May 20, 2013
Last 16 Game 5 - March 02, 2010 CET: 18:00 Local time: 19:00 - GOLDBERG ARENA
Hapoel Jerusalem 64 - 69 Power Electronics

Records

Ave.   Ave.
0-0 Final 0-0
0-0 Quarter Final 0-0
3-1 Last 16 3-1
3-3 Regular Season 5-1
6-4 Overall 8-2

Referees

Crew Chief
MOUZAKIS, COSTAS, Greece
Referee
BIRICIK, MURAT, Turkey
Umpire
PATERNICO, CARMELO, Italy

Team Stats

Ave.   Ave.
83.5 Points 74.7
31.2 Rebounds 33.2
9.5 O. Rebounds 9.2
21.7 D. Rebounds 24.0
15.8 Assists 13.6
9.3 Steals 8.6
1.8 Blocks 4.0
10.6 Turnovers 15.4
54.2 % 2PT 54.6 %
37.3 % 3PT 31.3 %
75.7 % FT 74.2 %
89.8 Index 84.1
Team Stats - Hapoel Jerusalem
Team Stats - Power Electronics

Player Stats

Ave.   Ave.
12.5 / THOMPSON, DIJON L. Points 15.4 / DE COLO, NANDO
6.5 / THOMPSON, DIJON L. Rebounds 5.3 / CLAVER, VICTOR
2.0 / THOMPSON, DIJON L. OR 1.5 / CLAVER, VICTOR
4.5 / THOMPSON, DIJON L. DR 4.8 / Nielsen
4.1 / Naimy Assists 2.3 / CLAVER, VICTOR
2.3 / THOMPSON, DIJON L. Steals 1.1 / CLAVER, VICTOR
0.9 / THOMPSON, DIJON L. Blocks 1.6 / Lishchuk
1.7 / Naimy Turnovers 2.4 / CLAVER, VICTOR
68.2 % / Kokia 2PT 69.6 % / Martinez
46.4 % / SHASON, SHARON 3PT 62.5 % / Lishchuk
100.0 % / Ohayon FT 94.7 % / Martinez
16.6 / THOMPSON, DIJON L. Index 16.3 / DE COLO, NANDO
Team Roster - Hapoel Jerusalem
Team Roster - Power Electronics

THE TAKE

A pivotal battle to win Last 16 Group J is expected in Jerusalem, Israel, where Hapoel welcomes Power Electronics Valencia on Tuesday at 18:00 CET. Both teams tie for first place, each with a 3-1 record. Hapoel will make it to the next round with a win, and will clinch first place - and therefore get the home court advantage in the two-way Quarterfinals - if it downs Power VLC and Galatasaray Cafe Crown tops Unics. Power VLC will seal its ticket to the next round with a win in Jerusalem combined with a Galatasaray triumph against Unics. Hapoel already beat Power Electronics 75-79 in Valencia - handing its opponent its only home loss in five Eurocup seasons. Hapoel, however, may be without Dijon Thompson, who is questionable for this game, even when he is expected to step on court. If Thompson is not 100%, Tre Simmons will have extended reponsabilities at both wings along with little-used combo guard Pooh Jeter. As usual, Hapoel will play several minutes with twin point guards, using Yuval Naimy and Yogev Ohayon together on court. If available, Thompson will have to make the most out of his athleticism against Power VLC star guard Rafa Martinez. Meanwhile, Simmons faces a critical matchup against Victor Claver. Power VLC is really deep at both wings, as Thomas Kelati can offer athleticism, defense and outside shooting while Flo Pietrus can see minutes at small forward due to his defense and experience - even when he will see most playing time as his usual backup role at power forward. Naimy has the chance to test his talent and court vision against Nando De Colo. Meanwhile, Marko Marinovic must use his experience and quickness against Ohayon. The battle in the paint will probably be the biggest key to this game. Power VLC relies on Kosta Perovic to offer post skills and size, but can count on Serhiy Lishchuk to offer blocked shots, intensity, aggresiveness and the occasional three-pointer. Matt Nielsen relies on his high basketball IQ, experience and know-how to open the court at power forward. Perovic and Lishchuk have the tough mission to stop Brandon Hunter, who comes off a very good game against Unics. Meanwhile, Nielsen is ready to use his deep range and experience against physical big man Kevinn Pinkney. Sharon Shason may see extended playing time against Nielsen, as he had a terrific game in Game 1 in Valencia. Blue-collar forward Uri Kokia is ready to battle against Nielsen and Pietrus in the low post. Hapoel must play physical, run the floor and get Simmons involved. Power VLC needs a good game from Nielsen and Perovic, as well as opening the court with Martinez and Kelati together on court. Expect nothing but an outstanding Eurocup game in the Holy City on Tuesday.

