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The MVP of the Finals, Bracey Wright contributed 20-points in the effort while Tony Gaffney and Lior Eliyahu also finished in double digits.<\/p>\n<p>For Eilat who played without injured Kevin Palmer, Adrian Uter completed a double-double with 17 points and 11 boards and Khalif Wyatt along with Amot Shimchon scored 12-points a piece. Eilat had a miserable night from three-point land going 3\/20 and that pretty much all she wrote for Danny Franco and his Jerusalem team who celebratd into the night at Safra Square.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In front of over 11,000 rabid fans, Hapoel Jerusalem finally won their first ever Israel Basketball League title defeating Hapoel Eilat in the second match of a two game total points series 88-68. 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