The two Jerusalem guards combined for almost half of their team’s points in the road win
Jerusalem's Jared Harper, Khadeen Carrington proved Too Hard to Handle for Cluj
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Despite coming back from 15 points down to beat Aris Midea Thessaloniki at home last week, head coach Yonatan Alon was anything but satisfied with the performance of the Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem players. Alon warned them that such a display could “never happen again” and urged them to “learn from this”.
Jared Harper and Khadeen Carrington were the first to receive the message, both delivering on the court at U-BT Cluj-Napoca. The two guards combined for almost half (44) of their team’s points, inspiring Jerusalem to a statement 79-91 win. Coming into Wednesday evening’s duel, the Israeli side had lost three of their previous four games, with their only victory in that stretch being the aforementioned win against Aris that failed to convince Alon.
Jerusalem’s response came with one of their most solid defensive quarters of the season, holding the the team that entered Round 14 as the BKT EuroCup’s second-best offense (89.3 ppg.) to just 9 points in the first 10 minutes. Meanwhile, Carrington had taken over on the other side of the floor to lay the foundation for a career night. The Jerusalem guard hit the ground running and scored 10 of his team’s 17 points in the first quarter. He finished the game with a career-high 23 points, including a dagger from beyond the arc to make it 74-87 and seal it in crunch time.
In the meantime, Harper was producing one of his most complete outings this season. The league’s top scorer registered 21 points, 7 assists and a career-high 6 rebounds for a PIR of 26. Unsurprisingly, Harper stepped up big time in the last 7 minutes, where he had 6 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists to lead Jerusalem to a hard-fought victory.
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Umana Reyer Venice-Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem | Round 16 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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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
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Lovely team baseline move by Cluj! Magic Moment
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Umana Reyer Venice-U-BT Cluj-Napoca | Round 15 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Salin creates a fastbreak from the floor! Magic Moment
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Zimpson dances and scores! 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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U-BT Cluj-Napoca-Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem | Round 14 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Smith dunks off a Harper alley-oop pass! Magic Moment
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Stephens posterizes Smith! Magic Moment
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Mokoka takes off for the massive dunk! Magic Moment of the Night
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U-BT Cluj-Napoca-Veolia Towers Hamburg | Round 13 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Mokoka takes off for the massive dunk! Magic Moment
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Hankins finds Mejeris for the slam! Magic Moment
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Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem-Aris Midea Thessaloniki | Round 13 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Smith hammers down the alley-oop! Magic Moment
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Valencia Basket-U-BT Cluj-Napoca | Round 12 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Simpson's circus shot! Magic Moment
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Veolia Towers Hamburg-Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem | Round 12 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Vassilis Spanoulis: 'Every time, we are better and better'
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Ogbeide with the spin and slam! Magic Moment of the Night
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Okobo to Papagiannis alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment
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Booker's eyes on back of his head! Motorola Magic Moment
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Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem-7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 11 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Carrington's body control! Magic Moment
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U-BT Cluj-Napoca-Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse | Round 11 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Seeley's three to take the lead for good! Magic Moment
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An open lane for Guzman's dunk! Magic Moment
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Big hustle, big dunk! Magic Moment
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Valencia Basket-Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem | Round 10 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Guzman with the massive dunk on the break! Magic Moment of the Night
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Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana-U-BT Cluj-Napoca | Round 10 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Hankins throws it down! Magic Moment
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Simpson-Hankins connection! Magic Moment of the Night
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Turk Telekom Ankara-Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem | Round 9 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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U-BT Cluj-Napoca-Aris Midea Thessaloniki | Round 9 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Zoosman's baseline slam! Magic Moment
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Harper to Chachashvili alley-oop! Magic Moment
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Karel Guzman throws it down! Magic Moment
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Simpson finds Stephens! Magic Moment
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Ogbeide super-slam! Magic Moment of the Night
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Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem-Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse | Round 8 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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U-BT Cluj-Napoca-7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 8 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Cornelius from deep at the buzzer! Magic Moment
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Hankins seals the win! Magic Moment
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Mokoka's big block! Magic Moment
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Ogbeide closes it with authority Magic Moment
More importantly, the visitors received a much-needed boost in morale ahead of a tough final stretch of the 2024/25 campaign.
“[This win means] a lot,” Alon said after the game. “The situation for our team right now [is that] we are a little bit hurt like a wounded animal. And we needed [the win] for us. We needed to know that still with the players we’ve got here, we can do great things.”
Having proved a point to themselves, Jerusalem also managed to claim the potential head-to-head tiebreak advantage over Cluj, taking a massive step in the race for a top-two spot in Group B. Next up comes a home clash against fellow playoff contenders Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana, which will be called to contain the red-hot guard duo of Harper and Carrington if they want to have a chance against Jerusalem.