The smiles and joy on the faces of the Hapoel Tel Aviv fans, staff and players were not hard to miss last night (Wednesday) after the impressive 63:93 home victory over the Italian Trento in the fourth round of the Eurocup, in a game that was under Red control throughout and elevated the Tel Avivians to the top of Group B with A balance of 1:3 at the factory.
"We felt very good on the field. After our last game in the Eurocup, which we lost, we wanted to come here, play well and win. I have great chemistry with my teammates, they all support me and give me confidence and I'm happy that it's paying off," Jaylen Hurd shared at the end, who led The list of Reds scorers with 22 points along with 9 rebounds.
Zalmanson entertains the audience, photo: Barney Ardov
Danny Franco's apprentices arrived as favorites to face the rival from the Dolomites who had not yet won the factory this season, but in the absence of Chris Horton, no one imagined that this was how the game would end, which was actually decided already in the middle of the first quarter.
"It's not easy, we make it look that way because we have the tools and abilities in the squad. In each of the positions in the squad we have exceptional depth and talent, everyone can score on a given night. In addition to that we have players who know each other for a while or have played against each other And that helps. We can go as far as possible in this enterprise, I'm very optimistic and believe in us. This is without a doubt the best team I've played for," JP Tokoto shared his feelings at the end.
Hapoel Tel Aviv celebrates at Shlomo Group Hall, photo: Barney Ardov
The team expressed satisfaction with the performance of Jaylen Hurd, who was assigned to the center position due to the lack of Horton and finished as the outstanding player.
"Jaylan is very young, he has a lot to learn and progress, he has a better foundation than anything else with the other players in the team. As a young player who was taken in by a club like Hapoel Tel Aviv, it is not easy. His situation is great for him, and for us, because he Connected fantastically," noted Danny Franco in closing.
The club complimented Tokoto's performance, in Horton's absence he took responsibility and recorded his best game of the season with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 2 steals.
"JP returned to the number 4 position, where he is more comfortable. Throughout the season we will need him in different roles, in different positions. I am sure of what he did today and we will see more of him. This will give him a little more peace to free himself up and do other things on the field that worked less for him Good until today," Franco added.
Danny Franco.
He did not encounter a difficult obstacle, photo: Barney Ardov
Now the Reds are back to deal with the local division and will begin preparations for the league game on Sunday, when they will host Gilboa/Galil at home in the fifth round of the league.
"I just entered the coaches' room and the assistant coach told me that Gilboa's folder is already with me.
We don't have time to look back.
It is very important for everyone to go into the team break with another victory, if we do that, we can't ask for anything better than that," Franco concluded.
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