Withstood her counterattack Valencia and celebrated the victory in Spain the Hapoel Tel Aviv!
After a fast-paced game, the Israelis took the lead from the first period and entered the fourth quarter with a double-digit lead, but saw the hosts come back and cut it to within a point (90-91) with 2:30 left in the final, before eventually taking the win with 100-93!
Thus, his Hapoel Dimitris Itoudis improved their record to 3-1 and will now travel to France to face Paris Saint-Germain, while Valencia fell to 2-2 ahead of their away clash with Monaco.
MVP for the winners was Micic (24 points, 6 assists), having as worthy supporters Blakeney (17p), Bryant (16p, 6 rib), Motley (14Ï€) and Jones (12p, 8 rib), while for the Spaniards they stood out Moore (22p) and Thompson (13 points, 8 assists, 6 rebounds).
The match was held in camerafollowing a decision taken due to the fear of incidents due to the anti-Israel rallies.
The match:
Hapoel came into the game stronger and led 10–2 and 13-5 before building its first double-digit advantage (5-15) with Oturu, while continuing to find consistent solutions offensively, getting outscored 27-14 and closing the first period on 5/9 3-pointers and leading the way with 27-18.
Thompson and Moore reduced it to 22-29 at the start of the second quarter, while the Rovers with consecutive three-pointers brought Valencia to -5 (28-33), but Motley and Blakney restored the visitors’ double-digit lead (30-40). However, the home team countered in the final stretch before the end of the first half, going on an 11-3 run and getting within striking distance (47-49).
The two teams remained close at the start of the third period, with Hapoel regaining its rhythm offensively and pulling away 62-52, with Micic scoring 13 personal points, while Valencia came back again, getting as close as 61-66 and 64-69, before falling behind again by 10 (70-80).
The visitors held the big lead until 77-91 with 5:30 left in the final, but Valencia found the mental reserves to come back again, putting together an impressive 13-0 run to close within a point (90-91) with 2:30 to go. However, Jones’ big 3-pointer made it 90-94 and later hit shots as Hapoel took the win with 100-93!
The quarters: 18-27, 47-49, 70-80, 93-100
The match statistics
Source: Sport Fm
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