REFEREES: Costas Mouzakis, Murat Biricik, Carmelo Paternico
Monday, March 01, 2010
Eurocupbasketball.com

Quotes Head Coaches

GOODES, GUY
Hapoel Jerusalem
"We had a great win against Kazan, a high level of basketball and competitiveness, but now a great team with a great coach is coming to Jerusalem, Valencia, and my mentor Neven Spahija. It is a battle for the top spot and I never expected to be in this situation. After we beat Valencia in Spain, I am afraid we have woken the giant and they will come here with the intention to seal their qualification in the top spot and to avenge their loss in Valencia. Again, it should be a great evening for basketball fans all over Europe. For us it will be very difficult after playing our Israeli League game away 48 hours before. It will be hard and difficult, so we are coming as underdogs to face Valencia but we still have a small advantage, which is our fans. I am sure the gym will be full and the noise will be amazing and fans will be all over the gym. It's going to be an experience for all involved."

Players

HUNTER, BRANDON
Hapoel Jerusalem
"We will have a tough week, but at this level if you want to succeed, that is the way to do it: you have to face the best and you have to be under pressure. Valencia is a Euroleague team, and although we beat them in Spain, we felt in the team that their level of basketball is superior to most teams we normally face. I think they were a bit too upbeat after they beat Barcelona a few days before and that helped us. We also remember they were up all game against us and were a bit tired in the fourth quarter. For us it is a chance to qualify and we will do our best and as always we will also trust our fans to give amazing support. I am sure it will help us and give us extra energy."
Kosta Perovic - Power Electronics ValenciaPower Electronics Valencia took an important step forward in Group J with a 64-69 victory over Hapoel Jerusalem in a battle between the first two ULEB Cup champs in the Israeli capital. Valencia improved to 4-1 in the group having won every game since losing to Hapoel in the Last 16 opener. Valencia will clinch first place in the group if it wins its finale next week against UNICS Kazan. Jerusalem, which fell to 3-2, also controls its own destiny and will advance to the Quarterfinals with a win over Galatasaray Café Crown next week in Istanbul. Valencia surged ahead when Thomas Kelati nailed 3 threes in a 1-12 start to the second quarter. The visitors led by as many as 15 before Hapoel rallied to start the fourth quarter down 53-54. But that was as close as it got. Kelati finished by making 5 of 8 threes on the way to a season-high 17 points. Kosta Perovic added 13 points and 3 blocked shots, Nando De Colo scored 11 and Matt Nielsen posted 10 points and 7 rebounds. Kevinn Pinkney paced Hapoel with 15 points, Pooh Jeter came off the bench for 13 and Brandon Hunter added 10 in defeat.

