For seven rounds, Hapoel Jerusalem managed to maintain a perfect balance in the Premier League, and remained the only team with this prestigious status. But tonight (Monday), she never lost to her team at home, Oded Katash’s team surrendered 99:83 to Nes Ziona, and on Thursday Maccabi Tel Aviv is waiting for them.
Scored for Hapoel Jerusalem: Adam Ariel 17 (7 rebounds), Chris Kramer 16, Tyson Thomas 13, Suleiman Braimo 11 (6 rebounds), Idan Zalmanson 9 (7 rebounds), Tamir Blatt 6 (7 assists), Jamil Wilson 6, Malcolm Hill 5 .
Scored for Ness Ziona: Brian Angola 25 (11 rebounds), Patrick Miller 25, Jerome Mainsey 19 (8 rebounds), Kwan Chitham 16 (9 rebounds), Lior Carrera (6 assists) and Tal Dan 5 each, Raviv Lemond 3.
Jerusalem did start the game with 0: 4, and for a moment it seemed like nothing surprising in this game, but then Brad Greenberg’s team responded with a great 0:12 run and did not look back until the end. And even when the host seemed to be approaching, on the way to an expected turnaround, Ness Ziona was not startled at any stage and with the help of a successful day on the defensive rebound (29), and a great day with 47.6% off the arc (10/21), managed to achieve the surprising victory.
Who was most responsible for the most successful day of the three was Brian Angola, who finished with 7 of 11 from outside the arc, while for comparison, the whole of Jerusalem scored seven threes. Overall, the Colombian excelled with 25 points and 11 rebounds. Patrick Miller also stood out with 25 points of his own, and Jerome Myensi added 19 points and eight rebounds. Jerusalem was led by Adam Ariel with 17 points and 7 rebounds, Chris Kramer scored 16 and Tyson Thomas added 13.
On Thursday, as mentioned, Hapoel Jerusalem will be hosted at the Heichal at Maccabi Tel Aviv, for a particularly difficult battle to the top, hoping to end 2020 in good taste. On the other hand, Ness Ziona, which only last week achieved its second league victory, combined victories for the first time this season and hopes to continue the positive momentum on Thursday against Maccabi Haifa.
the progress of the game
Jerusalem started with a quintet with Tamir Blatt, Chris Kramer, Malcolm Hill, Tyson Thomas and Suleiman Braimo, Ness Ziona with Patrick Miller, Brian Angola, Lior Carrera, Tal Dan and Jerome Myensi. Thomas and Braimo raised the hosts to 0-4, but Manci and Miller scored four each, leading a 0:12 run by Ness Ziona en route to 4:12. Braimo managed to stop the streak, but the Oranges went on their own and increased the lead to 11:22 with four straight points. From here, Jerusalem started with a 3:11 run led by Ariel and Kramer, and by the end of the quarter had already shrunk to25:22.
Jerusalem managed to shrink to 27:25 at the start of the second quarter, but Ness Ziona and Mainsi continued on their own with a 3:11 run and a 28:36 advantage. Thomas and Ariel tried to get the host back in the game, but the Oranges continued to do whatever they pleased and led by Miller they went up to 32:44. And as in the previous quarter, Katsch’s team recovered towards the end, and with a 0: 8 run led by Zalmanson, it shrank to 44:40, but Tal Dan ruled 40:46 To the guests at the end of the half.
Angola and Miller raised Ness Ziona to 43:52 in the opening of the second half, but Jerusalem responded with a 0: 7 run to shrink to a difference of only two points. It did not really impress Angola and Manci, and they led their team to 52:61. Kramer scored twice from the penalty spot on the other side, but Raviv Lemond scored a three that set up a double-digit lead of 54:64. Jerusalem and Zalmanson managed to shrink to 67:61, and Miller responded with four consecutive points alongside Zalmanson’s shot from the penalty spot to determine 62:69 Orange at the end of the quarter.
Again Jerusalem tried to shrink at the start of the quarter, and a basket and an offense by Braimo reduced to 73:67, but a point by Chitham and two threes by Angola increased the difference to 15 points, 69:84 to Nes Ziona. Thomas responded with a layup, but Miller and another Angola three-pointer made it 69:87. Despite Jerusalem’s attempts to come back, a three by Chitham put Ness Ziona’s successful evening out of the arc, en route to a 72:92 lead. Jerusalem managed to bite a little at the difference in the remaining minutes, but it was just too little and too late, on the way to83:99 Orange and historic at the end.
