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Hapoel Jerusalem defeated Hapoel Tel Aviv 70-60 on the road at the Drive In Arena to move into first place in the Israeli Basketball Premier League with a perfect 3-0 record. Sasa Obradovic\u2019s team dictated a low-scoring tempo and took a 34-27 lead into halftime. Hapoel Tel Aviv managed to fight back and take the lead during the fourth quarter, but Jerusalem had the final word.
\nThe capital city reds dominated the glass, outrebounding Hapoel Tel Aviv 45-25, including a commanding 19-7 advantage on the offensive boards. The visitors also edged the Reds 19-18 in points in the paint. Both teams struggled from beyond the arc, each shooting 6\/23 (26.1%), while committing 17 turnovers apiece. <\/p>\n

Shake Milton led the way with 16 points, while Kenny Lofton and Jaleen Smith each scored 13 points in the win while Elijah Bryant scored 17, Tomer Ginat recorded 12 points and Bar Timor scored 9 points in the loss.
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Sasa Obradovic – Photo credit: Dov Halickman<\/p><\/div>
\nJerusalem bench boss Sasa Obradovi\u0107 summed up the win, \u201cThe fans were our sixth man. We did a good job defensively and shut down their leading players. We held them to 60 points and found some good solutions on offense. Overall, I\u2019m pleased. It\u2019s always fun to beat Hapoel. We\u2019re a new team and we\u2019re improving with every game. We know how to communicate well and the players like each other. You can see that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hapoel Tel Aviv Head Coach Dimitrios Itoudis addressed the loss, \u201cA lot of things didn\u2019t work the way we wanted them to. I want to thank the fans who came out to support us and I\u2019m sorry we disappointed them. We fought, battled our way back into the game, and even took the lead at a crucial moment, but it wasn\u2019t enough. At times, Jerusalem fought harder than we did and that\u2019s unacceptable. There was a significant gap in rebounding, yet we still managed to take a four-point lead. At that point, they hit two three-pointers and we made two poor plays.\u201d
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Photo Credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div>
\nThe game MVP Shake Milton also reflected on the game, \u201cDefensively, we were focused, we controlled the rebounds and we have a great crowd that helped us win. We\u2019re trying to stay together as one unit, share the ball, get stops, and then good things will happen for us. I\u2019m trying to be aggressive. We have big goals, but we\u2019re taking it one step at a time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nes Ziona downed Hapoel HaEmek 78-66 as five players scored in double digits to pick up their first win of the season in a game that took place up in the Gilboa region. Paris Less, Jackson Rowe and Vincent Amsellem all scored 13 points in the win while CJ Elleby scored 19 points and Niv Misgav added 16 points in the loss. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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