{"id":88493,"date":"2023-06-04T07:23:19","date_gmt":"2023-06-04T07:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=88493"},"modified":"2023-06-04T07:23:19","modified_gmt":"2023-06-04T07:23:19","slug":"hapoel-tel-aviv-sweep-hapoel-jerusalem-derby-final-on-tap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/hapoel-tel-aviv-sweep-hapoel-jerusalem-derby-final-on-tap\/","title":{"rendered":"Hapoel Tel Aviv sweep Hapoel Jerusalem, Derby final on tap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Hapoel Tel Aviv defeated Hapoel Jerusalem 77-68<\/strong> in game 2 of their Israel Basketball League semifinal series, giving themselves a sweep 2-0 and a ticket to the finals against Maccabi Tel Aviv. J\u2019Covan Brown was the main man Danny Franco\u2019s squad as the guard helped spur the hosts to the finals for the first time in close to twenty years.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u05e4\u05dc\u05d9\u05d9\u05d0\u05d5\u05e3 2023, \u05d7\u05e6\u05d9 \u05d2\u05de\u05e8 2: \u05d4\u05e4\u05d5\u05e2\u05dc \u05ea&quot;\u05d0 - \u05d4\u05e4\u05d5\u05e2\u05dc \u05d9\u05e8\u05d5\u05e9\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd 68:77\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r1exeetEljI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nMaccabi Tel Aviv swept the Reds 3-0 back in 2005 as Hapoel will look to capture their first league title since the 1968-1969 campaign in which there were no title series but the championship was based on the final standings at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Game 1 of the best of 3 series tips-off on Thursday night at 21:00 IDT \/ 14:00 EDT at Yad Eliyahu, with game 2 at the Drive In on Sunday the 11th of June at 21:00 IDT \/ 14:00 EDT. To the extent that the teams split the first two games, the deciding game will be back at Yad Eliyahu on Tuesday June 13th of June at 21:00 IDT \/ 14:00 EDT.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_88522\" style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88522\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/9a6f9acb-8617-4a7e-bcdb-c3151cd26245.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1111\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/9a6f9acb-8617-4a7e-bcdb-c3151cd26245.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/9a6f9acb-8617-4a7e-bcdb-c3151cd26245-1536x1067.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/9a6f9acb-8617-4a7e-bcdb-c3151cd26245-610x424.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-88522\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tomer Ginat &#8211; Photo Credit: Basket.co.il<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nBefore the game got underway, Tomer Ginat added to his First Team selection by being announced as the Israeli MVP for the 2022-23 season giving the home crowd a positive start to an evening that would end with a trip to the finals.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_88510\" style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88510\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/02b336ca-8160-4d20-9825-4665c12a77f8.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1258\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/02b336ca-8160-4d20-9825-4665c12a77f8.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/02b336ca-8160-4d20-9825-4665c12a77f8-1536x1208.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/02b336ca-8160-4d20-9825-4665c12a77f8-610x480.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-88510\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oz Blayzer &#8211; Photo Credit: Basket.co.il<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nUnlike the first game of the series, which Hapoel Tel Aviv was clearly the better team from start to finish, ultimately winning by 31 points, it was neck and neck for most of game two Saturday night. Hapoel Tel Aviv\u2019s J\u2019Covan Brown and Hapoel Jerusalem\u2019s Oz Blayzer each started strong, scoring 6 points and 8 points respectively in the first quarter, with Hapoel Tel Aviv earning a 21-16 lead after 10 minutes. Neither, however, added to their personal scores for the remainder of the half \u2013 and Brown sat on the bench for the whole second quarter due to an injury \u2013 and after a lower-scoring second quarter, Hapoel Tel Aviv extended their lead by one point, to go into the halftime break ahead 38-32.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_88520\" style=\"width: 1130px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88520\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/b2d933f4-eefc-4e08-9c60-bbf4ef70a477.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1120\" height=\"702\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/b2d933f4-eefc-4e08-9c60-bbf4ef70a477.jpeg 1120w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/b2d933f4-eefc-4e08-9c60-bbf4ef70a477-610x382.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1120px) 100vw, 1120px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-88520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">J&#8217;Covan Brown &#8211; Photo Credit: Basket.co.il<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nBrown came back with a vengeance in the third quarter as he played all 10 minutes and scored 18 points (Hapoel Tel Aviv\u2019s only other point for the quarter a Jordan McRae free throw), going 5\/7 from the field and 4\/5 from the free throw line. However, the capital city reds managed to claw back over the course of the period courtesy of an all-round effort, including 8 points from Blayzer, 5 points from Speedy Smith and 4 points each by Zach Hankins and Levi Randolph (11 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block), giving them hope, as Hapoel Tel Aviv took a slender 57-55 lead into the final frame.