Jerusalem went inside to Hunter to open the scoring and Valencia countered with Perovic at the other end. Rafa Martinez’s three-point play gave the visitors their first lead only to see Hapoel tie the game 8-8 on a Dijon Thompson triple. Victor Claver also scored from downtown and Perovic added a basket inside to keep Valencia ahead, but Pinkney heated up and nailed a pair of three-pointer as Hapoel soared ahead 18-13. Matt Nielsen stepped up in the paint with an assist to Perovic and a basket of his own before De Colo tied the score with a three-pointer. A Yuval Naimy free throw put Hapoel up 21-20 after 10 minutes. Kelati got on the scoreboard with a three to open the second quarter and Nielsen’s layup-plus-foul on the break extended the lead to 5. However Nielsen soon took a seat after butting heads with Sharon Shason. Kelati stayed hot and pounded in two more threes to give Valencia its first double-digit lead, 22-32. The lead reached 11 on a third-chance Serhiy Lishchuk three before Hapoel fought back. Hunter converted a three-point play and Thompson’s steal led to a Yogev Ohayon layup as the crowd started to sing, however Kelati added one more three to keep Valencia in control. And Marko Marinovic made it 31-43 with his team’s 9th three of the half. Jeter came off the bench to sink a jumper and bring the hosts within 33-43 at the half.

Perovic made a baseline jumper and Claver a free throw as Valencia looked to put the game away. A missed slam by Hunter did not help the hosts any and Perovic put Valencia up 15 from the line. The tied changed instantly when Tre Simmons knocked down a triple. Jeter copied him before darting inside for a layup to make it 41-48 and cause Valencia head coach Neven Spahija to call timeout. Still Jerusalem rallied and got within 45-49 on a Pinkney tip-in. Rafa Martinez came back with a big three for the visitors and Perovic swatted a Jeter layup attempt, but a Thompson steal and slam kept the local fans loud. Thompson further narrowed the gap to 3 from the line and then Naimy scored a fastbreak layup to bring the hosts within 53-54 before the start of the fourth quarter. Both teams struggled to score in halfcourt sets and when Kelati finally sank a triple two minutes into the last quarter, it was Valencia’s first field goal in more than six minutes of game time. A traveling call on Naimy was followed by a Nielsen spin move and foul as the lead grew to 7. De Colo made it 55-65 on the break as the once boisterous crowd fell silent. Simmons nailed a three for Jerusalem’s first basket of the fourth quarter after six-plus minutes, but a Kelati steal and De Colo layup practically ensured a Valencia win. Every basket was still crucial in the end with the possibility of head-to-head and three-way tiebreakers still looming at the end of the Last 16. In the end, a Naimy basket cut the gap to 5, a result that ensures Hapoel controls its own destiny headed into the Last 16 finale.
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Yarone Arbel, Jerusalem
Referees: MOUZAKIS, COSTAS (GRE), BIRICIK, MURAT (TUR), PATERNICO, CARMELO (ITA)
Attendance: 2300
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Hapoel Jerusalem21122011
Power Electronics20231115
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Hapoel Jerusalem21335364
Power Electronics20435469
Head coach: GOODES, GUY
Hapoel Jerusalem
# Player Min Pts 2FG
M-A
 3FG
M-A
 FT
M-A
 Rebounds As St To Bl Fouls PIR
O D T Fv Ag Cm Rv
4 DOTAN, GUY DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
5 LAZAR, BEN DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
6 KOKIA, URI 17:05 2     2/4 2 3 5 2 2 1     2 3 9
7 SHASON, SHARON 11:43   0/1       1 1   1     1 1   -1
8 PINKNEY, KEVINN 24:42 15 2/4 2/4 5/5 3 3 6 1 1 1   1 4 3 16
9 SIMMONS, TRE 31:14 7 0/4 2/3 1/2 2 4 6   1 2   1 1 2 6
10 NAIMY, YUVAL 25:50 6 2/5 0/3 2/4   2 2 5   4     1 2 2
11 LYONS, LEO DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
12 THOMPSON, DIJON 33:46 9 3/7 1/4     6 6 4 5 2 1 1 5 1 11
13 OHAYON, YOGEV 15:37 2 1/3 0/3         1   2     1   -5
15 JETER, POOH 21:37 13 3/5 1/3 4/4   1 1 2 1 1   1 3 6 14
21 HUNTER, BRANDON 18:26 10 4/8   2/3   4 4 1         2 2 10
Team           2 1 3               3
Totals 200:00 64 15/37 6/20 16/22 9 25 34 16 11 13 1 5 20 19 65
40.5% 30% 72.7%
Min: Minutes played; Pts: Points; 2FG M-A: 2-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); 3FG M-A: 3-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); FT M-A: Free Throws (Made-Attempted); Rebounds: O (Offensive), D (Defensive), T (Total); As: Assists; St: Steals; To: Turnovers; Bl: Blocks (Fv: In Favor / Ag: Against); Fouls: Cm (Commited), Rv (Received); PIR: Performance Index Rating
Head coach: SPAHIJA, NEVEN
Power Electronics
# Player Min Pts 2FG
M-A
 3FG
M-A
 FT
M-A
 Rebounds As St To Bl Fouls PIR
O D T Fv Ag Cm Rv
7 PEROVIC, KOSTA 24:41 13 5/6   3/4 1 2 3 1   1 3   2 2 17
9 CLAVER, VICTOR 29:47 4 0/3 1/3 1/2 1 6 7 1 1     1 2 1 5
10 SIMEON, JOSE 5:39               1         1 1 1
12 LISHCHUK, SERHIY 14:36 5 1/5 1/2   2   2 1     1   4    
14 MARINOVIC, MARKO 5:10 3   1/1   1 1 2 1   2       1 5
16 GARCIA, IVAN DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
17 MARTINEZ, RAFA 14:03 6 1/1 1/4 1/1   2 2     3     2 1 1
20 PIETRUS, FLORENT 13:29           1 1               1
22 DE COLO, NANDO 33:46 11 2/8 2/5 1/1   4 4 3 3 7     2 4 7
24 KELATI, THOMAS 31:00 17 0/1 5/8 2/2   6 6 4 2 1     3 2 23
44 NIELSEN, MATT 27:49 10 3/5 0/3 4/4 2 5 7 2 1 2 1   3 8 19
Team           2   2               2
Totals 200:00 69 12/29 11/26 12/14 9 27 36 14 7 16 5 1 19 20 81
41.4% 42.3% 85.7%
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Head Coaches

