{"id":15600,"date":"2019-10-13T10:12:38","date_gmt":"2019-10-13T10:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sportsrabbi.agpwebdesign.com\/?p=15600"},"modified":"2019-10-13T10:12:38","modified_gmt":"2019-10-13T10:12:38","slug":"jerusalem-bigs-drop-hapoel-tel-aviv-nimrod-levi-idan-zalmanson-lead-katashs-crew-to-90-72-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/jerusalem-bigs-drop-hapoel-tel-aviv-nimrod-levi-idan-zalmanson-lead-katashs-crew-to-90-72-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Jerusalem Bigs Drop Hapoel Tel Aviv &#8211; Nimrod Levi &#038; Idan Zalmanson lead Katash\u2019s Crew to 90-72 Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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 frame to give the Capital City Reds the victory ahead of their first Champions League clash in Turkey at Bandirma on Wednesday night.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u05e2\u05d5\u05e0\u05ea 2019\/20, \u05de\u05d7\u05d6\u05d5\u05e8 2: \u05d4\u05e4\u05d5\u05e2\u05dc \u05ea&quot;\u05d0 - \u05d4\u05e4\u05d5\u05e2\u05dc \u05d9\u05e8\u05d5\u05e9\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd 90:72\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gxelGc4zIy0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nTamir Blatt scored 16 points thanks to five triples while Nimrod Levi, Suleiman Braimoh and J\u2019Covan Brown each added 15 points in the win which saw Oded Katash\u2019s squad out-rebound Tel Aviv by a whopping 45-27 advantage. Joaquin Szuchman led Ariel Beit Halachmi\u2019s team with 14 points while Tomer Ginat chipped with 13 points and Mark Lyons scored 11 points in the defeat.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_15606\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/C93C5105-4C63-4599-9997-8A78395AAEA3.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15606\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/C93C5105-4C63-4599-9997-8A78395AAEA3-1024x708.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"708\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15606\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dov Halickman Photography<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nHapoel Tel Aviv began the game with a 10-2 run which was punctuated by a monstrous slam by Demetrius Treadwell forcing Jerusalem coach Oded Katash to call timeout. However, a quartet of 3-pointers with two coming from Tamir Blatt helped the Capital City reds close the gap to 26-25 after ten minutes of action.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_15621\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/54A18BC4-A8B6-4683-8AD1-1549770E4BFD.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15621\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/54A18BC4-A8B6-4683-8AD1-1549770E4BFD-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15621\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15621\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dov Halickman Photography<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nBoth squads continued to play neck and neck into the second quarter as Malcolm Griffin carried the bulk of the scoring for their respective sides midway through the period but another Blatt triple gave Jerusalem a 40-37 lead. Treadwell scored a couple of nifty layups but Feldeine closed out the half with a dunk as Katash\u2019s team took a 44-41 advantage after twenty minutes.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_15609\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2990FB72-AC74-4723-87C2-52F2B798C3B7.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15609\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2990FB72-AC74-4723-87C2-52F2B798C3B7-1024x814.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"814\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15609\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15609\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dov Halickman Photography<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nDesi Rodriguez and Yam Madar tried to to keep Tel Aviv close, but James Feldeine, Blatt and Brown kept Jerusalem ahead 61-55 with four minutes remaining in the third quarter. Feldeine continued his fine play in the frame as he helped Katash\u2019s crew to a 65-58 lead after thirty minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Tel Aviv pulled to within 67-64 early on in the fourth quarter, but Nimrod Levi got hot as Jerusalem started to pull away with a 15-0 run to record a 90-72 victory.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_15613\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/028C57B9-04A1-44F8-AA9F-1A927F675CA3.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15613\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/028C57B9-04A1-44F8-AA9F-1A927F675CA3-1024x758.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"758\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15613\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15613\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dov Halickman Photography<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>3-Pointers<\/strong><br \/>\n1) <strong>There\u2019s a lot of good to take out of Jerusalem\u2019s win as well as various different aspects from last season\u2019s teams that make them a better and more complete team.