Israel

Regular Season Round 10: Hapoel J-M - Maccabi Rishon 88-87

Date: December 18, 2011
The most exciting game of round 10 in the Premier League took place in Jerusalem. This derby game ended with only one-point defeat on the road of 6th ranked Maccabi Rishon (4-5) to third ranked Hapoel J-M (6-3) 88-87 on Sunday evening. Maccabi Rishon was trailing by 4 points at halftime but managed to get 5-point lead after three quarters before a 21-15 charge of Hapoel J-M, which allowed them to win the game. Point guard Guni Israeli (185-84, agency: Gross Zeev ISA) scored 22 points and 7 assists to lead the charge for the winners and American guard D.J. Strawberry (196-85, college: Maryland) chipped in 22 points during the contest. At the losing side American swingman Joe Crawford (196-86, college: Kentucky, agency: Priority Sports) responded with 24 points and 5 assists and his fellow American import forward Brandon Bowman (204-84, college: Georgetown) scored 16 points and 7 rebounds. Four Hapoel J-M and five Maccabi Rishon players scored in double figures. Hapoel J-M moved-up to second place, which they share with Galil Gilboa. Maccabi Rishon at the other side keeps the sixth position with five games lost. They share it with B.C. Habikaa. Hapoel J-M is looking forward to face B.C. Habikaa (#7) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. Maccabi Rishon will play against Maccabi Haifa and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Maccabi Rishon: J.Crawford 24+4reb+5ast, A.Uter 19+4reb+1ast, N.Hanochi 16+2reb, B.Bowman 16+7reb+2ast, D.Kitchen 12+6reb+3ast, A.Ben David 0+1reb+2ast
Hapoel J-M: G.Israeli 22+3reb+7ast, D.Strawberry 22+4reb+2ast, B.Randle 12+5reb+2ast, M.Mizrahi 10+2reb, J.Varnado 8+5reb+2ast, J.Thomas 6+4reb+1ast
gschID: 137334

  HAPOEL J-M (coach: Yonatan Alon)88
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
2 AUQiTMRQQF, g.z. 40 0-7 (00.1%) 8-1 (44.4%) 1-9 (20.9%) 5 3 3 8 4 5 5 5 5 4 88 61 5
7 osQiRla, Guja 40 3-1 (11.9%) 3-1 (11.9%) 8-3 (05%) 6 8 4 9 0 5 8 5 5 0 88 85 5
60 eijdlR, mQaij 44 3-9 (09.6%) 5-5 (5%) 3-2 (05%) 8 4 0 8 4 5 5 5 5 6 68 63 5
86 GQujfRld, gij 81 8-8 (655%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 8 4 6 8 5 6 8 5 8 3 9 5
0 kiQjidI, ziQLas 69 3-7 (33.3%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8 4 0 8 4 5 5 6 5 5 2 9 5
68 baJQiha, bIshR 88 8-8 (655%) 8-3 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 5 4 5 6 5 5 6 65 9 5
3 whIBis, zIhj 61 8-8 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 8 8 3 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 1 68 5
1 KIVai, tQa 60 8-4 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 8 4 0 6 8 5 6 6 5 6 3 7 5
9 gIUij, GuF 6 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -6 5
wIUil   80-35 (18.0%) 2-69 (39.6%) 63-83 (02.4%) 65 86 46 61 88 5 0 3 5 64 22 76  


  MACCABI RISHON (coach: Sharon Drucker)87
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
0 mITBij, mQijdIj 35 8-3 (05%) 4-3 (90%) 4-3 (90%) 8 0 9 8 5 5 0 6 5 6 61 89 5
3 CQiTfIQd, zIR 47 8-9 (82.1%) 0-2 (18.0%) 0-1 (24.4%) 6 4 3 0 4 5 6 5 5 8 83 83 5
1 HijIZha, XaJij 43 0-9 (96.3%) 8-0 (35%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 5 4 5 6 5 5 6 61 65 5
2 tURQ, SdQaij 46 0-7 (00.1%) 5-5 (5%) 7-66 (26.2%) 6 4 3 6 3 5 8 6 5 3 67 88 5
64 KaUZhRj, gRQTaj 46 3-1 (11.9%) 5-6 (5%) 3-1 (11.9%) 6 0 1 4 6 5 8 5 5 6 68 85 5
65 mRj giLad, SBaU 61 5-4 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 8 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 -0 5
9 XRsURQRjVI, oDIQ 7 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 -3 5
wIUil   62-49 (32.9%) 65-67 (08.1%) 86-89 (99.2%) 0 67 83 64 62 5 66 8 5 7 29 73  



Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)