Jean Montero scored 16 of his 24 points in the second half
Valencia outlasts Hapoel at home, 91-82
Game Report
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Valencia Basket got closer to its eighth EuroCup Finals by downing Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv 91-82 at La Fonteta in Game 1 of their best-of-three semifinal playoff series on Tuesday.
Valencia took a 1-0 lead in the series and earned a chance to punch its finals ticket if it beats Hapoel again in Game 2 in Samokov, Bulgaria. Jean Montero led the winners with 24 points. Chris Jones and Matt Costello each added 13 while Nate Reuvers had 12 for Valencia. Yam Madar and Marcus Foster were Hapoel's top scorers with 20 points apiece. Johnathan Motley had 12 while Antonio Blakeney added 10 for the visitors.
Game Videos
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Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv-Valencia Basket | SF Game 2 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:13
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Motley rejects Montero! Magic Moment
- 00:12
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Foster with the show and go! Magic Moment
- 00:09
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Ginat fakes out Sestina and scores! Magic Moment
- 00:12
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Bingham with the rejection! Magic Moment
- 00:49
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Jean Montero: 'I'm just trying to do the best I can do'
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Valencia Basket-Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv | SF Game 1 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:32
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Pradilla's coast-to-coast dunk! Magic Moment of the Night
- 00:12
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Reuvers's alley-oop slam! Magic Moment
- 00:10
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Brimah's big block! Magic Moment
- 00:16
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Hapoel's double block! Magic Moment
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Valencia Basket-U-BT Cluj-Napoca | Quarterfinals Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:48
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Chris Jones: 'We played hard'
- 00:09
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Lopez-Arostegui turns on the style! Magic Moment
- 01:06
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Marcus Foster: 'This is what playoff basketball is about'
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Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv-Turk Telekom Ankara | Quarterfinals Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:11
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Ojeleye says no! Magic Moment
- 00:15
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Ragland to Bingham alley-oop! Magic Moment
- 00:11
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Motley’s big dunk! Magic Moment
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Valencia Basket-Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse | Round 18 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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ratiopharm Ulm-Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv | Round 18 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:12
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De Larrea to Reuvers alley-oop! Magic Moment
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Foster finishes the thrilling alley-oop! Magic Moment
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Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv-Trefl Sopot | Round 17 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:13
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Caboclo says no to Zyskowski! Magic Moment
- 00:13
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Foster find his way to destroy the rim! Magic Moment
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Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana-Valencia Basket | Round 17 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:18
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Brimah blocks twice! Magic Moment
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Valencia Basket-Aris Midea Thessaloniki | Round 16 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv-Bahcesehir College Istanbul | Round 16 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Brimah throws down the alley-oop! Magic Moment
- 00:10
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Motley to Foster! Magic Moment
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LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne-ALBA Berlin | RS Round 22 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 01:22
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Edwin Jackson: 'This was a great way to bounce back'
- 00:11
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Harrison refuses Wetzell! Motorola Magic Moment
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McCormack with the nasty alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment
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Buducnost VOLI Podgorica-Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv | Round 15 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:10
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Wainright saves the day with rejection! Magic Moment
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7-Bet Lietkabelis Panevezys-Valencia Basket | Round 15 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:09
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Costello finds Pradilla! Magic Moment
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Valencia Basket-Turk Telekom Ankara | Round 14 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:12
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Pradilla's magic pass to Costello!! Magic Moment
- 00:11
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De Larrea makes magic to beat the clock! Magic Moment
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Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv-Dolomiti Eneriga Trento | Round 14 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:09
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Badio dunks on a lightning fastbreak Magic Moment
- 00:12
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Timor connects with Caboclo for the slam! Magic Moment
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Dreamland Gran Canaria-Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv | Round 13 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Umana Reyer Venice-Valencia Basket | Round 13 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:26
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Caboclo dunks after great pass! Magic Moment of the Night
- 00:09
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Ginat goes behind-the-back! Magic Moment
Blakeney got Hapoel going with a five-meter jumper and Motley added a layup. Tomer Ginat capped a 0-6 opening run with a backdoor layup. Jones halved the Valencia deficit, Yam Madar followed Motley's layup with a three-pointer. Reuvers dunked and Jones added a jumper, but Madar singlehandedly kept the visitors in charge, 8-15. Montero sank a six-meter shot before Jaime Pradilla ignited the crowd with a coast-to-coast dunk. After Ish Wainright and Stefan Jovic traded layups, Ginat struck from beyond the arc to boost Hapoel's lead to 14-20. Brancou Badio found his first points for Valencia. Ginat matched Jovic's layup with a floater and Foster's power basket established a 20-24 Hapoel lead after 10 minutes.
Reuvers took over with an alley-oop dunk early in the second quarter and then Jones followed a layup with a triple to give Valencia its first lead, 27-24. Montero capped a 9-0 run with a layup, prompting Hapoel to call timeout at 29-24. Madar struck from downtown and matched Jones's backdoor basket with a layup. He then scored in penetration to tie it at 31-31. Pradilla scored in the low post and Blakeney struck twice from beyond the arc before Jovic drew Valencia within 34-37. Motley stepped up with a three-point play and got help from Blakeney and Marcus Bingham to make it a double-digit game, 36-46. Montero and Costello brought Valencia closer, 42-48, at halftime.
Montero followed a layup with a floater after the break and soon added a wild four-point play to put Valencia back ahead, 50-48. Costello capped a 12-0 Valencia run with a jump hook. Madar and Timor stepped up to bring Hapoel within 52-51. Reuvers made free throws before Costello followed a jump hook and a three-pointer that prompted Hapoel to call timeout at 59-51. Foster tried to change things with a bomb from downtown and matched Pradilla's fastbreak layup with a driving basket that brought Hapoel within 62-57. Bingham made foul shots before Montero's off-balance three-point play gave Valencia plenty of fresh air, 65-59, at the end of the third quarter.
Madar buried a jumper off the dribble, which Costello immediately erased with a fastbreak layup. Montero sank a jumper and followed Costello's layup with a bomb from beyond the arc that boosted Valencia's lead to 74-63. Foster followed a driving layup with a three-pointer to give Hapoel hope, 74-68, with 6 minutes left. Reuvers dunked and Jovic erased Foster's floater with a driving layup. Foster buried a corner triple after a timeout. Reuvers took over with an alley-oop slam and Badio's layup-plus-foul kept Valencia in control, 83-74, with over 3 minutes remaining. After Timor struck from downtown, Xabi Lopez-Arostegui scored around the basket and Pradilla's layup sealed the outcome, 87-77. Hapoel kept fighting but the Valencia fans were already celebrating an important home win.
