The Balkan league Delasport continues to brighten the face of Hapoel Tel Aviv, which finished tonight (Saturday) as head of House A after a 73:79 victory over Hapoel Haifa in Romema. The Reds, who were dependent on themselves, finished the home stage with a balance of 1: 3 and will meet Hapoel Holon on Friday in the crossover stage.
The man from the Reds from Tel Aviv was Tyrrick Jones, who was absent from the cup derby due to a delay in the international release and provided an outstanding debut. The host said goodbye to the factory, as did the second newcomer Bnei Herzliya, who needed Hapoel Haifa to win.
Scored for Hapoel Tel Aviv: Tyrick Jones 22 points, JP Tokoto 19, Bar Timor and Yam Madar 9 each, Jonathan Moore 8, Raz Adam and Reggie Apshou 6 each.
Scored for Hapoel Haifa: Amit Simhon 12 points, Taylor Rochesti 11, Leonard Freeman 10, Igor Nesterenko, Keenan Evans and Jason Seagers 9 each, Ofek Avital 7, Amit Cohen, Gur Lavie and Eyal Wendel 2 each.
House table
1. Hapoel Tel Aviv 1: 3
Bnei Herzliya 2: 2
Hapoel Haifa 3: 1
the progress of the game
Haifa Opened in a quintet with Taylor Rochesti, Jason Seagers, Amit Simhon, Rocks Buckles and Leonard Freeman, cell With Yam Madar, Bar Timor, Reggie Apshou, JP Tokoto and Tyrick Jones.
Apshaou started the shooting, Jones sank his first basket in Israel and only after two and a half minutes did Seagers put Haifa on the board, 4: 3. Jones added a basket in the fall while squeezing an offense, but then Rochesti and Simhon reset handles and Igor Nesterenko set 9:13. Madar and the active Tokoto returned the momentum to the visitors and an impressive penetration by the coordinator also returned them the lead, 15:17. Keenan Evans got into things in two baskets, Apshou sniped from outside in the middle and after 10 minutes showed the board 19:20 For guests from Tel Aviv.
Nesterenko still gave Haifa the lead, but Jonathan Moore’s dunk and Timur’s three set a 21:25 mark. Gore Lavie got on the board and Seagers lowered to the point, before the Tel Avivians improved the defense, Timor and Tokoto achieved baskets in color, Jones floated for a wonderful dunk and Raz Adam opened a double-digit gap, 28:39. Evans Dyke from the line and lifted Freeman to a big Eli Hop, Tokoto scored on the other side but Evans closed the half with a three, 41:35.
Tokoto scored the first two baskets of the second half, the host stopped as in the previous half for two and a half minutes without a point, before Freeman and Seagers reduced to 45:39. Madar arranged for Jones to have two quick dunks, Simhon responded with a hard three and Seagers cut to 49:44 in the middle of the third quarter. Adam came off the bench well with an assist for Jones and a 3-pointer, the new Big Man continued his successful debut and pair Timur Moore set a record lead, 48:64. Simhon stopped the run with penalty shots that determined the result of the quarter, 64:50.
Threes by Rochesti and Ofek Avital reduced the gap to single digits, Moore sniped on the other side but Rochesti in another one shrank to 67:59. Freeman closed a 3:13 run from the line, Madar buried an important three, Tokoto continued to be effective both defensively and in Jones ’attack and correction in the burst sent Elad Hussein to a 75:63 timeout lag. Simhon and Jones swapped baskets and Tokoto put an exclamation point on the win with a monstrous dunk, 67:79, two minutes to go. The two coaches went deep to the bench, Amit Cohen took a single-digit from the line and Avital buried a beautiful three, but it was too late and Hapoel Tel Aviv secured the rise with a victory 73:79.
