For five years and eight months, Hapoel Tel Aviv did not win at the Toto Hall and today (Friday), the streak was broken when the Reds defeated Hapoel Holon at home with a score of 74:79 as part of the eighth round of the Winner League, thanks to a wonderful game by Jordan McRae who led the scoring list with 21 points .
Danny Franco's men had to play long minutes without Jacob Brown who was not feeling well, and in his absence Jordan McRae and Xavier Manford excelled, returning the Reds to the game after an early deficit en route to an impressive away win against the champion.
As befits a long-standing sporting rivalry between two of the top clubs of Israeli basketball, the atmosphere in the crowded stands was warm many minutes before the opening whistle, when on the field we got an intriguing top battle between the red team in second place and the purple one in fourth place when both are led by two of the best center backs in the league - Jacob Brown vs. Joe Ragland.
The two hottest attacks in the league, who in the previous cycle broke the record for points for a game in the league this season without overtime, started the game hesitantly and had difficulty producing points in the first quarter, but at this point Sean Dawson entered matters, who recorded wonderful minutes in his best game of the season and led the Purples to the lead at halftime.
In the last quarter the trend changed and the Reds took the lead.
The visitors got a record game from Jordan McRae who turned the score around and gave the Reds a dramatic away win.
Eric Green had a chance to win the game but his shot was blocked in the dying seconds.
After the match, the two teams will begin preparations for the various European frameworks, when the champion will host the Polish Warsaw League at the Toto Hall on Tuesday as part of the fifth round in the group stage of the FIBA Champions League, while the Tel Avivians will be hosted in Germany by Hamburg as part of the seventh round in the first stage of the Eurocup.
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It was not enough for victory, photo: Oded Karni
Exciting game in Holon, photo: Oded Karni
Toccato with another excellent game, photo: Oded Karni
The purple crowd on their feet, photo: Oded Karni
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Hapoel Tel Aviv fans, photo: Oded Karni
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