The Israeli side led by as many as 23 in the one-sided contest
Jerusalem clinches spot in quarters with 76-66 victory over Turk Telekom
Game Report
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Regular Season
Round 18 of 18
Group B
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Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem overpowered Turk Telekom Ankara 76-66 at Samokov Arena in Bulgaria on Wednesday to clinch second place in Group B and with it an automatic berth in the quarterfinals. The result gave Jerusalem an 11-7 record for the regular season, while Turk Telekom, which would have been second had it win, fell to 10-8 to finish in third place. It will host its first postseason game in the eighthfinals against Buducnost VOLI Podgorica. <br> <br> Jared Harper paced the winning attack with 21 points and 5 assists, Khadeen Carrington netted 17 points, Chris Johnson added 13 and Yovel Zoosman 12. Anthony Brown led Turk Telekom with 19 points, Olivier Hanlan had 13, Javon Bess chipped in 12 and Speedy Smith tallied 5 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists against his former team.
Game Videos
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Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem-Turk Telekom Ankara | Round 18 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:24
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Madar with the magical pass! Magic Moment
- 00:12
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Harper makes a master pass! Magic Moment
- 00:14
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Makoundou ends the quarter with a slam! Magic Moment,
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Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse-Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem | Round 17 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:16
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Smith explodes to the rim! Magic Moment
- 00:14
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Jerusalem's bigs combine for the slam! Magic Moment
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Turk Telekom Ankara-Umana Reyer Venice | Round 17 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:17
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Morgan rejects Salash! Magic Moment
- 00:22
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Alexander's big alley-oop dunk! Magic Moment
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Umana Reyer Venice-Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem | Round 16 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:12
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Carrington coast to coast! Magic Moment
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U-BT Cluj-Napoca-Turk Telekom Ankara | Round 16 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:07
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Great alley oop from Durmaz and Alexander! Magic Moment
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Flying Alexander! Magic Moment of the Night
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Turk Telekom Ankara-Veolia Towers Hamburg | Round 15 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Smith and Makoundou combine! Magic Moment
- 00:18
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Alexander on the alley oop! Magic Moment
- 00:14
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Makoundou gets airborne to hammer it home! Magic Moment
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Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem-Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana | Round 15 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Justin Smith makes a ridiculous layup! Magic Moment
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Tarik Black: 'My teammates trusted me'
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Anadolu Efes Istanbul-LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne | RS Round 20 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Poirier’s milestone block leads to fast-break dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Smits feeds dunkin’ Poirier! Motorola Magic Moment
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U-BT Cluj-Napoca-Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem | Round 14 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:12
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Smith dunks off a Harper alley-oop pass! Magic Moment
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Valencia Basket-Turk Telekom Ankara | Round 14 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:14
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Makoundou denies Badio!! Magic Moment
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Turk Telekom-Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse | Round 13 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:10
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Bess with eyes in the back of his head! Magic Moment
- 00:22
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Makoundou's alley-oop slam! Magic Moment
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Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem-Aris Midea Thessaloniki | Round 13 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:12
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Smith hammers down the alley-oop! Magic Moment
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Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana-Turk Telekom Ankara | Round 12 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:11
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Stewart dunks off a steal! Magic Moment
- 00:10
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Robinson throws it down! Magic Moment
- 00:13
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Alexander blocks and Robinson dunks!
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Veolia Towers Hamburg-Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem | Round 12 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:19
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Ogbeide with the spin and slam! Magic Moment of the Night
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Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem-7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 11 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:18
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Carrington's body control! Magic Moment
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Turk Telekom Ankara-Aris Midea Thessaloniki | Round 11 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:21
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Makoundou's big block! Magic Moment
- 00:13
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Makoundou's put-back dunk! Magic Moment
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Valencia Basket-Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem | Round 10 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys-Turk Telekom Ankara | Round 10 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Turk Telekom Ankara-Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem | Round 9 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:10
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Zoosman's baseline slam! Magic Moment
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Harper to Chachashvili alley-oop! Magic Moment
Jerusalem scored the game’s first 4 points before Turk Telekom came alive with threes by Bess and Brown. Jerusalem regrouped with a triple by Harper and a basket-plus-foul from Tarik Phillip, which sent Speedy Smith to the bench with his second foul. Justin Smith made a turn-around jumper and then forced a steal to make it 11-8 midway through the opening quarter. Brown briefly evened things with a three-pointer before Jeremy Morgan put Jerusalem back ahead with 3 free throws. Braian Angola came off the bench and provided a spark for Turk Telekom and Yoan Makoundou’s fastbreak slam closed the gap to 19-18 after 10 minutes.
Angola suffered an injury early in the second quarter and had to be helped off the floor. Harper and Johnson helped Jerusalem to a 10-0 start to the quarter. Turk Telekom could not find the bottom of the basket for more than 5 and a half minutes before Brown ended the drought. Zoosman sank a three on the ensuing possession and followed that with a three-point play to make it 35-20. Hanlan and Speedy Smith provided some resistance, while Jerusalem endured missed free throws by Phillip, Austin Wiley and Harrington. Brown’s jumper put 39-27 on the scoreboard at halftime.
Turk Telekom turned the ball over on its first three possessions of the second half. But then Speedy Smith and Brown started a 0-7 run that slashed the deficit to 7. After a timeout, Makoundou denied Wiley at the rim, but a three by Carrington restored a double-digit lead for Jerusalem, 45-34. Despite a dunk by Brown, both teams cooled down offensively as the defenses contested nearly every shot. Johnson soared for a putback, Zoosman buried a jumper and Justin Smith dunked on the break as part of a 9-0 run. Bess and Harper swapped threes to make it 57-39 through three quarters.
Free throws by Harper to start the fourth quarter gave Jerusalem a 20-point cushion. Turk Telekom’s bigs frustrated the Jerusalem scorers, but Brown remained the only offensive threat for team from Turkiye. Carrington’s third three of the night prompted a Turk Telekom timeout at 67-45. Harper converted a free throw after a technical foul on the Turk Telekom bench to establish the game’s biggest lead, 68-45. Bess and Hanlan got their team going, but they were already facing a nearly unsurmountable deficit. Turk Telekom battled to within 70-59, but Hanlan was called for an unsportsmanlike foul on Zoosman with 1:17 remaining and Jerusalem held on down the stretch.
