Even the break did not stop the great momentum of Hapoel Jerusalem, who came out yesterday (Saturday) from Shlomo Group Hall with their seventh victory in a row in all competitions, 68:80 over Hapoel Tel Aviv, thanks to a wonderful game by Kadin Carrington, who led the list of scorers for the guest with 18 points.
The first half was characterized by a tough and slow game, with both teams scoring at low percentages and at a low rate of points accumulation, which did Jerusalem a favor, as this pace of play is more suited to their style of play.
After long minutes in which Zach Hankins was Jerusalem's man of the game thanks to another display of 17 points and 13 rebounds (the center's ninth double-double of the season in the league), Carrington took command, who exploded offensively in the last quarter with 16 points out of 18 in the entire game, leading the The escape of the trophy holder is on the way to victory.
"The game was as we expected, we and they were not in the best condition because of the FIBA break, this game could have gone in a different direction if Kadin Carrington was not hot in the second half," Aleksandar Džikić noted at the end.
The guard, who raised his level in the last quarter after three bad quarters, received compliments at the end from his teammates.
"Kadin is the type of player who can explode at a moment's notice, he is one of the best scorers I have played with in my career," Or Cornelius complimented his friend.
"He is a very talented player, whose shots go in and it is very difficult to guard him," concluded Džikić.
Carrington.
"The kind of players who can explode at a moment's notice", photo: Oded Karni
The Reds don't have much time to recover and already on Tuesday they will host Hapoel Holon for a critical game as part of the fourth round in the top 16 stage of the Champions League.
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