Hapoel Jerusalem Model 22/23 gave so many people moments of extreme happiness and great, impressive and sensational victories. So here is the ranking of Hapoel's 5 biggest victories in the 22/23 season:
Honorable mention:
Yad Eliyahu Arena is RED
Hapoel arrived on Game Day 7 in not-good-enough condition. The team has not fully connected yet, some of the players have not yet been able to get into the flow, and the Menorah Mivathim Hall on Yad Eliyahu St. against the yellow team from Tel Aviv is never an easy place to win. Precisely there, the red crowd arrived and pushed the team to an impressive and powerful victory against Maccabi Tel Aviv.
5th Place:
Levi's floater
For the home game against Strasbourg, Hapoel arrived with a neutral balance at home. The game started in a tight way when Hapoel barely led thanks to a great job by Zach Hankins (20 points and 8 rebounds in the first half). The French went on a big run when, in the fourth quarter, the lead reached 15 points, and Hankins got into trouble with four fouls and went to the bench. From here, Itay Segev came in, introduced fresh energy, and Hapoel, together with the red crowd, started an impressive comeback and took the lead 79:77 after a run of 19:5. A three-pointer by Marcus Cain put the French ahead by a point. Any other team would have given up, but not Hapoel Jerusalem. Levi Randolph, with a tremendous floater and 0.4 seconds on the clock, bounced the arena in the air and brought Hapoel to a positive balance at home.
4th Place:
First knockout victory against a hostile atmosphere
After Hapoel's loss to Hapoel Tel Aviv as part of the Winner's Cup and as part of the league, they came to the drive-in and, in an impressive match like no other and in a very important position, managed to win and overcome the obstacle in the Shlomo Hall. Alexander Dzikic's team provided a purposeful display in Tel Aviv and defeated Hapoel Tel Aviv 86:67 on the way to the semi-finals of the State Cup. After breaking this barrier, Hapoel was able to beat Hapoel Tel Aviv two more times.
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3rd place:
Hapoel wins the throphy!
Hapoel came to the Arena in Jerusalem with one goal - to bring a trophy to Hapoel. In 40 minutes of basketball, against a talented and high-quality opponent, Hapoel dominated and had the upper hand under the command of Speedy Smith, who functioned as a real boss. Against a red majority in the stands, Hapoel dominated and won the seventh cup in its history.
2nd place:
Tenerife, we were like dreamers
After many years, Hapoel reached the Final Four in Malaga. Against the experienced Spanish team of Tenerife, Hapoel showed that it belongs to these classes. In a heroic game with a lot of character and big baskets by surprising heroes like Khadeen Carrington or Siim-Sander Vene, Hapoel returns to a European final for the first time in 20 years.
1st place:
11,600 Wednesday
After the terrorist incident that happened in Athens, the Jerusalem Reds returned - those on the field and those in the stands - and wanted to achieve sporting revenge. It was clear to everyone that in a 1:1 situation in the series, it was a game of being or not, when the riots in Athens added a layer beyond the game. For the first time, we had Ten Thousand Wednesday. Full arena. Sold out. And in such a situation? How could it end otherwise? 40 difference over AAK. Hapoel advances to the final four
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