<\/strong> Let\u2019s begin with the bigs. Idan Zalmanson, Nimrod Levi and Suleiman Braimoh were magnificent just check out their lines: Zalmanson scored 6 points, grabbed 6 rebounds, dished out 5 assists and added 4 blocks and had one steal for good measure to go along with an efficiency rating of 16. Braimoh had 15 points and an efficiency rating of 11 while Levi dropped 15 points, added 8 boards, clocked in with 2 assists and finished with a 19 efficiency rating. Those there are some vicious numbers. But not only are the stats incredible, it\u2019s the work they all did on closing off Tomer Ginat, arguably Hapoel Tel Aviv\u2019s best player and double-double machine. Jerusalem held Ginat to get this, 2 rebounds. Last season he averaged over 7 boards a game and raised his game to close to 9 boards in the playoffs. And by the way all of this is without a pair of big men who haven\u2019t played yet in the Israeli league, Tashawn Thomas who is coming off of an injury and Mindaugas Kupsas who for right now is only going to play in the Champions League. Quite amazing. Trent Lockett has this to say about his team\u2019s \u201cbigs\u201d, \u201cWe knew Tel Aviv were going to play a lot of switching defense which we wanted to exploit and that leads to a lot of rebounding opportunities because it ends up with a lot of guards on bigs. Our bigs are super important and a lot of times they are decision makers on offense when they catch the ball in the post off a mismatch. We have a lot of good bigs and they really showed it today. Great decision makers and we played through them a lot today.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_15604\" style=\"width: 950px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/F6D44DD0-FA71-4AD9-AD0C-BA7778F9ECD5.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15604\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/F6D44DD0-FA71-4AD9-AD0C-BA7778F9ECD5.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"940\" height=\"376\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15604\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15604\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dov Halickman Photography<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n2) <strong>It\u2019s great to see Nimrod Levi so far this campaign both in the the preseason and now the regular season<\/strong> as he looks like the solid player he was under Brad Greenberg at Ashdod in his two terms with the team. He\u2019s confident. He\u2019s aware of his surroundings. He\u2019s a silent killer. Plain and simple. Give him space outside and he\u2019ll drill home that dagger three. Get him the ball inside and he certainly knows what to do with it. Plus he also led the team in rebounds as Jerusalem absolutely demolished Tel Aviv on the boards 45-27 which included 13 offensive rebounds, five of which belonged to Levi! \u201cWhen we began to run and pass the ball we started to find our shots and I\u2019m happy that I was able to be a part of the action. Our rebounding was the key in my opinion and that\u2019s a place where Hapoel Tel Aviv is very strong.\u201d Katash also looked at the rebounding as being a huge part of the team\u2019s game, \u201cOne of the things we did well was to attack the boards and control the rebounds which was very significant.\u201d The Coach also had high praise for Levi as well as Tamir Blatt as two of the game\u2019s upcoming Israelis, \u201cThey are working at the highest of levels of professionalism which was a standard set by players like Omri Casspi, Gal Mekel and others. Tamir and Nimrod are continuing in that way and you can see that in their performance.\u201d Don\u2019t take what Katash said lightly. He is a man of many words but also is one of the straightest shooters in the game. If he says something you know that he means it and that\u2019s good news for Jerusalem\u2019s fans.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_15614\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/C0EF314B-4F56-408D-8BFB-531D00D8C2B0.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15614\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/C0EF314B-4F56-408D-8BFB-531D00D8C2B0-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15614\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15614\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dov Halickman Photography<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n3)<strong>I knew that Idan Zalmanson was a brilliant signing when Jerusalem announced the acquisition over the summer.<\/strong> I\u2019ve always loved the big man. Not only does he bring a huge presence in the paint which the Reds didn\u2019t have last season but he also has a sweet jumper from inside the paint and knows how to control an offense. What?!? Control an offense? Yes. He is very, very intelligent with the ball and we saw that on full display against Hapoel Tel Aviv as he dished five assists to lead the team along with point guard Tamir Blatt. Hold on! Did I just write that he led the team in assists with Blatt? Yes I did and you can get your bottom dollar you\u2019ll see more of that this season. \u201cI think that I could have been better and could have scored more but all in all I had a decent game,\u201d Zalmanson modestly told me following the game. And about the contest itself he said, \u201cOur goal was to be aggressive and control the rebounds which we did a better job of during the second half.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_15615\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/7C7909F8-1695-4D39-A1D3-E71CBF98F7A2.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15615\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/7C7909F8-1695-4D39-A1D3-E71CBF98F7A2-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15615\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15615\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dov Halickman Photography<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>Overtime<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>One of the players I admire is Tomer Ginat.