{"id":56920,"date":"2022-05-01T22:19:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-01T22:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=56920"},"modified":"2022-05-01T22:44:21","modified_gmt":"2022-05-01T22:44:21","slug":"maccabi-takes-classico-with-89-79-win-over-jerusalem-herzliya-drops-holon-90-75","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/maccabi-takes-classico-with-89-79-win-over-jerusalem-herzliya-drops-holon-90-75\/","title":{"rendered":"Maccabi takes Classico with 89-79 win over Jerusalem, Herzliya drops Holon, Galil takes Balkan League crown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Maccabi Tel Aviv downed Hapoel Jerusalem 89-79<\/strong> to take the Israeli Classico as six players scored in double digits to notch the win. The victory ensures that if Avi Even\u2019s squad wins the final two games of the regular season they will secure home court advantage throughout the playoffs.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u05e2\u05d5\u05e0\u05ea 21\/22, \u05de\u05d7\u05d6\u05d5\u05e8 26: \u05de\u05db\u05d1\u05d9 \u05ea&quot;\u05d0 - \u05d4\u05e4\u05d5\u05e2\u05dc \u05d9\u05e8\u05d5\u05e9\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd 79:89\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y3dfMhWm00M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nThe yellow-and-blue got off to a quick start with points by Ante Zizic and Keenan Evans but a stellar first half by Jalen Adams with 21 points sent the Reds into halftime holding a 48-44 lead. However, a 13-0 Maccabi run to begin the second half led by James Nunnally and Derrick Williams gave the hosts the lead for good as captain John Dibartolomeo put the game away with a trio of fourth quarter triples to take the 10-point victory.<\/p>\n<p>Evans led the way with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, Nunnally added 15 points while Williams, Dibartolomeo and Roman Sorkin each had 11 points in the win. Adams paced Jerusalem with 26 points and Suleiman Braimoh had 18 points in the loss.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_55855\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55855\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/07325C31-E730-444D-B0B5-4275317E1C84.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-55855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/07325C31-E730-444D-B0B5-4275317E1C84.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/07325C31-E730-444D-B0B5-4275317E1C84-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/07325C31-E730-444D-B0B5-4275317E1C84-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/07325C31-E730-444D-B0B5-4275317E1C84-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/07325C31-E730-444D-B0B5-4275317E1C84-610x407.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/07325C31-E730-444D-B0B5-4275317E1C84-1080x720.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-55855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Avi Even &#8211; Photo Credit: Dov Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n\u201cWe played well in the first half of a game that was going at a quick pace,\u201d Yotam Halperin, the Jerusalem coach said. \u201cBut we couldn\u2019t handle Maccabi\u2019s aggressiveness and perhaps we were a bit tired. We had a shorter rotation than Maccabi and we will learn from this game.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Maccabi captain John Dibartolomeo reflected about the victory, \u201cWe played ok overall and they had a strong first half where we didn\u2019t do much. In the second half we were stronger and had a very good third quarter. But we needed to close this game out much earlier. They had a chance to come back and you can\u2019t give them those types of opportunities.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_56903\" style=\"width: 2441px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56903\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/80BA72F8-D56B-41F3-A8F0-4C185D43720A-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2431\" height=\"2560\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/80BA72F8-D56B-41F3-A8F0-4C185D43720A-scaled.jpeg 2431w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/80BA72F8-D56B-41F3-A8F0-4C185D43720A-285x300.jpeg 285w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/80BA72F8-D56B-41F3-A8F0-4C185D43720A-972x1024.jpeg 972w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/80BA72F8-D56B-41F3-A8F0-4C185D43720A-768x809.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/80BA72F8-D56B-41F3-A8F0-4C185D43720A-1458x1536.jpeg 1458w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/80BA72F8-D56B-41F3-A8F0-4C185D43720A-1945x2048.jpeg 1945w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/80BA72F8-D56B-41F3-A8F0-4C185D43720A-610x642.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/80BA72F8-D56B-41F3-A8F0-4C185D43720A-1080x1137.