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Hapoel Jerusalem are pleased with the dramatic 85:87 last night (Thursday) away against Hapoel Holon, which almost finally guaranteed them first place at the end of the regular season before the top house.
However, the club does not go out of proportion and says that although it is a victory over a strong top team on a difficult field, it is just one more victory on the way.
Maybe Jerusalem is trying to calm down and not get carried away, but the intriguing game and especially the way it developed, also caused Maccabi Tel Aviv fans to crowd during the game against Willerbaan around the screens in the press stand in the decisive minutes of the big drama in Holon that ended in Jaylen Adams' dramatic victory basket.
"This is a hall that is difficult to beat," said Yotam Halperin at the end of the game.
"We did not get in full shape, we were sick and injured, and I am proud of the way we played. It is a difficult hall with a warm atmosphere, there was no big game, but the players fought."
"I look less at first place," the coach continued.
"Because our job is to look at the next game. We have six games left until the playoffs and there are no such games. The league is very close and there are good teams fighting. We have to continue the way we played today."
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the game, some of the Holon fans behind the Jerusalem bench confronted the red players, and towards the end, the Holon people also intervened and expressed their anger at the trash talk, claiming indecent gestures that some Jerusalem players made at the crowd that responded by throwing objects.
Halperin.
Not out of proportion, Photo: Oded Karni
"When we arrive in Holon we know the atmosphere and know that such things can happen," Halperin said.
"Our job is to concentrate on the game and not look at what's going on behind our backs."
Even before the game, the club mentioned that in the Champions League games, a few lines are closed behind the rival team's bench and expressed wonder why this does not happen in the league games, probably in charged games.
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Nigerian chin John Agbono got only 4 minutes because he felt bad.
The player did not feel well even before the game and the professional team decided to limit his playing minutes after consulting the medical team.
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