GOODES, GUY
Hapoel Jerusalem
"We had big dreams before the game to finish the group first, but I'm happy we managed to cut the margin in the end because it could have been worse. I must give credit to Vaencia’s defense, which made life very difficult on us. We had great momentum in the third quarter, but then lost focus and they scored a three-pointer and the momentum was lost. We didn't play as good as we wanted to, because they played a very aggressive defense that we're not used to facing. Galatasaray doesn't have a chance to qualify, but they are still a good team. We can qualify even if we don't win, but that's certainly not our goal. We want to depend on ourselves and not others."
SPAHIJA, NEVEN
Power Electronics
"At halftime I knew that Hapoel would come back into the game, so it wasn't a surprise for me. In the first half we made only 3 turnovers, but the stats lined up eventually in the third quarter. We managed to wake up in time and keep our rhythm. Today we were better and deserved the win. It's not easy to win in this arena, but we did it. We knew that if we controlled the tempo we could win. Our defense was much better than in the first game, and we came more prepared. We will play against UNICS next week hoping to win and not look at the calculations."

Players

OHAYON, YOGEV
Hapoel Jerusalem
"We experienced today a defense we have not faced for a long time with its aggressiveness. They didn't allow us any easy shots and on the other side we didn't come sharp enough for the game. I hope it's the last blow we will get in the near future. We must win next week, not to spoil the great run we had so far."
THOMPSON, DIJON
Hapoel Jerusalem
"We played great defense, but lost focus for a few minutes and our lack of experience cost us the game. Galatasaray is a very good offensive team and we'll have to be at our best to win there. We must be more stable."
KELATI, THOMAS
Power Electronics
"Jerusalem is a tough place to play at. I'm very happy we won, especially after the way we played in the second half. We made some mistakes down the stretch that we didn't try to extend the margin, and I guess it was a mental mistake, but we're very happy with the win."
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