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_88516\" style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88516\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/052b9d40-6c5a-44cc-9682-f8b81ce01749.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1241\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/052b9d40-6c5a-44cc-9682-f8b81ce01749.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/052b9d40-6c5a-44cc-9682-f8b81ce01749-1536x1191.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/052b9d40-6c5a-44cc-9682-f8b81ce01749-610x473.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-88516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jordan McRae &#8211; Photo Credit: Basket.co.il<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nWhat hope Aleksandar Dzikic\u2019s charges had to win and force a game 3 slowly faded away as McRae, Brown and an active Jaylen Hoard helped build a double digit lead over the course of the fourth quarter to wrap up the series and head to the finals for the first time since the 2004-05 season.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_88518\" style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88518\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/3e87468a-94d1-4eff-b70d-a69988b886ea.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1065\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/3e87468a-94d1-4eff-b70d-a69988b886ea.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/3e87468a-94d1-4eff-b70d-a69988b886ea-1536x1022.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/3e87468a-94d1-4eff-b70d-a69988b886ea-610x406.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-88518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">J&#8217;Covan Brown &#8211; Photo Credit: Basket.co.il<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nBrown (29 points, 2 assists and 1 steal), Hoard (13 points, 3 rebounds and 1 steal) and McRae (12 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist) led the way for the victors, while Blayzer (22 points, 10 rebounds and 1 block), Hankins (12 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal) and Smith (12 points, 2 rebounds. 4 assists and 1 steal) paced Jerusalem in the loss.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_88498\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88498\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230603-14817881-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88498\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-88498\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Danny Franco &#8211; Photo Credit: Basket.co.il<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n\u201cOf course, I\u2019m very happy about the win and what the club has done this season,\u201d Hapoel Tel Aviv coach Danny Franco said after the game. \u201cWe need to demand a little more from ourselves, to dream. We have tomorrow to rest, then we\u2019ll prepare for game 1 on Thursday. We have two more games that we need to win.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_88496\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88496\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230603-1480509-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88496\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-88496\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aleksandar Dzikic &#8211; Photo Credit: Basket.co.il<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n\u201cCongratulations to HTA, they\u2019re in the finals,\u201d Hapoel Jerusalem coach Aleksandar D\u017eiki\u0107 said after the season-ending loss. \u201cMy opinion is that we pushed them to play their best basketball in the season. So I guess that\u2019s some kind of show of respect for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExcitement, I\u2019m happy that I found some energy to come back in the second half,\u201d J\u2019Covan Brown said. \u201cMy heart wouldn\u2019t give up on me, I felt free today. I\u2019ve been through a lot of injuries and if it\u2019s 50-60% I\u2019ll give what I have. I didn\u2019t know if I was going to come back in the second half. Coach, teammates and I love this crowd. We are not going to lay down.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_88501\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88501\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230603-1481902-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88501\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-88501\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tomer Ginat &#8211; Photo Credit: Basket.co.il<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n\u201cThe last two games against Jerusalem, we really saw what we\u2019re able to defend well,\u201d Ginat commented of the team\u2019s defense. \u201cWe all came with energy and we\u2019re all positive \u2013 that\u2019s the result.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hapoel Tel Aviv defeated Hapoel Jerusalem 77-68 in game 2 of their Israel Basketball League semifinal series, giving themselves a sweep 2-0 and a ticket to the finals against Maccabi Tel Aviv. 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