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2431px) 100vw, 2431px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-56903\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">KC  Rivers &#8211; Photo Credit: Basket.co.il<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nKC Rivers, Jerusalem\u2019s veteran swingman also spoke about the game that was, \u201cIt was tale of two halves. I\u2019m the first half we were aggressive and we came out executing our game plan. But we came out flat in the third quarter and once they took the game over it was hard to comeback.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ante Zizic got the Classico underway for a quick pair of baskets in the paint for Maccabi Tel Aviv, Scottie Wilbekin drained a 3-pointer, Keenan Evans hit a turnaround jumper while John Egbunu dunked for Hapoel Jerusalem as the yellow-and-blue grabbed a 9-4 lead midway through the first quarter.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_56899\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56899\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DCEBBBD7-1D0C-4F58-A84C-C27669A0510A-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2229\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DCEBBBD7-1D0C-4F58-A84C-C27669A0510A-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DCEBBBD7-1D0C-4F58-A84C-C27669A0510A-300x261.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DCEBBBD7-1D0C-4F58-A84C-C27669A0510A-1024x892.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DCEBBBD7-1D0C-4F58-A84C-C27669A0510A-768x669.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DCEBBBD7-1D0C-4F58-A84C-C27669A0510A-1536x1338.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DCEBBBD7-1D0C-4F58-A84C-C27669A0510A-2048x1783.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DCEBBBD7-1D0C-4F58-A84C-C27669A0510A-610x531.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DCEBBBD7-1D0C-4F58-A84C-C27669A0510A-1080x940.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-56899\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jalen Adams &#8211; Photo Credit: Basket.co.il<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nJalen Adams went from deep for a pair of triples, Itay Segev dunked, Derrick Williams responded as he scored a tough basket in the paint and added a tear drop, Retin Obasohan dialled up long distance, Iftach Ziv scored from behind the arc and Williams added more points as Avi Even\u2019s team took a 24-23 lead after ten minutes of action.<\/p>\n<p>Suleiman Braimoh opened the second quarter with a pair of buckets for Yotam Halperin\u2019s squad, Adams once again dialed up long distance, Roman Sorkin put down an alley-oop from Evans and added another pair in the paint as Jerusalem snatched a 34-30 lead with 5:25 left in the half. <\/p>\n<p>James Nunnally took the ball to the hoop, Adams nailed another 3-pointer while Adam Ariel did as well, Sorkin stuffed Egbunu at one end and dunked at the other, but Adams went from deep yet again while KC Rivers did as well but Nunnally ended the half with a 3-pointer to cut the Reds advantage to 48-44 at halftime.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_56923\" style=\"width: 1015px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56923\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/66279A77-4CF5-4FE8-894E-2586E0B41E1C.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1005\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/66279A77-4CF5-4FE8-894E-2586E0B41E1C.jpeg 1005w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/66279A77-4CF5-4FE8-894E-2586E0B41E1C-294x300.jpeg 294w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/66279A77-4CF5-4FE8-894E-2586E0B41E1C-768x783.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/66279A77-4CF5-4FE8-894E-2586E0B41E1C-610x622.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1005px) 100vw, 1005px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-56923\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keenan Evans &#8211; Photo Credit: Basket.co.I\u2019ll<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nEvans began the third quarter with a pair of floaters, Sorkin stole the ball and fed Zizic for a dunk and Nunnally nailed a 3-pointer while Williams scored in the paint to finish off a 13-0 run to take a 57-48 lead midway through the frame. Willy Workman finally found the basket for the Reds, Evans, Zizic and Sorkin countered for Maccabi, but Rivers went from downtown and Braimoh scored, however, the hosts stayed in front 64-57 after thirty minutes of play. <\/p>\n<p>Braimoh started off the fourth quarter the same way he ended the third with a basket, John Dibartolomeo drilled home a trio of triples while Braimoh answered for the Reds but Maccabi kept the lead 73-63 with 6:17 remaining in regulation time.