Jamie was unstoppable with 32 points in 23 minutes and Maccabi won 105-81
<P class=MsoNormal style=”MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt”><FONT face=”Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif”>Maccabi Tel Aviv registered its eighth league win a row, crushing Hapoel Gilboa/Afula 105-81 at Nokia arena.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style=”MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt”><FONT face=”Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif”>Jamie Arnold was unstoppable with 32 points (12 for 13 from the field) in just 23 minutes. Will Bynum contributed 10 points, 5 assists and 5 steals, and Lior Eliyahu dunked his way to 11 points.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style=”MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt”><FONT face=”Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif”>Maccabi dominated the first quarter, 31-20, and the game looked as good as over, but the yellows fell asleep in the second quarter and a strong performance by Rich Melzer (27 points) put Afula back in the game.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style=”MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt”><FONT face=”Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif”>Maccabi stepped up in the middle of the third quarter with Arnold scoring almost in every possession. Noel Felix came off the bench and had some quality minutes with 8 points, 4 boards and a huge block.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style=”MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt”><FONT face=”Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif”>Maccabi: Arnold 32, Sharp 11, Eliyahu 11, Bynum 10, Felix 8, Jasaitis 8, Shason 8, Burstein 6, Green 6, Halperin 3, Vujcic 2.</FONT></P>
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