points, 15 rebounds and no fewer than 7 blocks, as the numbers he showed before the injury made him an attractive player. JP Tokoto was also excellent, and even the Albert era that came up in the last quarter was excellent and helped the Oranges maintain the important advantage.
Other teams in the orange team are coming from the direction of Lior Carrera, who is expected to return to the field next cycle after a four-month absence due to injury. Tal Dan who did not play should also be at the disposal of Nadav Zilberstein.
Hapoel Eilat - Hapoel Jerusalem 84:99
Emanuel Terry, who signed Hapoel Jerusalem this morning, did not participate in the Jerusalem victory in Eilat 84:99, and Ketch's team started the month excellently and look very prepared for the next two tasks: Eighth Champions League Final against Prishtri, which begins on Wednesday in Arena and plays against Maccabi Tel Aviv on Sunday, which will also be held at her home.
It was Jerusalem's second victory in 48 hours, with an excellent first quarter (14:28) with six threes made the visit to Eilat easy. In the third quarter it was already 27 difference, and only then did Jerusalem allow itself to drop a foot off the gas. After two games of over 100 points and 16 threes in each, tonight she was "satisfied" with 99 points and 12 threes, with Jacob Brown resting. Eilat (without the injured father of Shimol), after three wins, including one on TA Maccabi, made a backlash when Ribonte Rice left and John Jenkins arrived. The changes, however, did not work, although the new Zohar led its 18 Points.
Maccabi Rishon Lezion - Urban Nahariya 63:76
In the first round it was a game of 232 points and three extensions, in the urban end Nahariya defeated Maccabi Rishon LeZion. Nahariya after the rise in the Cup, is already counting a second consecutive loss.
Rasht led by a comfortable lead around 10 points three-quarters. In the final quarter Nahariya came close to 4-point difference, but Guy Goodes's team knew how to finish it properly. Dianello Harrison in the Rishon premier finished as a standout scorer with 17 points. In the middle of the last quarter, Jarl McNeill was knocked out because of two technical fouls and was furious, kicking a chair on the way to the locker room.
