Tyler Ennis led six Hapoel scorers in double figures with 18 points and Tomer Ginat posted a double-double for the winners
Hapoel rolls to victory in Israeli League opener
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Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv bounced back from its EuroLeague loss to archrival Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv with a commanding 97–82 win over Ironi Kiryat Ata in the opening round of the Israeli League on Sunday. Despite playing without Dan Oturu, Jonathan Motley, Vasa Micic and Elijah Bryant, Coach Dimitris Itoudis’s squad showcased its depth and ability to win in different ways.
Tyler Ennis led six Hapoel scorers in double figures with 18 points, Tai Odiase and Iftah Ziv added 14 points apiece and Tomer Ginat posted a double-double (10 points, 10 rebounds). Malik Hall paced Kiryat Ata with 17 points and 7 boards.
The game began at a high tempo, with Kiryat Ata competing well and even leading at times, fueled by Bodie Hume’s four-point play. Itay Segev stood out early for Hapoel with hustle plays, giving the hosts a 23–21 edge after the first quarter. In the second period, Hapoel stormed ahead and a strong stretch by Ennis and Ziv made it 48–37 at halftime.
Kiryat Ata rallied in the third quarter as Tomer Asayag’s playmaking and defensive stops cut the gap to just 3 points. However, foul trouble proved decisive as Hall and Hume exited early, leaving the visitors short-handed. Hapoel took advantage to regain a double-digit margin by the quarter’s end and never looked back, with Bar Timor pushing the difference to 20 points early in the fourth quarter.