Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv got 3 three-pointers from Xavier Munford in a 10-0 run to finish the game in beating Turk Telekom 84-82 on Tuesday night. Despite that good run, Hapoel had only made 6 of 18 three-pointers (33.3%) before then. What kept Hapoel in the game – and even gave it a big second-quarter lead – was Hapoel’s play in the paint.
The hosts' success up front was no given. Hapoel was without backup center Idan Zalmanson, forward J.P. Tokoto and swingman Jordan McRae due to illness, leaving the team with only eight rotation players. On top of that, starting center Chinanu Onukaku was called for 3 fouls in the first 5 minutes of the game and fouled out in just over 15 minutes of game time.
