Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem needs to learn from big comeback
Jerusalem's Coach Alon warned his team: 'This can never happen again'
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Round 13 of 18
Group B
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Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem has big aspirations this season but head coach Yonatan Alon warned his team that those hopes can be forgotten if it plays another game like it did against Aris Midea Thessaloniki.
Jerusalem needed to rally from 15 points down in the third quarter to grab a 90-85 victory over an Aris team that is nearly eliminated from the playoffs.
"I am happy about the win, but if Hapoel Jerusalem wants to go somewhere this season, everybody needs to take a good look in the mirror and it can never happen again," the Jerusalem coach said after the game. "We are better than this and we should perform better than this. We won but we need to learn from this."
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Jerusalem’s defense - ranked fourth in the EuroCup - allowed 71 points through three quarters and finally shut down the worst offense in the league in the final frame for a 23-14 score.
"We shouldn’t start games like this. We have shown that we can start games better. I am happy that we managed to get over it, but let’s not make it a habit," Alon added.
One of the main reasons Jerusalem was able to come back was another outstanding performance from MVP candidate Jared Harper. The superstar guard scored 29 points on 5-of-8 shooting and 16-of-17 free throws to go with 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 10 fouls drawn for a performance index rating of 38.
"In the first couple quarters, we didn’t play as well and we knew that. We knew that we could play a lot better as a team both offensively and defensively," Harper said. "Being able to get back into the game and being able to stay together as a team ultimately helped us in the end. That is a big win for us."
Jerusalem didn’t shoot the ball poorly, making 50.0% on two-pointers and 42.1% on three-pointers while also making 36 of 49 free throws (73.5%). But the main issue for the home side was ball-handling. The Israelis committed 20 turnovers. Harper believes the final stat is one of the biggest for his team’s hopes for the season.
"We know that every game is not going to be our best game. We want to control what we can control. I think we can control our turnovers. I think we can control our effort and our energy and how we play defense. As long as we can control those things, I think we will be in a good position to win. The offense will come eventually," he said.