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_56925\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56925\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/C9EE21B4-A931-4DA3-A848-105D5A1E0A62-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2146\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/C9EE21B4-A931-4DA3-A848-105D5A1E0A62-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/C9EE21B4-A931-4DA3-A848-105D5A1E0A62-300x251.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/C9EE21B4-A931-4DA3-A848-105D5A1E0A62-1024x858.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/C9EE21B4-A931-4DA3-A848-105D5A1E0A62-768x644.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/C9EE21B4-A931-4DA3-A848-105D5A1E0A62-1536x1288.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/C9EE21B4-A931-4DA3-A848-105D5A1E0A62-2048x1717.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/C9EE21B4-A931-4DA3-A848-105D5A1E0A62-610x511.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/C9EE21B4-A931-4DA3-A848-105D5A1E0A62-1080x905.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-56925\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Suleiman Braimoh &#8211; Photo Credit: Basket.co.il<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nEvans scored, Ariel nailed a corner 3-pointer, Wilbekin and Adams traded shots from deep, while the latter added a layup, Braimoh went from downtown, Rivers found points but Dibartolomeo scored an uncontested layup to wrap up the win.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u05e2\u05d5\u05e0\u05ea 21\/22, \u05de\u05d7\u05d6\u05d5\u05e8 26: \u05d4\u05e4\u05d5\u05e2\u05dc \u05d7\u05d5\u05dc\u05d5\u05df - \u05d1\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d4\u05e8\u05e6\u05dc\u05d9\u05d4 90:75\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SLHP-IfV6lg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>Bnei Herzliya eased by Hapoel Holon 90-75<\/strong> thanks to a big second half to record the victory and leapfrog the purples into third place as they ready for the Champions League Final Four at the end of the week. After a close first half as Chris Babb and Adam Smith paced their teams respectively to head into halftime with visiting Herzliya holding a slim 1-point, 41-40 lead. However, the second half was all Oren Aharoni\u2019s squad as DJ Cooper, Chinanu Onuaku and Babb led the Al to notch the 15-point win. <\/p>\n<p>Babb scored 24 points, Cooper added 19 points and 11 assists while Onuaku also recorded a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Adam Smith was Holon\u2019s high scorer with 24 points and Chris Jonson chipped in with 15 points in the defeat.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_56893\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56893\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220501-855304-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1796\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220501-855304-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220501-855304-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220501-855304-1024x719.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220501-855304-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220501-855304-1536x1078.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220501-855304-2048x1437.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220501-855304-610x428.jpg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220501-855304-1080x758.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-56893\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Babb &#8211; Photo Credit: Basket.co.il<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n\u201cWhat a win for us,\u201d Chris Babb excitedly said following the win as he also spoke about the importance of point guard DJ Cooper. \u201cWe stuck to our game plan, stayed together as a team and fought until the end. DJ has been fantastic for us. A veteran, pass first point guard who always makes the right play. He\u2019s been an anchor for us since Quinton went down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the Balkan League Final, <strong>Hapoel Galil Elyon dominated Maccabi Haifa 83-65<\/strong> to capture the European crown up in Nahariya. The Galilee squad led from the get go as the Greens never threatened Barak Peleg\u2019s team who were dominant in the win. DJ Kennedy led the way with 21 points, Nimrod Levi added 16 points and Gaby Chachashvili chipped in with 12 points in the victory. Steve Taylor paced Haifa with 13 points while Kwake Vaughn added 11 points in the loss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maccabi Tel Aviv downed Hapoel Jerusalem 89-79 to take the Israeli Classico as six players scored in double digits to notch the win. The victory ensures that if Avi Even\u2019s squad wins the final two games of the regular season they will secure home court advantage throughout the playoffs. 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