Hapoel Jerusalem's gallop continues.
The team from the capital tonight (Saturday) defeated Ness Ziona 56:78 away and maintained its place at the top of the table with a balance of 8 wins versus 2 losses.
Just less than two months ago the Reds were in a big crisis and their season looked lost.
Since then Yotam Halperin has lifted the team off the boards and now it looks unstoppable.
The victory in the heart of the colony - the field where Maccabi Tel Aviv lost only two weeks ago - was the fourth in a row in the league and the sixth in the last seven games.
Jerusalem has an almost unlimited offensive talent relative to our league, especially with a talented scorer like Jaylen Adams, but Suleiman Braimo has added something new to it - defensive toughness. In the four games since his return no opponent has come close to 80 points, three of which have also not reached 70.
Until a week ago Ness Ziona was the hot thing of the league with five straight wins. Within five days she had snatched two defeats and her problem is mostly offensive (very low percentage off the arc. Dianta Garrett must get back on his own for the team to get back on the winning track).
Braimo. Jerusalem has made a big profit, Photo: Liron Moldovan,
Kilpatrick, Photo: Liron Moldovan,
Hapoel Jerusalem. Continues to mature, Photo: Liron Moldovan,
Obasohan, Photo: Liron Moldovan,
Yotam Halperin. Made a change in the capital, Photo: Liron Moldovan,
Bartley, Photo: Liron Moldoven,
OK. Led the Ness Ziona scoring with 14 points, Photo: Liron Moldovan,
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