May 24, 2012
Israeli League, Game 20: April 26, 2007
Will Bynum - Maccabi Elite In the Israeli League clash of the titans, Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv drubbed Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem 119-86 to take a two-game lead atop the standings. Maccabi, which also has the potential tiebreaker after beating Hapoel in two of their three meetings this season, improved to 18-2. Maccabi enjoyed a huge night by Will Bynum and a great scoring game by Simas Jasaitis and Sharon Shason who combined to shoot 11-for13 from long range. Meanwhile, road wins were the theme of the day in the other key games. Third place Bnei Hasharon picked up another key win 82-94, at Rishon Lezion. Lee Nailon led Bnei Hasharon with 23 points and Jason Williams added 19 points and 13 rebounds. Bryant Markson led five Rishon scorers in double-digits with 13. Raviv Limonad scored 26 and Barak Peleg had 20 as Ironi Nahariya topped Ironi Ramat Gan 89-95. Galil Elyon continued its run of form with a 91-109 road win at Givat Shmuel. Tre Simmons scored 21 for Galil and Omri Casspi, Kenny Adeleke and Sasa Bratic added 17 each. For Givat Shmuel, Reggie Moore had 23 points. Gilboa/Afula edged Ashkelon 73-74. Gur Porat had 15 and 9 rebounds for the winners, while DeMarco Johnson stood out with 19 points and 10 rebounds in defeat.

Maccabi came out hot and didn't give Hapoel time to adjust, taking a 15-8 lead after just 5 minutes. Bynum's three-point play gave Maccabi its first double-digit of the night 20-10, before Horace Jenkins set the quarter score on 28-16. Jenkins added another bucket to make it a 9-point game, but that was the last time Hapoel was within a single-digit margin. Yotam Halperin and Jasaitis hit from long range, Bynum slashed to the rim time after time and Shason finalized the show with a three-pointer to close the first half at 57-36. Tal Burstein joined the party and together with Bynum, Halperin and Shason turned the game into a nightmare for Hapoel. Shason made back-to-back triplets and Bynum threw down a windmill dunk to the delight of the yellow fans as Maccabi climbed to 100-68 on the way to a 33 point win. Bynum finished with 24 points in 10-of-13 from the field in addition to 6 assists, 5 rebounds and 1 block. Jasaitis had 20 points, making 6-of-7 from long range, Shason scored 17 on 5-of-6 from downtown and Halperin finished with 17 points and 6 assists. Jamie Arnold added 13 and Burstein 10. Maccabi's total from behind the arc was 17 made on 63% shooting. Jenkins led Hapoel with 23 points, Mario Austin added 22, Terrence Morris 13 and Dror Hagag 10. The loss snapped Hapoel's 13 game winning streak.


LAST GAME GAME 20 - April 26, 2007
DayMatchResult
Apr. 26Ironi Ashkelon vs. Hapoel Gilboa/Afula 73-74
Apr. 26Gindi Givat vs. Hapoel Galil Elion 91-109
Apr. 26Ironi Ramat Gan vs. Ironi Iscar Nahariya 89-95
Apr. 26Maccabi Rishon Letsion vs. Bnei Hashron 82-94
Apr. 26Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv vs. Hapoel Migdal119-86
NEXT GAME GAME 21 - April 29, 2007
DayMatch
Apr. 29Hapoel Migdal vs. Ironi Ashkelon
Apr. 29Bnei Hashron vs. Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
Apr. 29Ironi Iscar Nahariya vs. Maccabi Rishon
Apr. 29Hapoel Galil Elion vs. Ironi Ramat Gan
Apr. 29Hapoel Gilboa/Afula vs. Gindi Givat


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1Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 2018219591625
2Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem 2016419031842
3Bnei Hashron 2014618281675
4Ironi Iscar Nahariya 2011917541623
5Hapoel Galil Elion 2011918981853
6Hapoel Gilboa/Afula 2081216681766
7Gindi Givat Shamuel 2061417021873
8Ironi Ramat Gan 2061417461834
9Maccabi Rishon Letsion 2051515771752
10Ironi Ashkelon 2051517001892
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Yarone Arbel, Tel Aviv

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