<\/strong> He\u2019s only 24 years old, but he plays like a grizzled veteran. He is a leader on and off of the court and can be counted on to record double digits in points and rebounds game in and game out. However, Jerusalem shut him down big time in the paint and ended up having a tough game inside. It was clear that Katash had made him a marked man and he confirmed as such after the game while also praising his national team player, \u201cWhen you play Hapoel Tel Aviv, Tomer Ginat is the key player. He has an excellent rebounding game and he\u2019s a scorer. I\u2019m happy that he has improved and that\u2019s good for all of us.\u201d Zalmanson also had warm words for his Israel national team teammate, \u201cTomer Ginat is an excellent player and he\u2019s a tough player to stop but we did a great job on the boards.\u201d I also spoke to Ginat after the game and he gave his thoughts about being shut down by Jerusalem, \u201cI don\u2019t think my rebounding struggles were due to Jerusalem\u2019s defense as I tried to move their bigs away from the glass but there are games like this and right now I can\u2019t just reflect on myself but as a team we are struggling. We will practice and work harder ahead of our next game against Ashdod. It\u2019s still very early in the season and we will come into the Ashdod game ready to go because we can\u2019t open up the campaign with 3 losses.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_15612\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/60A856DC-0BF1-409C-A6F7-B48A40113B8B.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15612\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/60A856DC-0BF1-409C-A6F7-B48A40113B8B-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/60A856DC-0BF1-409C-A6F7-B48A40113B8B.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/60A856DC-0BF1-409C-A6F7-B48A40113B8B-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/60A856DC-0BF1-409C-A6F7-B48A40113B8B-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/60A856DC-0BF1-409C-A6F7-B48A40113B8B-600x400.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15612\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dov Halickman Photography<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>And-1, And-Some<\/strong><br \/>\n1) <strong>Jerusalem opens up their European campaign in Wednesday night in Bandirma, Turkey<\/strong> which is just across from Istanbul and the Sea of Marmara. The Reds know they have some unfinished business this season in Basketball Champions League play and they want to go further than they did last year when they were knocked out in the quarterfinals by Tenerife. Katash and GM Guy Harel retooled the team and it\u2019s evident that areas that needed improvement were improved. Nimrod Levi spoke about the upcoming matchup, \u201cEvery win gives us more confidence and we\u2019ll learn from our mistakes by watching the video and we\u2019ll go into Wednesday\u2019s Champions League game ready for battle.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_14232\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/94DF24FF-E57D-437D-BB41-B411A9461100.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14232\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/94DF24FF-E57D-437D-BB41-B411A9461100-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" class=\"size-large wp-image-14232\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dov Halickman Photography<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n2) <strong>\u201cTashawn Thomas will be available for our first European game<\/strong> and this will be a very challenging campaign which will be as difficult as last season\u2019s,\u201d explained Katash in the post game press conference. That\u2019s good news for Jerusalem. Although I\u2019m not expecting Thomas to clock in many minutes he will be available and that positive for Reds fans going forward.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSC_0624.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSC_0624-1024x727.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"727\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-15195\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n3) <strong>I\u2019m hearing that Isaiah Cousins is raring to go and can\u2019t wait to play in Jerusalem\u2019s first continental clash.<\/strong> He\u2019s the first guy getting to practice and is working as hard as ever to be in tip top shape. It\u2019s never easy to be sitting for so long on the sidelines and he hasn\u2019t played in a while, but he\u2019s keeping upbeat and positive as he should get his first chance in Turkey to show his wares.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_15610\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DD46C155-D3F5-42C9-940A-D004F3FBB15D.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15610\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DD46C155-D3F5-42C9-940A-D004F3FBB15D-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15610\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15610\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dov Halickman Photography<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nD) <strong>Demetrius Treadwell wasn&#8217;t too happy following his team\u2019s second league loss in a row.<\/strong> You could see the frustration on his face and you could hear it in his voice. I asked him about his side\u2019s rebounding woes, \u201cWe were switching a bit and we had a bit of a mismatch in the paint but maybe they got offensive rebounds that way I really don\u2019t have another explanation beside that.\u201d I saw Treadwell walking out of the arena to his car all by himself deep in thought following the game and you could feel that frustration step by step. Will Coach Ariel Beit Halachmi make additional changes? He certainly may and it will be interesting to see what his next move will be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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