2019-20 Game Reviews

“Just be Jerusalem Basketball” – J’Covan Brown leads Jerusalem to 85-55 win over Nahariya

October 19, 2019 // 0 Comments

Hapoel Jerusalem opened up their home slate with an easy 85-55 win over Ironi Nahariya. After a close first quarter, the Reds began to pull away right before halftime thanks to J’Covan Brown coming on to jumpstart the offense. The same Brown continued his hot hand in the third quarter to help [Read More]

Casspi: “We have full trust in Wilbekin” – Scottie on the Spot Stars in Maccabi Overtime Win!

October 18, 2019 // 0 Comments

3-Pointers 1) With all the pomp and circumstance surrounding Maccabi Tel Aviv and Chairman Shimon Mizrahi’s 80th Birthday celebrations, the Yellow & Blue needed to end the night off on a high note with a win. Not only only because of the presence of the President of Israel Reuven Rivlin or [Read More]

Maccabi needs OT to drop pesky Red Star 84-69

October 17, 2019 // 0 Comments

Maccabi Tel Aviv needed overtime to defeat Red Star Belgrade 84-69 and win their first Euroleague game of the season. The Yellow & Blue had been up by as many as 15 points but frittered away the advantage in the second half as the visitor’s forced the extra period with the score knotted up [Read More]

Rishon wins first EuroCup game, Jerusalem opens Champions League with a W, Holon falls at home

October 16, 2019 // 0 Comments

Maccabi Rishon Le’Zion had a historic win when they defeated Monaco from France 79-72 in EuroCup action for their first ever competition victory. Rishon came out on fire and took a quick 24-17 lead after ten minutes thanks to star guard Alex Hamilton who ended the night with 22 points. Monaco [Read More]

Jerusalem, Maccabi, Holon all win again, plus Rishon Le’Zion & Nes Ziona notch victories! Israel Basketball Gameday 2 Highlights & Recaps

October 16, 2019 // 0 Comments

Hapoel Jerusalem defeated Hapoel Tel Aviv 90-72 thanks to a 15-0 in the fourth quarter to record their second league win in a row to open the season. Tel Aviv kept the game close throughout the first 32 minutes of the contest, but Nimrod Levi proved to be unstoppable especially in the final frame [Read More]

Hornets Scout Watches Avdija, Maccabi’s Rotation, Depth & Defense, Bryant plays his Ex: Maccabi drops Eilat 102-86

October 15, 2019 // 0 Comments

3-Pointers 1) One of the people in attendance last night at Yad Eliyahu was Jakub Kudlacek, the Director of International Scouting for the Charlotte Hornets and there is no question he was watching Maccabi Tel Aviv’s NBA Lottery Draft prospect Deni Avdija. Kudlacek a former point guard himself [Read More]

Jerusalem Bigs Drop Hapoel Tel Aviv – Nimrod Levi & Idan Zalmanson lead Katash’s Crew to 90-72 Win

October 13, 2019 // 0 Comments

Hapoel Jerusalem defeated Hapoel Tel Aviv 90-72 thanks to a 15-0 in the fourth quarter to record their second league win in a row to open the season. Tel Aviv kept the game close throughout the first 32 minutes of the contest, but MVP Nimrod Levi proved to be unstoppable especially in the final [Read More]

Jaycee Carroll – Maccabi Killer Drills Game Winning 3 to give Real Madrid 86-85 Victory

October 10, 2019 // 0 Comments

Real Madrid squeaked by Maccabi Tel Aviv 86-85 as Jaycee Carroll drilled home the winning 3-pointer with just seconds remaining to drop the Yellow & Blue to their second loss in a row. The Yellow & Blue were without Omri Casspi who was out due to stomach issues but that didn’t stop [Read More]

Holon, Jerusalem & Maccabi Tel Aviv Win – Israel Basketball Gameday 1 Highlights & Recaps

October 9, 2019 // 0 Comments

Maccabi Tel Aviv began their Israeli league title defense with a convincing 81-66 win at Maccabi Rishon Le’Zion. After a tight first half, the yellow-and-blue played lockdown defense in the third quarter holding the hosts to just 9 third quarter points as they ran away with the 15 point win. Omri [Read More]

There’s no substitute for experience – Why Maccabi should have gone with a more veteran Euroleague lineup

October 4, 2019 // 0 Comments

Maccabi Tel Aviv has plenty of work to do after falling to Khimki on the road in Moscow. At times Ioannis Sfairpoulos’s team looked totally out of sync on the court and it seemed that many players had the jitters in the first Euroleague game of the season. For almost the first three quarters of [Read More]

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