Israel
Regular Season Round 25: Maccabi Rishon - Maccabi T-A 74-77
Date: April 11, 2012
Third-ranked Maccabi Rishon (14-9) gave a tough game to first ranked Maccabi T-A (20-2) in Rishon Le-Zion on Wednesday. The visitors from Tel-Aviv managed to secure only three-point victory 77-74. However their fans expected easier game. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Maccabi Rishon. Maccabi Rishon was tied after three quarters but could not keep up in the last quarter eventually losing the game. Maccabi T-A looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American swingman Keith Langford (193-83, college: Kansas) stepped up and scored 20 points and 5 rebounds for the winners and the former international forward David Blu (201-80, college: USC) chipped in 15 points. At the losing side American forward Brandon Bowman (204-84, college: Georgetown) responded with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds and Jamaican-American power forward Adrian Uter (201-84, college: Hofstra, agency: Gross Zeev ISA) scored 14 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Maccabi T-A have an impressive series of eight victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 20-2 record. Maccabi Rishon at the other side keeps the third position with nine games lost. Maccabi T-A are looking forward to face Hapoel Holon (#5) at home in the next round. Maccabi Rishon will play against the league's second-placed Galil Gilboa and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Maccabi Rishon: B.Bowman 19+10reb+1ast, D.Kitchen 15+8reb+3ast, A.Uter 14+8reb+4ast, N.Hanochi 12+3reb+2ast, I.Nesterenko 6+2reb+1ast, E.Shulman 5+1ast
Maccabi T-A: K.Langford 20+5reb+1ast, D.Blu 15+4reb+2ast, G.Pnini 13+3reb+1ast, L.Eliyahu 13+4reb+3ast, S.James 8+4reb+1ast, R.Hendrix 4+9reb+1ast
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)
Regular Season Round 25: Maccabi Rishon - Maccabi T-A 74-77
Date: April 11, 2012
Third-ranked Maccabi Rishon (14-9) gave a tough game to first ranked Maccabi T-A (20-2) in Rishon Le-Zion on Wednesday. The visitors from Tel-Aviv managed to secure only three-point victory 77-74. However their fans expected easier game. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Maccabi Rishon. Maccabi Rishon was tied after three quarters but could not keep up in the last quarter eventually losing the game. Maccabi T-A looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American swingman Keith Langford (193-83, college: Kansas) stepped up and scored 20 points and 5 rebounds for the winners and the former international forward David Blu (201-80, college: USC) chipped in 15 points. At the losing side American forward Brandon Bowman (204-84, college: Georgetown) responded with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds and Jamaican-American power forward Adrian Uter (201-84, college: Hofstra, agency: Gross Zeev ISA) scored 14 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Maccabi T-A have an impressive series of eight victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 20-2 record. Maccabi Rishon at the other side keeps the third position with nine games lost. Maccabi T-A are looking forward to face Hapoel Holon (#5) at home in the next round. Maccabi Rishon will play against the league's second-placed Galil Gilboa and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Maccabi Rishon: B.Bowman 19+10reb+1ast, D.Kitchen 15+8reb+3ast, A.Uter 14+8reb+4ast, N.Hanochi 12+3reb+2ast, I.Nesterenko 6+2reb+1ast, E.Shulman 5+1ast
Maccabi T-A: K.Langford 20+5reb+1ast, D.Blu 15+4reb+2ast, G.Pnini 13+3reb+1ast, L.Eliyahu 13+4reb+3ast, S.James 8+4reb+1ast, R.Hendrix 4+9reb+1ast
 MACCABI RISHON (coach: Sharon Drucker)74 |
| 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 | 1-65 (15%) | 6-0 (85%) | 3-3 (655%) | 8 | 2 | 65 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 67 | 83 | 5 |
| 64 | KaUZhRj, gRQTaj | 49 | 3-65 (35%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 3-0 (25%) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 60 | 69 | 5 |
| 1 | HijIZha, XaJij | 44 | 4-3 (90%) | 6-3 (80%) | 4-3 (90%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 68 | 66 | 5 |
| 2 | tURQ, SdQaij | 45 | 0-65 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 3-66 (41.3%) | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 80 | 5 |
| 60 | AhulBij, qFil | 88 | 6-0 (85%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| 65 | mRj giLad, SBaU | 85 | 5-6 (5%) | 5-8 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -0 | 5 |
| 9 | XRsURQRjVI, oDIQ | 65 | 8-8 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 66 | AIlIBIj, PQ | 2 | 5-5 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| wIUil | 86-38 (05.5%) | 0-62 (89.2%) | 69-81 (10.3%) | 7 | 83 | 44 | 64 | 62 | 5 | 66 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 93 | 25 | |||
 MACCABI T-A (coach: Oded Kattash)77 |
| 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 | +/- |
| 88 | vijDfIQd, KRaUh | 42 | 9-65 (95%) | 5-8 (5%) | 1-2 (90%) | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 85 | 84 | 5 |
| 65 | Ojaja, GuF | 48 | 8-3 (05%) | 4-1 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 64 | 63 | 5 |
| 2 | qlaFihu, vaIQ | 84 | 1-68 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-6 (655%) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 64 | 60 | 5 |
| 0 | HRjdQax, eaZhiQd | 88 | 8-9 (82.1%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 68 | PhiFIj, YIDRL | 62 | 5-0 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 9 | mlu, giLad | 87 | 4-3 (90%) | 8-1 (44.4%) | 4-4 (655%) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 60 | 61 | 5 |
| 3 | OipilIuVis, whRIdIQIs | 84 | 8-8 (655%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 60 | ziBRs, AhiTj | 60 | 4-0 (15%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8-4 (11.9%) | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 65 | 5 |
| wIUil | 80-37 (06.5%) | 0-61 (46.4%) | 68-61 (90.5%) | 66 | 83 | 40 | 88 | 69 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 66 | 99 | 75 | |||
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)
