ONE System |
Gabi Chechashvili (Lilach Weiss-Rosenberg)
Two rematch games from the 15th round of the Winner Basket League are taking place at this time. In Kfar Blum, the newcomer, Hapoel Galil Elyon, hosts Hapoel Holon, who want to continue the momentum after being promoted to the top 8 in the FIBA Champions League. At the same time, in the conch hall in Be’er Sheva, the local Hapoel hosts Hapoel Haifa.
Hapoel Galil Elyon – Hapoel Holon
The Purples come in excellent shape and having won each of their last five games, including 83:90 over Dijon in the FIBA Champions League and 69:72 over Hapoel BS in the previous round of the league. The Northerners, on the other hand, lost in their last two games, 79:72 to Bnei Herzliya and a 113: 82 defeat against Maccabi Tel Aviv.
The opening of the first quarter was very bad for the Purples. Guy Pnini did score the first points, but then they got stuck without a basket for about seven minutes and fell into a double-digit deficit. Nimrod Levy and Shabon Lewis stood out and set up 12:21 for Barak Peleg after 10 minutes. A 1: 7 run in the second quarter got Holon back on track, but then enough. Jay Kennedy and Bryce Washington warmed up and led a white 7:18 run. Frederic Bourdieu showed excellent shooting ability for three but even that was not enough against three goals in double figures that arranged a local 32:46 at the break.
As in the second quarter, Holon opened the third quarter with a small run, but very quickly the momentum reversed. The Purples lost a lot and the Northerners flew forward. Isaiah Eisendorf and Ike Ireibo, who did not score at all in the first half, got into things and together with Nimrod Levy and Shabon Lewis it became a defeat and the gap grew to the 20th districts with 54:73 towards the last 10 minutes. In the fourth quarter Hayden Dalton came on the board for the first time, but even that did not help Holon, who saw a great performance by Nimrod Levy. The fourth quarter was a long Garbage Time, the coaches also shared the youngsters from the edge of the bench and Ofek Vogelman from Holon even scored first points in the seniors.
Hapoel Beer Sheva – Hapoel Haifa
The Northerners are trying to get closer to the top of the table and want to recover from the painful 92:71 to Hapoel Tel Aviv in the last game. On the other hand, the group from the Negev knows that a victory will allow them to escape a little from Hapoel Eilat below the red line. In its last game, BS lost to Holon, but before that it defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv 71:74.
From the start, the game was close. Scotty James scored nine straight points, but then the visitors got stuck and with the help of local Dumps codes took over and at the end of the first quarter led 16:19. In the second quarter the Southerners had a hard time on offense and on the other hand Kadim Allen warmed up, reaching for Double Figures early on the road to a double-digit lead. Threes by Scotty James and Amit Simhon sealed a perfect quarter for the Reds en route to a 30:47 break.
