{"id":17978,"date":"2020-02-09T13:41:26","date_gmt":"2020-02-09T13:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sportsrabbi.agpwebdesign.com\/?p=17978"},"modified":"2020-02-09T13:41:26","modified_gmt":"2020-02-09T13:41:26","slug":"israel-state-basketball-cup-preview-defending-champs-hapoel-jerusalem-face-rishon-lezion-nes-ziona-tipoff-against-nahariya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/israel-state-basketball-cup-preview-defending-champs-hapoel-jerusalem-face-rishon-lezion-nes-ziona-tipoff-against-nahariya\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel State Basketball Cup Preview! Defending Champs Hapoel Jerusalem face Rishon Le&#8217;Zion, Nes Ziona tipoff against Nahariya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Israel State Basketball Cup<\/strong> will be at the forefront of the sports scene in the Holy Land this week as the semifinals and finals of the competition will take at Yad Eliyahu on Monday and Thursday respectively.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nahariya vs Nes Ziona<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Nahariya and Nes Ziona will tip off at 18:30<\/strong> in the first of the two semifinals in a matchup that just took place last week in League play as visiting Nahariya had the upper hand with an 88-83 win. However, Monday night\u2019s game will be of the knockout variety with the winner moving on to Thursday\u2019s final.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_17983\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200209-457446-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17983\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200209-457446-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1732\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17983\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17983\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Basket.co.il<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n\u201cWe are coming into the game with a passion and desire to succeed,\u201d <strong>Nadav Zilberstein<\/strong> the Nes Ziona coach said. \u201cWe&#8217;re constantly reaching new heights and we want to be in the Final Four of the Cup every year. We are a young club that is continuing to grow year by year and we are hungry for success.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Captain <strong>Tal Dunne<\/strong> also expressed the team\u2019s desire to win the tournament, \u201cWe\u2019ve worked hard and we very much want to make history for our club and city.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nahariya Captain <strong>Tony Gaffney<\/strong> talked about how last week\u2019s game won\u2019t have any influence on Monday\u2019s clash, \u201cThe two teams will come into the contest with different game plans. I don\u2019t think we are underdogs and each of the four teams needs to win two games and then they will take the Cup home. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very happy that we are here,\u201d explained Nahariya coach <strong>Danny Franco<\/strong>. \u201cThis is a challenge and an experience that the city is very excited about and they are all behind us.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><strong>Hapoel Jerusalem vs Maccabi Rishon Le&#8217;Zion<\/strong><br \/>\nThe nightcap will feature <strong>Hapoel Jerusalem and Maccabi Rishon Le\u2019Zion<\/strong>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/hapoel-jerusalem-defeats-maccabi-rishon-lezion-82-67-to-win-the-israel-state-cup\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">two finalists in last year\u2019s Israel State Basketball Cup Final<\/a> that the capital city side won. The game is slated for 21:00 as Rishon will look to repeat their win in the League semifinals over Jerusalem from last year.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_17982\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200209-457454-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17982\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200209-457454-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1549\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17982\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17982\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Basket.co.il<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n\u201cLast season we had even more pressure as we were playing at home and we won the Cup,\u201d explained Jerusalem coach <strong>Oded Katash<\/strong>. \u201cBoth teams have kept the base of players from last season and it\u2019s like a series that we have played against them. There is definitely a rivalry here. I have no problem that we are the favorites but we have to know how to deal with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jerusalem captain <strong>Bar Timor<\/strong> also commented about the support that the team is exacting, \u201cOur fans will support us and we can\u2019t wait to see them and play a good game for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rishon captain <strong>Oz Blayzer<\/strong> spoke about the challenge ahead, \u201cWe reached this point last season and we are happy to be here again. We have a big game ahead and we will do everything we can to bring home another title. Jerusalem is a big club and has European standards but we played in the EuroCup this season which gave us some good experience as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJerusalem is a super strong team with a lot of quality inside and outside,\u201d said Rishon coach <strong>Guy Goodes<\/strong>. \u201cWe will look to make our mark on the defensive end as that is where we win our games. We will have to be focused for 40 minutes in order to come away with the surprise win.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_17984\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200209-457393-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17984\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200209-457393-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1288\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17984\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17984\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Basket.co.il<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Israel State Basketball Cup will be at the forefront of the sports scene in the Holy Land this week as the semifinals and finals of the competition will take at Yad Eliyahu on Monday and Thursday respectively. 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