Live Report – Quarter 1: Nahariya

The 17th round of the Winner Basket League is being held at this time and provides a fascinating game in which Urbani Nahariya hosts Hapoel Jerusalem for a duel in the Ein Sara hall, which is an important crossroads for the two camps.

Dainius Adumaitis’ side are in a bad period with three consecutive losses in all competitions, but they can embark on a new path and return to the winning track when playing against a relatively comfortable opponent. New acquisition player Stanton Kidd will try to help the Jerusalemites.

On the other hand, the table lock is in a shocking season as she recorded a lone win in 11 games in all competitions and in total this season she has two wins alongside 15 losses, and seems to be on the fast track to the sub-league.

First quarter

Nahariya Urban Quintet: Ziv Ben Zvi, Malik Newman, Or Leumi, Jaron Blossomgim and Michael Young.

Hapoel Jerusalem Quintet: Jacoben Brown, Tamir Blatt, Malcolm Hill, Suleiman Braimo and Tyson Thomas.

Tyson Thomas set up a Jerusalem advantage, with Malcolm Hill and Suleiman Braimo increasing to eight. Malik Newman stopped the group’s run from the capital and shrank to 6, but Tamir Blatt answered with a three and increased to 9. Michael Young and Newman’s threes and Orr Leumi shrank to just one point, with Jarron’s monstrous dunk by Blossomgim and Yang’s additional points completing a 0:12 run and a 3-point lead for the Purples. Thomas shrank to a point in the dunk, Young answered by shooting from half distance.