Hapoel Tel Aviv was a step away last night (Wednesday) from registering an impressive achievement in Spain, but unfortunately suffered a dramatic away loss 85:83 in Gran Canaria from an impressive victory basket of E.
Jay Slaughter three seconds to the end, who reversed the result at the end of the host's 0:10 run at the end.
The host, who on the eve of the round led the factory in average three-pointers per game and in average assists, proved why it is considered one of the best teams in the Eurocup in the first half and took a 17-point lead, but the Reds led by Xavier Manford, Jordan McRae and Jacob Brown managed to turn the game around in the second half and pass the The advantage for the red side is half a minute to go.
Unfortunately for them, Slaughter's winning triple determined the outcome of the game.
"It took us a while to adjust to the Spanish pace in the first half. Gran Canaria had more than 50 points after 20 minutes. In the second half we made a much better defensive effort. A painful loss, but we showed that we can compete, even against a very good team like Gran Canaria. The thing The only thing we can do is look at the positive things of the game and try to fix the small details. Allow rebounds in the attack after free throws, small things in the end made the difference. I'm proud of my guys," noted Hapoel Tel Aviv coach Danny Franco at the end.
Jacob Brown.
His big last quarter didn't help, photo: Gran Canaria
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Jay Slaughter, who is remembered by basketball fans for his great performance against the Israeli national team in the European Championship this summer as a citizen of the Polish national team, recorded a solid game in his own terms, when the red defense lowered his numbers from 16.6 points per game to only 12, but the last 3-pointer that came in was exactly equal to the season average His with 4 for the evening.
By the way, the three-pointers were a significant element in the Spanish victory (16 compared to Hapoel Tel Aviv's 9).
Tomer Ginat who scored 4 points and added 5 rebounds shared his feelings at the end: "I am proud of our performance against one of the best teams in the Spanish league and the Eurocup. The final result is disappointing and we will have to learn from the last few minutes to win games at these levels in the future."
Despite the loss, the club praised the character and fight shown by the players who managed to come back from a deep hole of 17 points, with the help of a significant improvement in the defense that stopped the Spaniards at only 11 points in the last quarter.
"In the second half we did an excellent defensive job and held them to 33 points. In the end it was decided on the little things that, looking back, hurt you and we'll have to learn from that," Franco concluded.
After the match, the Reds will return to Israel and begin preparations for the league match against Hapoel Galil Alyon on Saturday night at the Shlomo Group Hall.
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