Hapoel Jerusalem returned to the picture in the playoff semifinal series, after tonight (Monday) they defeated Hapoel Holon 61:75 and equalized to 1: 1, ahead of the decisive game on Thursday. the coach Yotam Halperin He said at the end: “If we know how to stop teams on 61 we are likely to win, we have been working on things for the last few days and the energies have been there all along, we will charge them because they are over.”
He added: “This is a team that does not break even in difficult moments, I do not remember the team crashing in any game. Total understanding and the desire to know that today will not end the season because we do not deserve. Ragland? We put more pressure on him, not always a trap. “We are asked after the first game. We did not say he would come and give 40 again, but we put emphasis on him.”
Halperin also referred to Noam Dovrat, who finished with 14 points: “I knew he was a project the day he came, for better or worse. There will be situations that can hurt me as a coach due to lack of experience, I have no problem with that, the day I go home and say he is a good player, I will be whole and know I succeeded. “A nice touch of raw material and very fun to work with.”
Spokeswoman He said at the end: “We really did not want the season to end, we knew we would have to come here to win the game, and I’m glad we managed to do that. And we did it. “
On the defensive differences from the first game he said: “We were better one on one and stopped their passing game. This game was important to each of us and especially to the club. Glad I contributed, the atmosphere was crazy and for games like this we play. Waiting for another one on Thursday and we will do it again”.
on the other side, Guy Goodes On his team’s loss: “Holon was less good than Hapoel Jerusalem. They won rightly. It doesn’t matter what didn’t work, they were sharper with their backs to the wall and we are less sharp and quality. We are mentally ready for the next game, rest and come to play.”