German Stars as Hapoel Tel Aviv Dominates Maccabi Ashdod
Translated & summarized from Sport5 by baba
Hapoel Tel Aviv secured a significant win over Maccabi Ashdod at the Shlomo Group Arena, led by a career-high 31 points from Eugene German. Tomer Ginat also played a crucial role with 12 points and 11 rebounds in his season debut. The team achieved this victory despite the absence of Vasilije Micić and Elijah Bryant.
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- Eugene German scored a career-high 31 points for Hapoel Tel Aviv against Maccabi Ashdod.
- Tomer Ginat added 12 points and 11 rebounds in his first game of the season.
- Hapoel Tel Aviv defeated Maccabi Ashdod in their return to the Shlomo Group Arena.
- Vasilije Micić and Elijah Bryant were absent from the Hapoel Tel Aviv lineup.
- German's previous career high was 20 points, and his European best is 34 points.
Hapoel Tel Aviv returned to the Shlomo Group Arena on Sunday, defeating Maccabi Ashdod decisively in the second half. The victory was spearheaded by two key players: Eugene German, playing in the arena for the first time, and Tomer Ginat, who scored the initial points in the team's comeback to their home venue.
German delivered a career-best performance for Hapoel Tel Aviv, scoring 31 points with a rating of 28 and a plus/minus of +18. His shooting included 6 of 8 two-pointers and 6 of 11 three-pointers. This surpasses his previous high of 20 points against Hapoel Be'er Sheva earlier in the season. His professional career high in Europe remains 34 points, achieved while playing for Yukatel Denizli against Turk Telekom, and his European career best for three-pointers is seven, set in the 2021/22 EuroCup.
Ginat, in his first game of the season, contributed 12 points and 11 rebounds, six of which were offensive. Hapoel Tel Aviv played this game without Vasilije Micić and Elijah Bryant.
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