{"id":49037,"date":"2022-01-05T03:17:30","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T03:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=49037"},"modified":"2022-01-06T17:25:51","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T17:25:51","slug":"inter-aliyah-falls-to-hapoel-givatayim-67-63-close-defeat-concludes-first-half-of-season-in-3rd-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/inter-aliyah-falls-to-hapoel-givatayim-67-63-close-defeat-concludes-first-half-of-season-in-3rd-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Inter Aliyah falls to Hapoel Givatayim 67-63: Close defeat concludes first half of season in 3rd place"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Inter Aliyah suffered only their 3rd league defeat of the season on Wednesday, ending the first half of the Liga Bet season.<\/p>\n<p>Opponents Hapoel Givataym, who sit in 8th place, surprised Inter with their smart basketball play and were ahead for  the majority of the game. 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