Hapoel Jerusalem continued last night (Monday) its series of preparatory games for the season when it met in the semi-finals of the annual Eilat tournament the renewed Hapoel Beer Sheva/Dimona of Lior Liubin, and beat them with a score of 74:86, which advanced the Reds to the finals of the tournament, where they will meet Hapoel Tel Aviv tomorrow .
Aleksandar Džikić's apprentices started the game with a storm and ended the ten minutes with a promising double-digit lead of 16 points, which actually decided the match at an early stage.
"We feel that we are improving from game to game," noted the team's forward Oz Blazer at the end.
The Reds liked to see the cooperation and teamwork shown by the players, which was manifested in 19 assists and four players who scored in double figures, led by Kadin Carrington who stood out with 20 points and good percentages from the field in only 19 minutes of play.
"We still have a lot of work to do on our chemistry but I think we are in a great direction. We enjoy playing together and being together on the field, hopefully we will continue to progress from game to game," added Blazer, who contributed 14 points and 8 balls of his own.
Chomsky and Dzikich.
In the meantime, satisfied, photo: Hapoel Jerusalem
In the Red Club, they are waiting for the integration of the team's new pair of European forwards, Marks Meiris and Sim-Sander Vena, who were not involved in last night's game.
The Estonian forward did indeed join Eilat with his new friends, but he has not yet trained with the team on a regular basis, so it was decided not to share him in the squad.
The Latvian suffered a slight injury to his rib, remembered from the previous practice match, so it was decided not to participate in the match.
"They will give us more strength for the team," the club concluded.
The Jerusalemites don't have much time to prepare for the next practice match, as tomorrow Danny Franco's renewed Hapoel Tel Aviv is waiting for them for a spicy and intriguing match in the final of the Eilat tournament, just a few days before the opening of the Winner Cup tournament.
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