The classic was painted red-black.
Hapoel Jerusalem continued its great form from the last few weeks and this evening (Sunday) recorded its biggest victory of the season when it came out of the Menorah Mitvahim Hall with 75:80 over Maccabi Tel Aviv in the seventh round thanks to Kadin Carrington's record game in the second half.
On the eve of the match, Oded Ketch decided not to register our best player - Lorenzo Brown - for the game, and allow him to rest.
The guest from the capital took full advantage of this.
A wonderful shooting night from outside the arc and a record game by Speedy Smith (14 points, 10 assists and 6 rebounds) and Kadin Carrington with 20 points (16 in the second half) led her to a sixth consecutive victory in all formats.
Speedy Smith.
Great, photography: Oded Karni
Befitting a sports rivalry of many years and despite the match between Spain and Germany being held at the same time, the stands of the hall were painted yellow and red, with several flares lit in the stands of the guests.
On the floor, we witnessed a number of spicy meetings, among them the first meeting of Jaylen Adams with the ex from the capital, after he was with her big star last season but did not continue in red and found himself in the yellow of the sworn rival.
The Jerusalem crowd prepared a warm welcome for the American guard who received raucous boos every time he touched the ball, and finished the game with 11 points.
Gaylen Adams.
This time on the yellow side, photo: Oded Karni
On the eve of the match, the two coaches published the full squads for the match and provided several surprises.
Aside from Brown's non-signing, Ketch has rotated the roster extensively and also rested Alex Poythers, Bonzie Colson and Austin Hollins.
In the absence of the dominant coordinator and the engine of the team, the rest of his members had to take command and carry the burden, but with the exception of Jarel Martin, the players in yellow struggled on the offensive side and stopped against the Jerusalem defense.
On the other hand, Smith and Carrington took advantage of this to run the guest to a double-digit lead in the last quarter with the help of wonderful percentages from beyond the arc, all this on the way to a dramatic away victory that sends a message to the entire league - take us into account in the top battles.
Frustrated Panini, photo: Oded Karni
Oded Ketch.
Not an easy loss, photo: Oded Karni
Hankins, photo: Oded Karni
DiBartholomew, photo: Oded Karni
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Came out with a big victory, photo: Oded Karni
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