{"id":82273,"date":"2023-03-13T20:06:23","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T20:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=82273"},"modified":"2023-03-13T20:13:40","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T20:13:40","slug":"cohen-leads-maccabi-to-win-over-nes-ziona-eilat-sinks-haifa-gilboa-downs-herzliya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/cohen-leads-maccabi-to-win-over-nes-ziona-eilat-sinks-haifa-gilboa-downs-herzliya\/","title":{"rendered":"Cohen leads Maccabi to win over Nes Ziona, Eilat sinks Haifa, Gilboa downs Herzliya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Maccabi Tel Aviv needed a big final frame to put away Nes Ziona 91-84<\/strong> in an exciting end to end battle for the entire 40 minutes of play. The yellow-and-blue got off to a good start with with Jake Cohen, John Dibartolomeo and Lorenzo Brown leading the way but Shaq Buchanan and DJ Cooper along with Tyler Bey pulled ahead by 3-points as the contest headed to the fourth quarter. However, Roman Sorkin and Cohen controlled the paint and scored at will inside to edge the hosts.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u05e2\u05d5\u05e0\u05ea 22\/23, \u05de\u05d7\u05d6\u05d5\u05e8 19: \u05e2\u05d9\u05e8\u05d5\u05e0\u05d9 \u05e0\u05e1 \u05e6\u05d9\u05d5\u05e0\u05d4 - \u05de\u05db\u05d1\u05d9 \u05ea&quot;\u05d0 91:84\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rMibWz55FLo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nCohen led all scorers with 23 points and 8 rebounds, Sorkin added 12 points as Brown scored 10 points and dished out 10 assists in the win. Bey paced the hosts with 19 points, Cooper recorded a double-double with 18 points and 16 assists as Buchanan scored 18 points in the defeat.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_82312\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82312\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/FDCA1D30-804D-44CB-9713-17C4B5302451.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-82312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/FDCA1D30-804D-44CB-9713-17C4B5302451.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/FDCA1D30-804D-44CB-9713-17C4B5302451-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/FDCA1D30-804D-44CB-9713-17C4B5302451-610x610.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/FDCA1D30-804D-44CB-9713-17C4B5302451-440x440.jpeg 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-82312\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roman Sorkin &#8211; Photo Credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n\u201cIt wasn\u2019t easy an easy game and Nes Ziona have to get a lot of credit for their effort,\u201d Maccabi coach Oded Katash said. \u201cWe didn\u2019t expect this game to be easy and while we began well, we missed a lot of open shots in the second quarter which allowed Nes Ziona to run and tie up the game. We stayed healthy after a very intense game and we all needed to find the energy which we did to win this game at the end of the day.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_82348\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82348\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/A54268C4-C788-470D-A0C1-370B834F4C56.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-82348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/A54268C4-C788-470D-A0C1-370B834F4C56.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/A54268C4-C788-470D-A0C1-370B834F4C56-610x407.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-82348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elad Hasin and DJ Cooper &#8211; Photo Credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n\u201cI just have only good things to say about my team as they battled hard,\u201d Nes Ziona bench boss Elad Hasin began. \u201cWe missed some open shots, our timing was a bit off and we missed an offensive rebound near the end. You have to be focused on every possession against Maccabi if you are going to win. We looked Maccabi in the white of their eyes but against them you need to make that last great play to finish them off.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_82322\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82322\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/74E8501F-8E4A-4DDB-A434-B0C8DC134DA6.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-82322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/74E8501F-8E4A-4DDB-A434-B0C8DC134DA6.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/74E8501F-8E4A-4DDB-A434-B0C8DC134DA6-610x407.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-82322\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Dibartolomeo &#8211; Photo Credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nMaccabi captain John Dibartolomeo reflected on the victory, \u201cIt was a tough game and they played very well offensively, but I am happy as to how we responded and closed out the game. I have to give a special shoutout to Jake Cohen as his performance was amazing and he picked up us up when we needed it.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_82330\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82330\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/22D02544-9053-4E91-B59B-0EDF0389C3D6.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-82330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/22D02544-9053-4E91-B59B-0EDF0389C3D6.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/22D02544-9053-4E91-B59B-0EDF0389C3D6-610x407.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-82330\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shaq Buchanan &#8211; Photo Credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nShaq Buchanan also looked back at the game, \u201cIt came down to the wire and we knew what we had to do at the end but we didn\u2019t get the outcome we wanted. We can\u2019t dwell on the loss and we have to move on. Before the game we spoke about getting back to that style of play like we had earlier in the season and we brought that toughness and didn\u2019t back down.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_82316\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82316\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/A75425A3-9145-415D-8FB6-C7E7C7020B1D.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-82316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/A75425A3-9145-415D-8FB6-C7E7C7020B1D.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/A75425A3-9145-415D-8FB6-C7E7C7020B1D-610x407.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-82316\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lorenzo Brown &#8211; Photo Credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nOded Katash\u2019s squad went from deep to begin the game with Jake Cohen, John Dibartolomeo and Lorenzo Brown all finding the bottom of the basket while Shaq Buchanan and DJ Cooper responded for Nes Ziona but the yellow-and-blue grabbed an early 27-21 lead after ten minutes of play.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_82342\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82342\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/9EEDDB1D-8075-4C95-A79F-9E8473DB78DC.