After two consecutive losses, Hapoel Tel Aviv returned to the winning track last night (Saturday) when it easily beat Hapoel Galil Alion 80:108, as part of the seventh round in the Winner League and improved its record to 1:5, thanks to a fine offensive game with seven double-digit scorers.
The differences in levels were noticeable and felt from the opening minutes.
Danny Franco's apprentices presented fluent and attractive basketball, maintained a perfect home record and set season records in points, index, rebounds, three-pointers and assists, with Idan Zalmanson and Jordan McRae leading the scoring list with 20 points each.
"There was a combination of our good ability and the fact that Galil was having a bad day for them. We came to the game with good energy, I saw desire from the players, we reached 33 assists, which is a nice improvement. For us, we felt that compared to a game against Gran Canaria, suddenly the opponent was less intense and in a way it helped us to get into this game," Danny Franco noted at the end.
Along with the victory, the Reds were given the opportunity to share loads in the midst of a tight schedule, when the big difference allowed the Reds coach to use each of the 12 players on the roster, when Jacob Brown, who was ill, asked to play at the end and was also given eight minutes of play.
"On the morning of the game, we realized that Jacoben was very sick, so for us it was a good training session to run the team even without him playing. I wanted us to play a little without him and that was a good option. He asked me to play the whole game and said he would be careful, so we gave him a few minutes to play as well." Franco said.
Idan Zalmanson, who led the list of scorers for the Reds with 20 points and 6 rebounds, shared his feelings at the end: "I felt great, it was very important for me to come up with energy on the defensive side and rebounding. I thought about taking the shots and playing the game correctly and I'm glad it worked for me. We shared the ball great and had fun on the field, there is a deep team here and every time there will be a different player who will stand out."
The club expressed satisfaction with the debut of the shiny acquisition Chinano Onuaku, who looked wonderful and produced 16 points and 7 rebounds that helped his team register another home victory.
"We know what he can give, he hasn't fully integrated yet and I really hope he can help us win the next game in the Eurocup which is very important for us. We will have to integrate him gradually, we will have to make adjustments for him and he will have to make adjustments for us. It will only work if We will not change the style of play for him," Franco added.
Now the Reds will begin preparations for the European framework when in two days they will host the Montenegrin Bodochenost in the Shlomo Group Hall as part of the sixth round of the Eurocup.
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