Hapoel loses to Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Arena

?Just before it leaves for a critical away game in Europe, Hapoel lost tonight (Saturday) to Hapoel Tel Aviv at the Arena. After a tight first half, the Reds from Tel Aviv pressed the pedal in defense, went on a 4:22 run until the end of the third quarter and did not slow down even in garbage time on the way to a 64:91 victory at the Pais Arena. Hapoel managed to lead for quite a few minutes in the first half and came within a point in the third quarter, but then stopped and was unable to stop the Tel Aviv attack. The cup holder will continue to work in an attempt to pick herself up quickly ahead of her European season game this week against Karsiyaka in Bosnia.

 

Hapoel started with a five with Brinton Lamar, Or Cornelius, Levia Randolph, Oz Blazer and Zach Hankins, Alexander sank the first basket of the game, Blazer put the locals on the board after two minutes with a 3-pointer and Cornelius left Hankins for a dunk, 2:5. Angola picked up Alexander for a great Eli Hop and Holland scored from half distance, but a 3-pointer by Randolph and a dunk by Hankins kept the lead at 8:11. Holland on one side and Jacory Williams on the other side played with a lot of energy and also scored beautiful baskets, Kadin Carrington and Bar Timor who came off the bench exchanged threes and at the end of the quarter 16:16.

 

Williams scored the first basket of the second quarter, Dusty Hanas joined the scoring list but Williams with a big dunk made it 18:20. Hanas continued to warm up with two beautiful individual moves, but Hapoel came back from a timeout with a shot by Carrington and an easy dunk by Hankins, 23:24. Hanas went 5-for-5 from the field, Carrington from the line and Cornelius with an impressive penetration tied the score, Timor responded with a basket move and a foul and Blayzer with a nice move on the baseline brought it down to 30:29. Hanas continued his display with a 3-pointer from the corner and Timur lifted Alexander to Ally-oop, Cornelius made an excellent room again, Hanas already reached 15 points but Lemar lowered it to 37:33 at the break.
 

 

Ginat, who was 0-for-5 from the field until then, scored the first basket and together with Alexander doubled the gap from the break, but Lamar and Randolph scored from a distance and Nimrod Levi with a basket from a rebound attack narrowed the score to only one point, 41:40. Cummings scored the first points from the line, the guests switched gears in defense and three-pointers by Ginat and Hannas sent Ilias Kantzouris to talk it over with his trainees trailing 49:40. Blayzer still tried to stop the momentum, but Angola also joined the celebration from Downtown (0 from 4 earlier), Hapoel Tel Aviv made an excellent save and Timor who took control of the game in huge minutes increased it to 44:63 after 30 minutes.
 

4th Quarter

Randolph scored the first points in a quarter from the line, Timor found Jaylen Hord to the basket and fouled with a brilliant assist and Holland made it 46:68 from the line. Three-pointers by Timor and Hannas continued the escape, Levi scored again on the other side, but Angloa from the line and Timor in a burst escaped to 48:78. Hannas closed the 8:39 run, Blayzer and Hankins tried to shrink but Holland made it 51:82. In the end 64:91 to Hapoel Tel Aviv.