Hapoel Holon
Maccabi Tel Aviv Hapoel Holon
Made/Att
Made/Att
Made/Att
DEF OFF TOT
CM RV
FV AG
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Made/Att
Made/Att
Made/Att
DEF OFF TOT
CM RV
FV AG
Maccabi loses 100:95 to Holon on the road
The yellows started the game better but a 35:16 second quarter by the hosts left Maccabi chasing with the hosts having the upper hand after 40 minutes. Pargo (18P & 5A) led five scorers in double digits
Coach Sfairopoulos’ starting five: Pargo, Roll, Zoosman, Cohen
and Black. Black completed the three point play but Holon reacted with a 5:0 run to take the 5:3 lead. Tarik dominated the boards doing as he pleased giving Maccabi the edge (6:7). Pargo scored three threes and Caloiaro added one of his own to make it a double digit lead forcing coach Shamir to call for a timeout with the scoreboard showing 11:21. Atkins scored from deep but Zoosman had the final say in the first quarter for Maccabi keeping the visitors ahead in double digits (16:27).Roll and John-Di increased Maccabi’s lead at the beginning of the second quarter, Holon tried to create a mini momentum but a corner three by Caloiaro kept them at bay (21:35). Simchon scored from deep and Pnini completed a
three point sparking a 9:0 run to make it 30:35. Both teams traded blows as the hosts continued their comeback with Jones completing a four point play tie the game (41:41). John-Di scored but Holon answered with an 8:0 run to finish the first half with the 51:43 lead.Both teams traded blows from deep at the beginning of the third with the hosts capitalizing as they increased their lead to 57:46. Pargo and Black scored but Pnini reacted from deep to keep his team ahead in double digits (64:53). Cohen and John-Di tried to spark a run for Maccabi but Reynolds scored from downtown to make it 73:64. Zoosman had the final say in the quarter scoring from deep to trim the locals’ lead to 73:67.
Maccabi found its rhythm at the beginning of the fourth quarter coming all the way back to 77:74. The duo of Johnny-Di managed to keep Maccabi close to the hosts with the fourth quarter reaching its halfway mark (82:79). John-Di and Tarik scored to bring coach Sfairopoulos’ squad to within a striking distance forcing coach Shamir to call for a timeout (84:83). Zoosman capitalized on the offensive board to give Maccabi the 84:85 edge. Jones and Walden reacted with six points to give Holon the 90:85 lead from which Maccabi could not recover as they lose 100:95 on the road dropping to a record of 12:4.