Only a week has passed since it became known that Panathinaikos are interested in Oded Katash, and tonight (Wednesday) the coach managed his last game on the lines of Hapoel Jerusalem, and unfortunately he ended it with a disappointing 78:77 loss against Turk Telecom, in a game where the team dropped 19 points. In light of the loss, Jerusalem got entangled towards the final round of the FIBA Champions League and will now need a victory in the last round against Limoges, alongside a loss to Iguoca in Turkey.
Katash’s replacement is Dainius Adumatis, who came to the arena in the capital tonight and saw his next team just dancing on the floor in the first half, and led by Tamir Blatt and Tyson Thomas has already gained a 20-point advantage over its rival, who beat Turkey by just four points. .
Blatt, who sniped four threes in high percentages, continued to lead Jerusalem well into the second half and also received help from points from Chris Kramer. Turk Telecom, on the other hand, started to bite a little differently, but their attacking play was not sharp enough to bring the game back to life. In a situation of one-digit advantage, Jacoben Brown returned the status quo with a basket on the buzzer of the third quarter and set 55:66 for the Israelis.
In the last quarter the game reopened. The trainees seemed to think the victory was already in their pocket and the guest from Ankara took advantage of it to make up for the difference, when at the peak Hapoel Jerusalem completely lost its advantage in the game, and in a 77:77 tie was fouled by Brown, which led to the first deficit in the Jerusalem game. Everything.
They scored for Hapoel Jerusalem
Tamir Blatt 15 points and 5 assists, Tyson Thomas 15 and 6 rebounds, Chris Kramer 14 and 5 assists, Malcolm Hill 12, Jacoben Brown 10 and 6 assists, Suleiman Braimo 7, Idan Zalmanson 4.
