After a wonderful start to the season, during which it recorded four consecutive victories in the league and in Europe, Hapoel Tel Aviv last night (Wednesday) recorded its second loss in a row, after succumbing 89:77 to Turk Telecom in the third round of the Eurocup, in a game that was completely under the control of the host, with the margin even climbing to 25 at its peak.
"I want to congratulate Turk Telecom for the victory. They were the better team in the game. We started the game well from our side, but after 4-5 minutes we let our intensity level drop and we were not aggressive enough. Turk Telecom took advantage of this to escape to a double digit gap Stable," noted Hapoel Tel Aviv coach Danny Franco at the end.
The club was happy to welcome back to the rotation Jacoben Brown, who missed the Tel Aviv derby due to an ankle sprain, but the American guard looked a little pensive and finished a weak game personally with 2 points, 5 turnovers and one shot from the field in 27 minutes.
"We will have to learn to play and win even in Brown's absence. It is understood that he is our barometer, but we must look better when he is not at his best," said the club.
Ginat tries to stop a Turkish opponent, this evening, photo: from Twitter
The team marked the second quarter, in which they lost 31:19 and from there the deterioration began, as learning material for the rest.
"We were naive in some moves, we allowed them to open a big gap that was too difficult for us to come back from and it decided the game for them," Franco added.
Despite the loss, the Reds were encouraged by the character and fight shown by the players, even though it was clear to everyone that the game was over.
"I'm proud of the players who tried to fight hard to reduce the difference in the second half, for us there are many things that we will have to take from this game for the future so that we can progress from game to game," Danny Franco concluded.
The club left disappointed with the game, but liked to see the game of Tomer Ginat and Esvier Manford, who led the Reds scorers with 20 points and 7 rebounds for the Israeli, along with 16 points and 6 assists for the American guard.
Today the team will return to Israel and will immediately begin preparations for their upcoming league game, against the newcomer - Kiryat Ata City on Tuesday night, hoping to cut off the losses before it becomes the first crisis in the team.
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