Second loss of the season to Maccabi Tel Aviv: 70:79 to Gilboa / Galil | Israel Today

Disappointment in the league for the Yellows, who appeared without Omri Caspi and Scotty Wilbkin, and lost Othello Hunter who was sent off during the game • Hapoel Jerusalem easily defeated Maccabi Haifa 75:94 in Romema

• Maccabi Tel Aviv players are disappointed at the end

  Photography: 

  Alan Shiver

A surprise in honor of Shabbat.

Hapoel Gilboa / Galil got quite a few victories in Yad Eliyahu in recent years and today another one when he beat out 70:79 for Maccabi Tel Aviv. It was the second league loss yellows league also lost during the game the Aot'lo Hunter excluded. 

Gilboa did it when she was missing Nathaniel Artzi, Maccabi without Omri Caspi and without Scotty Wilbkin, Tyler Dorsey and Angelo Caluiaro who were left out of the squad.

Although Avishai Gordon lost his first game in the league as the team's coach, today he achieved a beauty of a debut victory.

Gilboa recovered from the surprising home loss to Maccabi Haifa from the bottom a few days ago.

The match was held today because the Euroleague match against Anadolu Zero that was supposed to take place yesterday was postponed.

Gilboa won this game in defense when it managed to hold Maccabi on only 70 points in the first quarter and in the fourth quarter Gilboa held the Yellows on 14 points or more. 

Maccabi scored the first three just towards the end of the quarter and finished with 4 at 23 percent.

Gilboa, on the other hand, had 11 percent, 44 percent.

Gilboa led throughout the game except for a few minutes at the end of the third quarter.

It happened thanks to a patient and patient team game that highlighted Kenny Blackshire who scored 22 points. 

Early in the fourth quarter, Othello Hunter was sent off for saying things to the referees.

This gave another boost to Gilboa, who dominated until the end on the way to the great victory.

In Maccabi it was only Ante Zizic with 23 points.

Now Maccabi has a derby against Hapoel Tel Aviv on Sunday. 

The second game played today was completely different and the favorite won easily when Hapoel Jerusalem defeated Maccabi Haifa 75:94 in Romema.

It was an edge game between Jerusalem at the top and Haifa deep at the bottom.

Jerusalem managed to get out of the big blow it received this week when it was eliminated from the FIBA ​​Champions Cup.

It was coach Donis Adomitis' first league game and his first team victory.

To date he has lost two games: in the Balkan League and in the Champions Cup.

Haifa failed to maintain continuity for the surprising victory at Gilboa.

Kalin Lucas, who arrived from Nahariya, made his debut for Haifa.

Lucas and Michael Kobins were Haifa's leading scorers with 16 points.

Jerusalem can be very pleased with the game of Malcolm Hill that has disappointed so far but today made an excellent game with 23 points and 8 rebounds.

Suleiman Braimo added 17.

Jerusalem showed superiority from the start and led in the half 33:48.

During the third quarter she had already climbed to a 42:66 advantage.

Haifa went back and down to minus 10, but it didn't really stress Jerusalem.