Hapoel Tel Aviv surrendered last night (Wednesday) in Germany after overtime 98:91 to Hamburg Towers as part of the seventh round of the Eurocup, and recorded the third loss in a row in the factory, which reduced it to a negative balance 4:3, in a game that was close throughout but escaped the hands of the Reds in the final minutes.
The host, who was not considered one of the lionesses of the factory and recorded six consecutive losses on the eve of the match, managed to challenge the Tel Avivians and make them chase for forty-five minutes of a stubborn and tight game on the way to a home victory in extra time, where the Reds got into trouble once again as was also the case away against Gran Canaria.
"It's a very disappointing loss for us because a lot of people came from Israel to support us, made a long journey to Germany and tried to give us the feeling of a home game," said Danny Franco at the end.
"We wanted to make them happy. We had a very bad start to the game and it's not the first time it's happened, we got back into the game and built a 10-point lead. A few turnovers and a few threes took away the momentum from us, but I'm proud that in the fourth quarter we were able to come back and take the game to overtime, unfortunately, It was not our day."
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Before the game, the club highlighted the importance of controlling the fight for rebounds, but lost in this category when the Germans took 49 rebounds, 21 of which were offensive, compared to only 39 rebounds by the Reds.
"We can't allow the opponent to score 27 points in the fourth quarter, the most important in the game. We had a problem in this game and in the previous games regarding rebounding and this time as well. Hamburg had 22 offensive rebounds, we had 11 and that gave them a lot of shots, more than we had throughout the game. We can Blame ourselves, but that doesn't take credit away from Hamburg, their good game and victory. We need to give an account for what we did in the game and improve the issue of rebounding and running in the last minutes," Franco concluded."
Despite the loss, the club expressed satisfaction with the performance of Tomer Ginat, who recorded his best game of the season with 24 points and 10 rebounds and along the way broke career records in the factory in points, rebounds, offensive rebounds (5) and the efficiency index (36, the highest ever for an Israeli) at the factory).
In addition to the loss and the drop to a negative balance, there were moments of concern on the red bench when Jordan McRae injured his ankle during the last quarter and received assistance to get off the floor.
The guard is apparently suffering from a sprained ankle and will undergo a series of tests upon the team's arrival back in Israel.
After they return, the Reds will begin preparations for the next local game to be held on Saturday night, when they will host Hapoel Beer Sheva in the ninth round of the Winner League.
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