After Maccabi Tel Aviv did its job with an away victory in Kiryat Ata as part of the 15th round, Premier League leader Hapoel Tel Aviv, who defeated the Yellows in the derby a week ago, hopes to continue the positive momentum and is hosted by Iruni Nes Ziona.
The Reds were painfully eliminated from the state cup two weeks ago, but since then they have recorded two victories in the Eurocup and, as mentioned, beat their city rival in the league, in which they have a streak of three victories.
Jordan McRae is back in Danny Franco's squad after missing the previous two games through illness, with JP Tokoto remaining out of form tonight.
Elad Hossein's team does come after an 84:90 victory over B.C.
Lithuanian Wolves in the Northern European League, but in the Premier League the Oranges have lost ground recently, with four losses in the last five games.
CJ Williams is the foreigner who did not register to compete in Nes Ziona.
Jordan McRae returned to the Hapoel Tel Aviv squad (Photo: Danny Maron)
Quarter 1:
Mancey scored Ness Ziona's first points, Bay increased with a dunk and then answered Manford's basket with one of his own.
Onuaku dunked, Mainsy dunked twice from half distance - 4:10 for the host.
Ginat scored the first basket, after which Timur added two and Jacoben Brown hit a three-pointer that closed a run of 0:9.
Mainsy stopped her, Ginat and Hord brought the Reds up to 12:17.
A basket by Cooper and a free throw by Bay tied the score at
17:15
at the end of the quarter.
2nd quarter:
Onuaku took advantage of Hord's assist, Harrell scored twice from the line on the other side, Brown exchanged baskets with Buchanan and then Ariel buried a three-pointer - 19:24 for Hapoel.
Levinson minored in a layup, Onuaku maintained the gap and then added penalty points.
Ginat from half distance set 21:30, Harrell stopped the momentum with two consecutive 3-pointers, Manford snipe one himself on the way to 27:33.
Hord drowned, Manford missed one of two free throws, Bey and Harrell brought it down to minus 5 but Timur drew a foul and set from the line
31:38 Le
Hapoel Tel Aviv at halftime.
Nes Ziona chased throughout the first half.
Tyler Bay (Photo: Liron Moldovan)
Quarter 3:
Mainsy found Cooper for a three-pointer and then added a basket, Ginat scored on the other side, but Bay's dunk and Raz Adam's free throws equalized, before Mainsy with a point from the line and a half-distance basket completed the turnaround - 40:43 to Ness Ziona.
Brown went to the line and put two, Bay on the other hand scored only one, but after Onuaku's dunk came Adam's three.
Buchanan responded to McRae's basket with another 3-pointer for the host, Ginat scored two free throws, Mainsy also did it.
Dunks by McRae and Onoaku tied the game at 52:52, Buchanan again shot from a distance and McCrae continued his personal momentum with five more in a row, but Mainsy scored two baskets that kept the advantage at Ness Ziona heading into the last quarter -
57:59
.
Quarter 4:
Timur and Brown turned back, the great Mainsy and Harle during a basket and a foul brought the home team back to 61:64, but the unstoppable McRae scored another 5 points in less than half a minute, the Reds took the lead.
Gott came back from a timeout with a 3-pointer, McRae scored from half distance, but Mainsy added two more points while squeezing a foul, which he translated into a bonus shot - 68:70 white-orange.
McRae continued to carry Hapoel and shrunk at the point, Adam penetrated nicely and returned the difference to 3.
Manford equalized from outside the arc, a three-pointer of his own and it's 72:75 Tel Aviv.
Harrell sniped and Ezen, Ginat with the board made it 75:77 but Cooper made another three that continued the madness.
McRae dyke from the line twice, Mainsi in the same way returned the advantage to Nes Ziona.
Onuaku continued the swing and increased to plus two, Harrell hit two 3-pointers on one side but Ginat and Manford responded with the same coin on the other side - 86:88 red.
Mainsy equalized but missed the bonus shot, Timur scored two from the line, Adam fixed Cooper's foul and equalized, Cooper lost and Ginat missed at the buzzer -
90:90
and extension.
Crazy fourth quarter.
Onuaku (Photo: Barney Ardov)
Premier League 2022/23
Group
games
victories
draw
losses
baskets
points
1
Maccabi Tel Aviv
15
12
0
3
1164-1402
27
2
Hapoel Tel Aviv
12
10
0
2
982-1078
22
3
Hapoel Holon
15
10
0
5
1255-1306
25
4
Hapoel Jerusalem
15
9
0
6
1111-1165
24
5
Urban miracle of Ziona
13
8
0
5
1150-1172
21
6
Hapoel Beer Sheva
15
8
0
7
1328-1284
23
7
Hapoel Galil Alyon
14
7
0
7
1264-1221
21
8
The sons of Herzliya
13
6
0
7
1048-1095
19
9
Hapoel Haifa
14
6
0
8
1198-1125
20
10
Urban Kiryat Ata
14
4
0
10
1220-1176
18
11
Hapoel Eilat
15
3
0
12
1351-1156
18
12
Gilboa/Galil
15
2
0
13
1294-1185
17
On Monday, the last match of the 15th round will be held, between Bnei Herzliya and Hapoel Galil Alyon.
sport
basketball
Super League
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