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The Jerusalem Hapoel team, led by Dainius Adomaitis, is going through a difficult season, but on Sunday they beat club Bnei Herzliya by 88:80.
The team coached by Lithuania had escaped 74:43, and the hosts managed to soften the result only at the end of the match.
Suleiman Braimo scored 22 points for the winners, and former Vilnius Legionnaire “Rytas” Chris Kramer added 9 points and 5 assists to the victory.
Jerusalem basketball players now rank third in the table with 12 wins and 5 losses.
Tel Aviv’s Maccabi leads the championship, winning 17 times and tripping 3.
The Israeli team with the most titles crushed Maccabi in Haifa on Sunday in a trip to 1,500 spectators in hall 104: 67.
For the winners, TJKlein scored 13 points and bounced the ball 11 times.
Against Žižičius and Sandy Cohen they added 12 points each, Elijah Bryant – 11, and team leader Scottie Wilbekin – 10. Maccabi’s most famous name, Omri Casppi, scored 4 points.
The Tel Aviv club is firmly in the lead in the Israeli league, but this season is going badly in the Euroleague.
With 11 wins and 17 losses, Maccabi ranks 14th with no illusion of making the playoffs.
Žalgiris still has few but tangible opportunities, winning and losing in the Euroleague 15 times. On Thursday in their arena, the Kaunas club will have the opportunity to retaliate for the Tel Aviv team for a painful defeat in the first round of the Euroleague in Israel.
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