Hapoel Tel Aviv Trails Maccabi Ashdod at Halftime in Home Opener
Translated & summarized from Walla by baba
Maccabi Ashdod leads Hapoel Tel Aviv 48-46 at halftime in Hapoel's first home game of the season at Yad Eliyahu Arena. Robert Turner scored 17 points for Ashdod, while Eugene German led Hapoel with 18 points. Tomer Ginat made his season debut for Hapoel Tel Aviv after a four-month break.
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- Maccabi Ashdod leads Hapoel Tel Aviv 48-46 at halftime of their Israeli Basketball Premier League game.
- Robert Turner scored 17 points for Ashdod, and Eugene German led Hapoel with 18 points.
- Tomer Ginat made his season debut for Hapoel Tel Aviv after a four-month absence.
- Hapoel Tel Aviv is playing its first home game of the season at Yad Eliyahu Arena.
- Ashdod is a newly promoted team that won its first game of the season.
Hapoel Tel Aviv is hosting Maccabi Ashdod in their first home game of the season at Yad Eliyahu Arena, marking their return to the venue after two years. The team has added two new foreign players, Amir Coffey and Antonio Blakeney, to the roster, which also features Tomer Ginat making his season debut after a four-month absence. Hapoel Tel Aviv, coached by Dimitris Itoudis, enters the game after a successful week, including league and European victories. The newly promoted Ashdod team, however, started their season with a win against Nes Ziona and, despite acknowledging lower odds, are motivated to perform well.
The first quarter saw Tomer Ginat score the opening basket, but Ashdod responded with a 4:16 run, taking a surprising 23:28 lead by the end of the period, led by Robert Turner and Augustine Rubit. In the second quarter, Eugene German helped Hapoel Tel Aviv regain the lead, but Ashdod, with contributions from Turner and Shawn Dawson, fought back. The lead changed hands multiple times before Ashdod closed the half with a 2:9 run, leading 46:48 at halftime. Robert Turner leads Ashdod with 17 points, while Eugene German tops Hapoel Tel Aviv with 18.
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