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The teams have now bigger motivation at this stage of Regular Season. Every game can be crucial and decide about teams’ position at the end of Regular Season. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game between second ranked Ramat Hash. (14-7) and sixth ranked M.Rehovot (12-9) was the most important one in the last round on Tuesday night. Ramat Hash. was defeated by M.Rehovot in a tough game in Rehovot 77-81. M.Rehovot looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Americans were the main players on the court. It was a great evening for point guard Kendall Anthony (173-1993, college: Richmond) who led his team to a victory scoring 30 points. Forward Demetrius Treadwell (201-1991, college: Akron) helped adding 10 points and 13 rebounds. Forward Ira Lee (203-1998, college: Arizona) responded with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists. Ramat Hash.’s coach Guy Kantor rotated ten players in this game, but that didn’t help. M.Rehovot moved-up to fifth place, which they share with I.Nahariya. Ramat Hash. at the other side keeps the second position with seven games lost. They share it with M.Rishon. M.Rehovot is looking forward to face higher ranked H.Eilat (#4) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Ramat Hash. will play against the league’s leader M.Raanana and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
National League top team – M.Raanana (19-2) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed seventh ranked E.Yavne (11-10) 96-70. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of E.Yavne. It was a quality performance for American Tyler Wideman (203-1995, college: Butler) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 14 rebounds. Yogev Ohayon accounted for 12 points and 9 assists. American guard Brandon Tabb (193-1995, college: BCU) came up with 23 points and 5 assists for E.Yavne in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. M.Raanana have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain first place with 19-2 record. Newly promoted E.Yavne keeps the seventh position with ten games lost. They share it with E.Ashkelon. M.Raanana will play against Ramat Hash. (#3) in Ramat Hasharon in the next round, which may be the game of the day. E.Yavne will play at home against the league’s second-placed M.Rishon (#2) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Bottom-ranked Otef Darom (0-21) is still winless. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. This time they lost on the road their 21th consecutive match to third ranked M.Rishon (14-7) 113-77 on Saturday evening. The best player for the winners was DJ Burns who scored 29 points and 7 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Yonatan Abouloff produced 21 points and 7 rebounds for the guests. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. M.Rishon have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Ramat Hash. Loser Otef Darom still closes the standings. M.Rishon will meet E.Yavne (#8) in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Otef Darom will play against H.Kfar Saba (#12) and hopes to get finally their first victory.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 23: E.Shomron destroyed H.Kfar Qasem on the opponent’s court 102-74. E.Ashkelon unfortunately lost to H.Eilat in a home game 76-91. H.Safed Galil managed to beat H.Kfar Saba on the road 85-81. I.Nahariya crushed H.Izrael on its own court 98-72.

H.Kfar Qasem – E.Shomron 74-102

There was a minor upset when 10th ranked H.Kfar Qasem (9-12) was crushed at home by thirteenth ranked E.Shomron (6-15) 102-74 on Tuesday. E.Shomron dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to H.Kfar Qasem‘s 40. E.Shomron looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. The best player for the winners was American Isaiah Crawley (201-1998, college: Georgia South) who scored 22 points. Point guard Eyal Shulman (192-1987, agency: Avi Zilberman) chipped in 12 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. Five E.Shomron players scored in double figures. Naturalized American point guard Paul Delaney (188-1986, college: UAB) produced 24 points and 6 rebounds and American forward Tyree Corbett (201-2000, college: Denver) added 18 points and 6 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. E.Shomron maintains thirteenth place with 6-15 record. H.Kfar Qasem lost third consecutive game. They keep the tenth position with 12 games lost. They share it with H.Izrael. E.Shomron will meet at home higher ranked I.Nahariya (#6) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. H.Kfar Qasem will play against H.Safed Galil (#9) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
E.Shomron: I.Crawley 22+4reb, R.Abell 17+1reb+1ast, A.Shimoni 13+5reb+3ast, A.Zabelin 12+8reb+1ast, E.Shulman 12+5reb+8ast, Z.Weissmann 12+3reb+8ast
H.Kfar Qasem: P.Delaney 24+6reb+2ast, T.Corbett 18+6reb+1ast, T.Adway 11+6reb, D.Misgav 6+1reb+6ast, A.Sade 6+2reb+1ast, S.Harush 5+1reb+3ast

