Even the national team break did not stop the positive momentum and the winning streak of Hapoel Jerusalem in all competitions, which increased yesterday (Saturday) to five, after the group from the capital prevailed at Hafis Arena 70:89 over Hapoel Galil Alyon, thanks to a great display by Speedy Smith, who recorded his best game most in the group.
"Upper Galilee is a very tough team and I don't know how, but they managed to get back into the game time after time, but in the end we achieved the victory and that is the most important thing. We had many good moments in the game, but we also had many moments that we will have to learn from and fix," he noted at the end The coach of the team is Aleksandar Dzikic.
Dzikic.
Satisfied, photo: Alan Shiver
The club expressed satisfaction with the performance of Smith, who after a hesitant start to the season seems to have started to get into a rhythm before the break and against the northern group produced a statistical line of 19 points, 12 assists and 7 rebounds.
"Speedy played great, this is without a doubt one of his best games of the season. He plays great on both sides of the court, helps his teammates get into a rhythm and manages our game. He needed this kind of game in my opinion," shared Džikić at the end.
"After the break we all came back very focused and this is reflected in training and now in the game. We played together as a team and achieved a significant victory as a team and I am very satisfied with that. It took us a while to get to this point but this is how we want to look from now on. We are in Hapoel Jerusalem and the expectations will always be high from us." .
In the club we marked the change in the style of play which made the team increase the pace and get easy points.
"Speedy ran the team great, the shots flowed, it opened everything up. We attacked the paint, we were in good positions for rebounds," the club noted.
Smith.
"Ran the team great", photo: Alan Shiver
Zach Hankins, who recorded a wonderful game with a double-double of 10 points and 13 rebounds, shared his feelings at the end: "We had a somewhat difficult start to the season, but now I feel that we are starting to connect. It took us a while to understand the coach's method and get to know each other, but now We feel great."
After the victory, the Jerusalemites will have a few days of rest and preparation for the next league game, when on Sunday in a week they will be hosted at the Menorah Mittehim Hall for an intriguing game against Maccabi Tel Aviv.
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