Hapoel Tel Aviv Suffers Major Scoring Drought Against Barcelona
Translated & summarized from Sport5 by baba
Hapoel Tel Aviv lost a significant home game to Barcelona after a 20-2 scoring run by the visitors in the second half. The Israeli team had led for most of the first half but struggled offensively during Barcelona's surge. Coach Dimistris Itoudis made multiple substitutions during the run. This is the fourth time this season Hapoel has conceded 27 or more points in a third quarter.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Hapoel Tel Aviv lost to Barcelona after a 20-2 scoring run by the visitors.
- The scoring run occurred in the second half of the game.
- Eliezer Bryant scored Hapoel's only points during the run via free throws.
- Coach Dimistris Itoudis made multiple substitutions during the scoring run.
- This is the fourth time Hapoel has allowed 27+ points in a third quarter this season.
Hapoel Tel Aviv dominated most of the first half against Barcelona but a significant 20-2 scoring run by the visitors turned the tide in their home game. The Israeli team, which had defeated Barcelona in both matchups last year, found themselves trailing significantly after the run.
During this critical period, Hapoel scored only a few points, totaling 4 points in 4 minutes, all from free throws by Eliezer Bryant. The team conceded an average of five points per minute, prompting coach Dimistris Itoudis to call one timeout. This marked the fourth time this season Hapoel has allowed 27 or more points in the third quarter, and the third time against a Spanish team, having previously done so against Valencia and Real Madrid.
The article details several substitutions made by coach Itoudis during Barcelona's scoring run, including bringing in Antonio Blakeney for Amir Coffey, Ace Winnie and Tai Odiase for Zach LeDay and Dan Otuoro, and later Yugen German for Vasilije Micić, and Bruno Caboclo for Tai Odiase. The run began when Hapoel was leading 58-49.