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E.Ashkelon – H.Eilat 76-91

The game between closely ranked teams ended with fourth ranked Hapoel Eilat‘s (13-8) road victory over 5th ranked E.Ashkelon (11-10) 91-76 on Friday. H.Eilat made 21-of-24 free shots (87.5 percent) during the game. H.Eilat outrebounded E.Ashkelon 39-28 including 27 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was American guard Austin Tilghman (185-1995, college: Monmouth, agency: Octagon Europe) who scored 18 points and 6 rebounds (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line). Tomer Porat (201-1999) chipped in 17 points and 7 rebounds. Four Hapoel Eilat players scored in double figures. Hapoel Eilat’s coach Daniel Gutt used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American Cody Riley (206-1997, college: UCLA) produced a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) and guard Matan Hachamo (189-2003) added 14 points and 4 assists respectively for the hosts. Hapoel Eilat have a solid series of four victories in a row. H.Eilat maintains fourth place with 13-8 record. Loser E.Ashkelon dropped to the seventh position with ten games lost. They share it with E.Yavne. H.Eilat will meet at home M.Rehovot (#5) in the next round. E.Ashkelon will play against H.Izrael in Nazareth and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
H.Eilat: A.Tilghman 18+6reb+2ast, T.Porat 17+7reb+2ast, I.Eisendorf 13+3reb, J.Graham 10+5reb+1ast, K.Zorno 7+1reb+3ast, G.Gutt 7+6reb+4ast
E.Ashkelon: C.Riley 16+11reb+2ast, M.Hachamo 14+1reb+4ast, E.Mor-Yosef 13+2reb+1ast, T.Cohen 9+4reb+3ast, A.Sanker 8+1reb+1ast, L.Thomas 6+7ast

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H.Kfar Saba – H.Safed Galil 81-85

Not a big story in a game when 12th ranked H.Kfar Saba (7-14) was defeated at home by ninth ranked H.Safed Galil (10-11) 85-81 on Tuesday. H.Safed Galil made 24-of-28 free shots (85.7 percent) during the game, while H.Kfar Saba only scored six points from the stripe. The best player for the winners was American guard Dachon Burke (193-1997, college: USA) who scored 30 points and 7 rebounds. American-Bahamas forward Jonathan Augustin-Fairell (201-1993, college: Murray St.) chipped in a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds. American point guard Devon Thomas (183-1994, college: Texas Tech) produced a double-double by scoring 24 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 steals and forward Ben Aken Matan (200-1997) added 16 points and 7 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Five H.Safed Galil and four H.Kfar Saba players scored in double figures. H.Safed Galil maintains ninth place with 10-11 record. H.Kfar Saba lost seventh consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the twelfth position with 14 games lost. H.Safed Galil will meet at home H.Kfar Qasem (#11) in the next round. H.Kfar Saba will play against Otef Darom and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
H.Safed Galil: D.Burke 30+7reb+2ast, D.Koperberg 18+6reb+1ast, J.Augustin-Fairell 14+10reb+2ast, O.El-Al 12+4reb+8ast, D.Sharp 10+1reb+1ast, T.Hadad 1+7reb+1ast
H.Kfar Saba: D.Thomas 24+8reb+10ast, B.Aken Matan 16+7reb+3ast, O.Dragoshansky 12+3reb, J.Canty 11+8reb+1ast, B.Uncha 9+5reb+4ast, N.Lempert 6+1reb+2ast

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I.Nahariya – H.Izrael 98-72

Everything went according to plan when eighth ranked I.Nahariya (12-9) outscored at home 10th ranked H.Izrael (9-12) 98-72 on Friday. I.Nahariya looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists. The best player for the winners was American point guard Tim Frazier (185-1990, college: Penn State) who scored 23 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Naturalized Slovakian power forward Tomer Levinson (208-2000, agency: Avi Zilberman) chipped in 20 points and 6 assists. Five I.Nahariya players scored in double figures. Point guard Ido Shabat (182-1999) produced a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 assists and Italian-Nigerian center Peter Olisemeka (207-1991) added 16 points and 9 rebounds respectively for the guests. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. I.Nahariya moved-up to fifth place, which they share with M.Rehovot. Newly promoted H.Izrael keeps the tenth position with 12 games lost. They share it with H.Kfar Qasem. I.Nahariya will meet E.Shomron (#13) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. H.Izrael will play against E.Ashkelon and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
I.Nahariya: T.Frazier 23+5reb+7ast, T.Levinson 20+4reb+6ast, T.Yussuf 18+7reb+1ast, I.Davidi 16+7reb+5ast, Y.Binyamin 13+2reb+4ast, D.Kozahinof 4+1reb+3ast
H.Izrael: I.Shabat 21+3reb+10ast, P.Olisemeka 16+9reb+2ast, M.Fuxman 9+2reb, O.Lavy 8+2reb, A.Menachem 7+3reb+6ast, K.Bracy-Davis 4+7reb+2ast

