The Israeli side thoroughly impressed in a dominant home victory.
Hapoel records statement win against Cedevita, 100-73
Game Report
3 Mins read
Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv started its 2023-24 BKT EuroCup campaign on the right foot by dominating Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 100-73 in front of a packed-out crowd at Shlomo Group Arena. After boasting the joint second-best home record in last year's regular season, Hapoel seems set to be a big threat on its home court once again.
Xavier Munford led the way in scoring for the hosts with 21 points, followed by Tomer Ginat and Jaylen Hoard with 18 points apiece, J'Covan Brown with 15 and Braian Angola with 11. Hapoel center Idan Zalmanson also grabbed 10 rebounds to go with 4 points. For Cedevita, Justin Cobbs scored a team-high 15 points, while Jaka Blazic recorded 13. DJ Stewart and Karlo Matkovic had 11 points each, too.
Game Leaders
How the game played out
One of the keys to the win was the fast start that Hapoel enjoyed, with the Israeli side making the most of Cedevita's turnovers. Head coach Danny Franco saw his team take an early 10-point lead, 21-11, with 3:53 minutes left in the first quarter, before closing the opening period 28-21 ahead.
It was more of the same in the second quarter, with Hapoel capitalizing on every turnover committed by Cedevita. The hosts were enjoying plenty of joy on the fastbreak, too, which allowed Hapoel to open a game-high 44-30 lead with 2:37 to go before halftime. Heading into the break, Hapoel led 48-36.
Cedevita came out with a lot more energy, but Hapoel was able to match the visitors every step of the way. In fact, with just under five minutes remaining in the third, Angola recorded his fourth steal of the game – and Hapoel's 11th at that point – before scoring an easy layup to make it a 60-45 ballgame. Soon after, a big alley-oop slam by Hoard from a Brown assist took the roof off Shlomo Group Arena. That advantage extended to 16 points, 71-55, after Hoard tipped the ball in with the last score of the quarter.
The final quarter proved to be a celebration of basketball for the Hapoel fans, who saw their team score the first seven points of the last period to make it 78-55. Munford scored back-to-back triples to further stress Hapoel's dominance, 84-60, before Hoard wowed the fans with a reverse slam to open a game-high 25-point difference, 90-65. In the end, a triple by Bar Timor ensured that Hapoel reached 100 points, with the Israeli side sending a strong message to the rest of the EuroCup. Cedevita, meanwhile, will hope to use this game as a tough learning experience.
Game Videos
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Magic Moment: Juwan Morgan with a big dunk!
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Magic Moment: Emanuel Terry hammers it home!
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Magic Moment: Massive dunk by Robinson!
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Magic Moment: Kenan Kamenjas rocks the rim!
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Magic Moment: Exciting Robinson-to-Beringer alley-oop!
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Magic Moment: Hoard’s huge block on Simonovic!
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Magic Moment: Hoard rocks the rim off a Timor dish!
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Magic Moment: An Alexander block leads to an Angola basket in transition!
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Magic Moment: Alexander erupts for alley-oop dunk
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Magic Moment: Alexander stuffs Allman
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Magic Moment: Matkovic hammers home in traffic
