{"id":39559,"date":"2021-08-03T21:41:40","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T21:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=39559"},"modified":"2021-08-03T21:41:40","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T21:41:40","slug":"he-was-huge-israel-rides-ron-zippers-28-points-to-knock-off-lithuania-100-71-in-u18-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/he-was-huge-israel-rides-ron-zippers-28-points-to-knock-off-lithuania-100-71-in-u18-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cHe was huge\u201d Israel rides Ron Zipper\u2019s 28 points to knock off Lithuania 100-71 in U18 opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Israel Under-18 National Team hosted Lithuania in their first game of the FIBA Challenger Tournament and took a decisive 100-71 victory. The Blue &#038; White jumped out to a big lead but Lithuania rallied to go into halftime up by a point. However, MVP Ron Zipper ripped the Lithuanians to shreds together with captain Nevo Sommerfeld and Hapoel Tel Aviv guard Ofek Gol over the second half of the game to overwhelm the visitors and chalk up the win.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_39553\" style=\"width: 1011px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39553\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/569A167F-9015-471F-97A3-94BDF7070462.jpeg\" alt=\"\u05e8\u05d5\u05df \u05e6\u05d9\u05e4\u05e8\" width=\"1001\" height=\"654\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/569A167F-9015-471F-97A3-94BDF7070462.jpeg 1001w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/569A167F-9015-471F-97A3-94BDF7070462-300x196.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/569A167F-9015-471F-97A3-94BDF7070462-768x502.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/569A167F-9015-471F-97A3-94BDF7070462-610x399.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1001px) 100vw, 1001px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-39553\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ron Zipper &#8211; Photo Credit: FIBA<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nZipper led all scorers with 28 points, Sommerfeld added 24 points and Gol checked in with 16 points in the win. Emilia Butkus was the high scorer for the Lithuanians with 22 points in the loss.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had a great 4th quarter,\u201d explained Sommerfeld. \u201cWe played against a basketball empire. We came into the game as a team and we won as a team, it was really incredible.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_39545\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39545\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/89076007-F385-4477-B048-DF0EFD21B79D.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"704\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/89076007-F385-4477-B048-DF0EFD21B79D.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/89076007-F385-4477-B048-DF0EFD21B79D-300x211.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/89076007-F385-4477-B048-DF0EFD21B79D-768x541.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/89076007-F385-4477-B048-DF0EFD21B79D-610x429.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-39545\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nevo Sommerfeld &#8211; Photo Credit: FIBA<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nSommerfeld also spoke about some of the issues that the team needed to contend with, \u201cWe had a tough time with rebounds, but we knew how to overcome that like men. I want to thank the fans that were here today and I want them to come back for every game this week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The captain made sure to deflect any credit for his individual effort, \u201cI didn\u2019t expect to have a big game but I wasn\u2019t great, it was the team that made it great. We came in and we battled and we will continue to do so.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_39555\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39555\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/606FAE9C-9D99-458C-8F5E-EB9A76F4D5D2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"895\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/606FAE9C-9D99-458C-8F5E-EB9A76F4D5D2.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/606FAE9C-9D99-458C-8F5E-EB9A76F4D5D2-300x269.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/606FAE9C-9D99-458C-8F5E-EB9A76F4D5D2-768x687.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/606FAE9C-9D99-458C-8F5E-EB9A76F4D5D2-610x546.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-39555\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ron Zipper &#8211; Photo Credit: FIBA<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nAs for Ron Zipper\u2019s fabulous 28 point performance, Sommerfeld made sure to praise the game\u2019s most valuable player, \u201cI don\u2019t know if you know this but it was his first game with the national team. He was huge and was a real man. I want to wish him the best of success going forward. He\u2019s a great player.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Israel couldn\u2019t have gotten off to a better start as the Blue &#038; White jumped all over Lithuania to grab a 25-9 lead thanks to buckets by Ofek Gol and Nevo Sommerfeld with under two minutes remaining in the first quarter. However, Emilia Butkus rattled off 7 points before the end of the frame to cut the advantage to 25-18 at the end of ten minutes of play.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_39539\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39539\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/844E4A58-F929-4CB5-B405-4AEB2D4C7D79.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/844E4A58-F929-4CB5-B405-4AEB2D4C7D79.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/844E4A58-F929-4CB5-B405-4AEB2D4C7D79-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/844E4A58-F929-4CB5-B405-4AEB2D4C7D79-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/844E4A58-F929-4CB5-B405-4AEB2D4C7D79-610x407.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-39539\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oren Aharoni &#8211; Photo Credit: FIBA<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nRon Zipper helped Oren Aharoni\u2019s squad bump up their lead to begin the second quarter but Mintautas Mockus and Butkus were able to not only cut the advantage for Lithuania but go into halftime ahead 37-36.<\/p>\n<p>Gol, Sommerfeld and Zipper started knocking down their 3-pointers in the third quarter while Yuval Levin orchestrated the offense as Israel retook the lead 64-58 by the end of the third quarter.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_39549\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39549\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/7E1C4C12-FFBC-4580-8DCA-A4D46A6D907D.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/7E1C4C12-FFBC-4580-8DCA-A4D46A6D907D.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/7E1C4C12-FFBC-4580-8DCA-A4D46A6D907D-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/7E1C4C12-FFBC-4580-8DCA-A4D46A6D907D-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/7E1C4C12-FFBC-4580-8DCA-A4D46A6D907D-610x407.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-39549\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ofek Gol &#8211; Photo Credit: FIBA<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nZipper kept pouring in the points while Gol, Levin and Avner Dror also filled the basket in the fourth quarter to help israel run away with the 29-point win.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_39535\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39535\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/D144FF8B-3704-49E8-A829-57CCAEC7D237.jpeg\" alt=\"\u05e0\u05d1\u05d7\u05e8\u05ea \u05d4\u05e0\u05d5\u05e2\u05e8\" width=\"1000\" height=\"802\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/D144FF8B-3704-49E8-A829-57CCAEC7D237.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/D144FF8B-3704-49E8-A829-57CCAEC7D237-300x241.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/D144FF8B-3704-49E8-A829-57CCAEC7D237-768x616.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/D144FF8B-3704-49E8-A829-57CCAEC7D237-610x489.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-39535\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: FiBA<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Israel Under-18 National Team hosted Lithuania in their first game of the FIBA Challenger Tournament and took a decisive 100-71 victory. The Blue &#038; White jumped out to a big lead but Lithuania rallied to go into halftime up by a point. 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