Hapoel Tel Aviv Draws Real Madrid in EuroLeague Opener
Translated & summarized from Walla by baba
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- Hapoel Tel Aviv drew Real Madrid 5-5 in the first quarter of a EuroLeague game.
- Hapoel was missing Amir Coffey, Jacob Toppin, and Tomer Ginat.
- Real Madrid made significant roster changes, including new coach Pedro Martinez.
- Coach Dimitris Itoudis made a surprise change to Hapoel's starting lineup.
Hapoel Tel Aviv began their EuroLeague campaign with a 5-5 draw against Real Madrid in the first quarter of their game in Sofia. Following their opening win against Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade, Hapoel aimed to build momentum against a Real Madrid side that had defeated them in five of their six matchups last season. While Hapoel had secured one win and one loss, Real Madrid was under pressure after two defeats.
Hapoel's coach, Dimitris Itoudis, was without Amir Coffey and Jacob Toppin, in addition to Tomer Ginat who is still recovering from a previous injury. Bar Timor and Kadeem Carrington were included in the squad. Real Madrid, having undergone significant changes with the arrival of coach Pedro Martinez from Valencia, bolstered their veteran core led by Facundo Campazzo and Sergio Llull with new additions like Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot from Baskonia and Jaime Pradilla, who joined Martinez from Valencia.
In a surprising tactical move, Itoudis opted for Bruno Caboclo in the starting lineup over Dan Otero, alongside Vasilije Micić, Tomáš Satoranský, Elijah Bryant, and Zach LeDay. The game was tied 5-5 after the first quarter.
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