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M.Raanana – E.Yavne 96-70

National League top team – M.Raanana (19-2) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed seventh ranked E.Yavne (11-10) 96-70. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of E.Yavne. M.Raanana made 17-of-21 charity shots (81.0 percent) during the game. They outrebounded E.Yavne 44-30 including 33 on the defensive glass. M.Raanana players were unselfish on offense dishing 26 assists. It was a quality performance for American Tyler Wideman (203-1995, college: Butler) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 14 rebounds. The former international point guard Yogev Ohayon (189-1987) accounted for 12 points and 9 assists for the winning side. Five M.Raanana players scored in double figures. American guard Brandon Tabb (193-1995, college: BCU) came up with 23 points and 5 assists and the other American import power forward Thomas Gipson (201-1993, college: Kansas St.) added 19 points respectively for E.Yavne in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. M.Raanana have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain first place with 19-2 record. Newly promoted E.Yavne keeps the seventh position with ten games lost. They share it with E.Ashkelon. M.Raanana will play against Ramat Hash. (#3) in Ramat Hasharon in the next round, which may be the game of the day. E.Yavne will play at home against the league’s second-placed M.Rishon (#2) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
M.Raanana: B.Bowman 14+6reb+1ast, T.Wideman 14+14reb+2ast, J.Shuchman 12+5reb+2ast, Y.Ohayon 12+9ast, J.Hall 11+8reb+1ast, E.Tyomkin 10+2reb+3ast
E.Yavne: B.Tabb 23+3reb+5ast, T.Gipson 19+4reb+2ast, E.Abaev 10+9reb+5ast, G.Gilinski 8+7reb+6ast, S.Malkov 4+3reb+2ast, O.Porer 2+1reb

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M.Rehovot – Ramat Hash. 81-77

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M.Rishon – Otef Darom 113-77

Bottom-ranked Otef Darom (0-21) is still winless. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. This time they lost on the road their 21th consecutive match to third ranked M.Rishon (14-7) 113-77 on Saturday evening. M.Rishon shot 65.5 percent from the field and made 27-of-33 free shots (81.8 percent) during the game, while Otef Darom only scored eight points from the stripe. They outrebounded Otef Darom 34-18 including a 25-11 advantage in defensive rebounds. M.Rishon shot the lights out from three sinking 14 long-distance shots on high 53.8 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 31 assists. The best player for the winners was American forward DJ Burns (201-2001, college: YSU, agency: Players Group) who scored 29 points and 7 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). His fellow American import guard Qua Grant (185-1999, college: SHSU) chipped in a double-double by scoring 18 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists. Burns is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Five M.Rishon players scored in double figures. Forward Yonatan Abouloff (195-2005) produced 21 points and 7 rebounds and American swingman Vince Cole (198-1998, college: Coastal) added 25 points respectively for the guests. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. M.Rishon have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Ramat Hash. Loser Otef Darom still closes the standings. M.Rishon will meet E.Yavne (#8) in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Otef Darom will play against H.Kfar Saba (#12) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
M.Rishon: D.Burns 29+7reb+2ast, Q.Grant 18+5reb+11ast, M.Romanov 15+2reb+1ast, J.Freund 13+3reb+2ast, M.Nekrashevich 10+6reb+3ast, O.Gol 9+1reb+3ast
Otef Darom: V.Cole 25+2reb+3ast, Y.Abouloff 21+7reb+3ast, N.Mintz 10+1reb+3ast, C.Cohen 9+4ast, O.Shelef 4+1reb+2ast, A.Sela 3+4reb+4ast