A change of coach less than two months into the season and the prestigious appointment of Dimitris Itoudis were supposed to put Hapoel Tel Aviv on the wave, but tonight (Wednesday) the Greeks suffered their third loss in five games on the lines in all formats, when his team continued the negative momentum after the defeat in the derby and lost 104:100 At Wolves, who lowered their record in the Eurocup to 5:6.
This is the first victory of the Lithuanians over Hapoel Tel Aviv, in the fourth meeting between the teams since the beginning of last season, when only a late attempt at a comeback prevented the host from overtaking Hapoel in the table based on the cumulative difference in the direct meetings, as Wolves lost by 5 points in the previous round.
Jonathan Motley returned to play for the first time since the saga surrounding him and looked – as expected – rusty. Yam Medar continued to show that he is the new owner of Hapoel, Marcus Foster recovered from a weak display in the derby and Marcus Bingham again provided a solid contribution as he has done in almost every game since joining, but the Israeli runner-up missed no less than 19 three-pointers at 54.3% and allowed the opponent 12 rebounds In the attack, when after the 97 points she scored in the derby, tonight they scored on her The Lithuanians are a three-digit amount.
The captain Bar Timor did spend the entire last 8 minutes of the game on the floor, but until then he was not a partner and Bruno Caboclo also received a kind of message from Itodis after he showed impressive ability from the beginning of the season until now, when he entered the game tonight only during the third quarter.
Scored for Hapoel Tel Aviv: Yam Meder 28 (21 in the second half, 3/3 for 3, 9/9 from the line, 7 assists), Marcus Foster 17 (4/7 for 3), Marcus Bingham 12, Tomer Ginat 10 (all in the first half, 6 rebounds ), Antonio Blakeney 8, Jonathan Motley 7, Joe Ragland 6 (7 assists), Bar Timor 4, Ish Wainwright and Guy Palatine 3 each, Bruno Caboclo 2. Oz Blaser shared and did not score.
the course of the game
Quarter 1:
Thurman opened with a three-pointer for the host, but Madar put Hapoel on the board and Motley added an assist to Ginat, before scoring his first basket to make it 3:6 for Hapoel. Blazevich shrunk, Foster responded with a three and Motley was ejected for a second early foul. Foster drew an unsportsmanlike foul and scored 1 from the line, Wainwright sniped from beyond the arc and increased the gap to 8. Kwan responded with quick points, but Ginat found Foster to set up 7:15. Kwan added a penalty point, Ginat made the basket and Mader added a 3-pointer to make it 8:20. The American guard continued to hold the Wolves with 3 more points, Meder recorded 2 from the line and after a 3-pointer by Kolboka came Bingham’s first points of the game – 14:24 for the guest. Meder’s fifth assist led to Foster’s 3-pointer, Kwan also hit from long range and Bingham hit twice from the penalty line. Andrews and Kwan hit another 3-pointer each, in between Bingham scored a basket and the quarter was sealed by a dunk by Brooks, who dropped to31:25 only.
Quarter 2:
Bingham and Ragland pushed Hapoel back to a 10-point difference, Kolboka and Zemaitis answered with 3-pointers – but Blakeney snagged 2 of them himself on the way to 31:41. Kwan scored twice from the line and immediately afterwards added a three-pointer, Bingham reached 10 points and Brooks maintained a temporary gap of 5. Bingham and Ragland pushed Hapoel back to the 10-point difference, Kolboka and Zemaitis answered with three-pointers – but Blakeney snipe 2 of them himself on the way to -31:41. Kwan scored twice from the line and immediately after added a three-pointer, Bingham reached 10 points and Brooks maintained a temporary gap of 5. Ragland and Blakeney scored baskets, a three-pointer by Andrews reduced the score to 47:41. Ginat drained free throws and scored both, but Kwan answered with a three and Itudis called a timeout. Palatin came back from him with a three-pointer, Brooks’ penalty points were answered by Ginat’s basket and Andrews buried a fourth three-pointer without making a foul, which shrunk to 54:49. Kwan traded baskets with Ginat, but Zemaitis bombed from outside the arc and a seventh Wolves offensive rebound allowed Thurman to tie. Only Motley’s free throws gave Hapoel 56:58 at the break.
Quarter 3:
Thurman and Kwan quickly made it 58:61, Ginat found Motley for a 3-point move that tied the game. Thurman sniped a 3-pointer, Madar drew an unsportsmanlike foul and scored 2 from the line, the forward buried another one beyond the arc and Madar replied with the same coin, before Miniutas put the Wolves up 66:69. Foster equalized with a three-pointer, Meder added 3 consecutive points and after Thurman buried another three-pointer, Bingham made it 72:74 but got involved in a fourth foul and Thurman equalized from the line. Caboclo scored first points, Andrews hit free throws and Mader also made 2, but Thurman converted with a 3-pointer number 4 in the quarter and 5 in the game. Foster answered with a three of his own, a Wolves player added penalty points and an excellent penetration by Meder led to81:83 Hapoel Tel Aviv at the end of the quarter.
Quarter 4:
4 consecutive Brooks, free throws by Yugla and a three-pointer by Kwan brought Wolves to 83:90 while the laborer was stuck. Even a timeout did not stop the momentum, because Kolboka buried a three-pointer and the difference jumped to double digits for the first time from the Lithuanian side. Ragland’s basket did not deter Zemaitis who placed 2 easily, Medar Zimek and Andrews with a hard basket made it 89:99. Timur the minor from the line, Kwan managed to return only 1 and a 3-pointer from Madar Natana Tikva, before Blazer squeezed an attack foul. Meder scored 2 from the penalty spot, Foster lowered to 100:98. Andrews increased shooting from the line, Madar lost to Kwan who received a foul and closed interest on penalty points. Hapoel’s coordinator added another basket, but Wolves won 100:104.
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