Hapoel Tel Aviv succeeded last night (Saturday) in another test in the league when they beat Kiryat Ata 84:96 away, breaking a streak of two losses in all competitions and going 0:3 in the local competition.
The visitors led throughout all phases of the game thanks to a wonderful game by Jacob Brown, who led the list of Tel Aviv scorers with 23 points and 9 assists.
At the club, we pre-marked the northern away game after the journey back from Turkey as a minefield and made sure to prepare the players in the best possible way, while repeating the mantra that the first game between the two teams in the Winner Cup about a month ago, when the Reds won easily 69:107, does not reflect the true balance of power.
"It is possible that the first game was on the players' minds and that is natural, but that game is not representative. They played then with three foreigners and without Michael Brisker, and we were with five foreigners," noted Hapoel Tel Aviv coach Danny Franco at the end.
"We executed our game plan well in the opening. We had too many turnovers tonight which hurt us a bit but we stuck to the game plan and it worked for us. We had a long way back from Turkey after the Eurocup game and it affected us, our bodies and our preparation. We stayed Focused and we achieved the victory, it's a more mental than professional victory for him," said Horton Card at the end.
Hapoel fans.
Come back to your smile, photo: Maor Alxalsi
The club praised the team's faceoff game, which gave them 72 points, with center Chris Horton receiving the most praise, who recorded one of his best games in Israel with 20 points and 4 rebounds.
"Chris is gaining confidence from week to week. He looks better and understands what he means to the team," noted Franco.
"I felt great and I realized that some of my teammates were still tired after the two games this week so I took it upon myself to give the extra energy and effort today. We played the right way and it helped win the game," Horton noted at the end.
Jacoben Brown who came back from an ankle injury looked great and contributed 23 points and 9 assists and was praised.
"Brown came after a week of not playing due to injury and he wanted to return to play. We had a good conversation and understood the importance of the game and the victory," Franco said.
Brown.
Back to business, photo: Maor Alxalsi
Now the Reds will return to prepare for the European framework when on Wednesday the Italian Taranto will arrive for an intriguing meeting as part of the fourth round of the Eurocup.
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