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-82342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/9EEDDB1D-8075-4C95-A79F-9E8473DB78DC.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/9EEDDB1D-8075-4C95-A79F-9E8473DB78DC-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/9EEDDB1D-8075-4C95-A79F-9E8473DB78DC-610x610.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/9EEDDB1D-8075-4C95-A79F-9E8473DB78DC-440x440.jpeg 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-82342\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tyler Bey &#8211; Photo Credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nDarrun Hilliard and Rafi Menco dialled up long distance, Buchanan continued to score while he also fed Tyler Bey for a reverse dunk as Cooper and Ronnie Harrell sent the game into halftime all knotted up at 42-42.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_82378\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82378\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/42FCC3B4-7923-4DD2-8D2F-C89F67024C2E.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-82378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/42FCC3B4-7923-4DD2-8D2F-C89F67024C2E.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/42FCC3B4-7923-4DD2-8D2F-C89F67024C2E-610x407.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-82378\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jake Cohen &#8211; Photo Credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nCohen and Dibartolomeo got busy to open the third quarter, but Bey and Buchanan came right back as Cooper orchestrated the offense and then drained a triple to give Elad Hasin\u2019s team a 66-63 lead after thirty minutes of action.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_82384\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82384\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/823A99B5-9285-4A40-A3C9-0ED9F9685FC2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-82384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/823A99B5-9285-4A40-A3C9-0ED9F9685FC2.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/823A99B5-9285-4A40-A3C9-0ED9F9685FC2-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/823A99B5-9285-4A40-A3C9-0ED9F9685FC2-610x610.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/823A99B5-9285-4A40-A3C9-0ED9F9685FC2-440x440.jpeg 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-82384\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roman Sorkin &#8211; Photo Credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nBey and Cooper kept scoring, Roman Sorkin and Jake Cohen answered with points inside, Bey and Cohen kept filling the basket for their respective teams, Cooper hit his sixth triple, Cohen came back with a pair of buckets and Nebo put down an alley-oop and a second jam to wrapup the win.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_82374\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82374\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/37AADBCC-1296-400F-AB59-3D01A5FC4661.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-82374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/37AADBCC-1296-400F-AB59-3D01A5FC4661.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/37AADBCC-1296-400F-AB59-3D01A5FC4661-610x407.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-82374\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Josh Nebo &#8211; Photo Credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>Hapoel Eilat sunk Hapoel Haifa 90-79<\/strong> as Antonius Cleveland paced the visitors to their second straight win as they continue to climb the standings and away from the relegation zone.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u05e2\u05d5\u05e0\u05ea 22\/23, \u05de\u05d7\u05d6\u05d5\u05e8 19: \u05d4\u05e4\u05d5\u05e2\u05dc \u05d7\u05d9\u05e4\u05d4 - \u05d4\u05e4\u05d5\u05e2\u05dc \u05d0\u05d9\u05dc\u05ea 90:79\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o6x-xwRzqM8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nThe Red Sea squad got busy early on with baskets by Amit Gershon, Terran Petteway and Eric Griffin as the Carmel Reds countered with points from Isaiah Cousins, Shawn Jones and Gur Lavie but baskets by Antonius Cleveland gave Maurizo Buscaglia\u2019s team a 44-34 lead at halftime. However, Cleveland kept hitting from deep and proved unstoppable as Anthony Hickey, Cousins and Jones tried to keep Sharon Drucker\u2019s team close but it was not enough on this night as Haifa lost their 9th game in a row across all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>Cleveland led all scorers with 29 points, Petteway added 16 points and Griffin scored 14 points in the win. Cousins scored 22 points, Hickey chipped in with 17 points and Will Rayman added 13 points in the loss. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This was the best game since I arrived in Eilat,\u201d Buscaglia said. \u201cWe were very disciplined on defense and that is what brought us the win. Everything is beginning to come together. Of course there still is a long way to go but I am optimistic going forward and we have to continue our momentum.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to see what we can do including myself,\u201d Haifa coach Sharon Drucker said after the game. \u201cWe need character and the desire to battle. We have some tough games between now and the end of the month and I have to sit with management to see if I am the person to elad the team or someone else. I have done whatever I can. I believe that I can but it doesn\u2019t look like it on the court.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hapoel Gilboa Galil recorded a big win in their battle against relegation as they defeated Bnei Herzliya 79-74<\/strong> thanks to a huge final frame to snatch the win. Tony Carr, Payton Willis and Robert Franks all scored crucial baskets down the stretch to overcome superb performances by Maurice Kemp and Julian Gamble to notch the victory.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_82396\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82396\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/H2iJ9sRy.jpg-medium.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-82396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/H2iJ9sRy.jpg-medium.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/H2iJ9sRy.jpg-medium-610x407.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-82396\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rom Shaked &#8211; Photo Credit: Gilboa Galil<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nCarr scored 31 points and added 10 assists, Franks scored 15 points and Willis chipped in with 10 points in the win while Kemp paced the visitors with 23 points and Gamble scored 21 points in the loss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maccabi Tel Aviv needed a big final frame to put away Nes Ziona 91-84 in an exciting end to end battle for the entire 40 minutes of play. 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