The former EuroCup MVP scored 11 points in the last 7 minutes.
Patrick Beverley came up clutch to lead Hapoel to first win
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Patrick Beverley was unable to celebrate in his return to the competition that named him the MVP more than a decade ago. He and his team were defeated in Badalona, Spain, by 78-75 in the season opener last week. Beverley drained 4 threes and scored 14 points overall, but his shooting was not remarkable, as he finished 5-of-16 from the field.
In Round 2 against Wolves Twinsvet Vilnius, Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv was dominating at halftime 53-41 with Beverley scoreless and making only a limited impact on the game. It didn’t look like his team needed him until the Lithuanians rallied at the end of the third period and even took the lead early in the fourth, 73-77.
"For most of the parts, we were better," said Hapoel head coach Stefanos Dedas in the post-game press conference. "But in the last minutes of the third quarter and in the beginning of the fourth, Wolves took momentum… We didn't play with a clear mind, we played with big, big pressure when we started losing the momentum… We were afraid to shoot the ball when open, but I took a timeout and explained to them that it was just to enjoy, play basketball… in some moments pressure comes too much to our heads."
At that moment, Hapoel trailed 73-77, and it was then that Beverley, who had just made an off-the-glass three-pointer, took over. He made his second three right after to make it a 1-point game and followed with his third and his fourth a few offenses later to cap a 13-3 run in 4 minutes that got his team back in charge for good.
"We have some bad moments," Dedas continued. "[It was] not because the players don't try, or they don't want. Like we say in Greece, heavy legs, or not clear mind. In the last minutes we shot the ball with confidence, even if we missed open, we kept shooting. Patrick obviously made some big shots and this is what basketball game is all about. Who makes the big shots in the end and the crucial stops wins."
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Magic Moment: Mekowulu throws it down with force over Hoard!
Even though Beverley would end up missing his last two three-point attempts -finishing 4-of-6 from behind the arc, he showed up again in the last minute to secure the win from the line. He scored 11 of his team’s last 16 points, proving his experience and determination can help Hapoel beat pressure when the opponents get big.
"It was a very good game," he celebrated. "It’s a tough team. I think they were without one of their main players, so we were fortunate tonight… You know, we're going to get everyone's best punch. Everyone's going to play us real hard. Everyone's going to play us strong because of the names we have on the team. No game is easy There is no such thing as an ugly win or a pretty win, its only wins or losses and we were fortunate to get this one."