Hapoel Tel Aviv marked in the diary the home game against Rami Hadar's Gilboa/Galil, the evening before the national team break, as a future mine and knew what it was talking about.
The Reds didn't shine but came away with an 81:86 victory that left their record perfect even after four games.
"It was a chronicle of such a well-known game, after a tight schedule and before the national team's break. We have strangers going home to see family, these games, which take place just before a break, are difficult to keep focused on. It was not the prettiest basketball game Le'in, but I'm glad we beat him," noted Hapoel Tel Aviv coach Danny Franco at the end.
The club expressed satisfaction with the ability shown by the players in the first half, when they safely led with a double-digit lead.
"In the first half we did a good job defensively, also in closing for the rebound, we were aggressive, this left Gilboa with 29 points," Franco added.
Brown, yesterday.
Again he provided the goods, photo: Oded Karni
Jacoben Brown, who suffered pain in his knees throughout the week that even prevented him from training, but that didn't stop him from finishing the game as the Reds' leading scorer with 21 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds, shared his feelings after the game.
"We knew it would be a hard, long and not always beautiful battle to watch, but I'm glad we won. Personally, I felt fine, my medical tests came back normal and everything is fine. Face forward."
"Jacoben has his own rules. I didn't sleep well at night because he didn't finish the final training session. I had to take a bet before seven in the evening who I would register," said Franco, "because I knew how these games were before the break, I decided that I would register him and whatever So be it. There was concern that he had a recurring injury from the injury that disabled him last season, that was removed, it released some pressure from him. We will still have to win games without him," the coach added.
Now, as mentioned, the Reds have gone on national team break and will return to the fields only in about two weeks, when they will be hosted at the Menorah Mitvahim Hall for an intriguing derby against Maccabi Tel Aviv as part of the sixth round of the Winner League.
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