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For the first time in its history: Holon qualified for the second stage of the Champions League Israel today

2021-01-20T20:10:44.434Z


Dadas' team defeated Shula 71:89 and finished the early house in first place • Maxim de Zhao was great with 21 points | Israeli basketball


Dadas' team defeated Shula 71:89 and finished home early in first place • Maxim de Zhao was great with 21 points, CJ Harris added 16 and 7 assists

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    Holon is moving for the first time

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    Champions League - The Official Website

It's finally happening.

For the first time since it started playing in the Champions League in 2017/18, Hapoel Holon advanced to the next stage tonight (Wednesday).

Stefanos Dadas' team did it in style, after an away win over Shula 71:89, which states that it finishes the early house in first place when it is ahead of AEK Athens, which also qualified.

For weeks, the purple team has been in great shape and its only loss was in the Winner's Cup final for Maccabi Tel Aviv. Holon is in an excellent position in the four factories in which it participates, when apart from the Champions League, it is strong in matters in the league, cup and Balkan league.

This is Holon's fourth season at the factory.

In the last two seasons she has reached a decisive final game on promotion from the home stage and has failed.

Not this time.

Things were in Holon's hands and this time she did not let it escape.

It was a demonstration of the superiority of the purple.

Starting at the end of the second quarter and continuing into the excellent third quarter, Holon actually decided the game.

In the third quarter, Holon scored 29 points, including 7 threes - its big weapon.

Isaiah Miles scored only 16 points in this quarter, including 4 three-pointers, and Holon finished it with a confidence margin of 15 points (55:70).

Belgian center Maxim de Zhao is the man who changed the Holon season.

There is nothing like such a crucial game to prove it again.

Already in his first half he scored 14 points (a total of 21) but for him it's really not just the points.

It is a contribution in every aspect and above all - game wisdom.

The difference between the teams was clear, thanks to the excellent data provided by Holon: 70 percent for 2, 12 threes for 44 percent and 21 assists.

In the next stage, the 16 immigrants will be divided by lottery into four houses.

Two teams from each house will advance to the Final 8. Next week (then the final round will be held in four more houses) Hapoel Jerusalem will be hosted by Limoges, and at the end of the game it will know if it also qualifies for a stage.

The teams that have already emerged besides Holon and AAK are:

Tenerife, Sassari, Zaragoza, Strasbourg, Bamberg, Turk Telecom Ankara, San Pablo Burgos, Brindisi, Topash Stock Exchange, Nymburk, Nizhny Novgorod.

Source: israelhayom

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