Hapoel Jerusalem extended its perfect start to the BSL season to a club record 7-0 on Sunday night, cruising to a 93-71 win over Maccabi Ashdod.While Jerusalem has struggled in the Eurocup so far, dropping to a 1-4 record last week, it has dominated its local opponents, winning its seven games to date by an average 22.3 points per contest.Hapoel seized control with an 18-2 run (29-17) at the end of the first quarter and start of the second and never lost the lead. Ashdod trailed by just six points (43-37) at the break, but a 10-2 surge to begin the second half ensured the hosts remained in front until the final buzzer.
console.log("catid body is "+catID);if(catID==120){document.getElementsByClassName("divConnatix")[0].style.display ="none";var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = 'https://player.anyclip.com/anyclip-widget/lre-widget/prod/v1/src/lre.js'; script.setAttribute('pubname','jpostcom'); script.setAttribute('widgetname','0011r00001lcD1i_12258'); document.getElementsByClassName('divAnyClip')[0].appendChild(script);}else if(catID!=69 && catID!=2){ document.getElementsByClassName("divConnatix")[0].style.display ="none"; var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = 'https://static.vidazoo.com/basev/vwpt.js'; script.setAttribute('data-widget-id','60fd6becf6393400049e6535'); document.getElementsByClassName('divVidazoo')[0].appendChild(script); }Derwin Kitchen led five Hapoel players in double figures with 16 points, with Bracey Wright scoring 14 points for the reds, who hosts Banvit Bandirma in a crucial Eurocup game on Wednesday.Ivan Aska had 20 points for Ashdod.Maccabi Rishon Lezion took sole possession of second place in the standings on Sunday, improving to 6-1 with a 76-65 win at Ironi Nahariya (1-6).Jerry Smith had 17 points for Rishon, which led from start to finish.Eyal Shulman led Nahariya with 21 points. A week after stunning Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Tel Aviv (3-4) was brought back down to earth on Sunday, losing 92-77 at home to Bnei Herzliya (3-4).Josh Selby finish ed with 23 points for Herzliya, which outscored Hapoel 29-16 in the first quarter and never looked back.Yancy Gates had 21 points for Herzliya.Also Sunday, Hapoel Eilat (2-5) snapped a five-game losing streak by beating Ironi Ness Ziona (5-2) 92-79.Brian Asbury had 22 points and nine rebounds for Eilat, which took a 51-30 gap into the break.Ness Ziona saw its five-game winning streak come to an end despite Craig Smith’s 35 points.On Monday, Maccabi Tel Aviv (4-2) goes to Hapoel Gilboa/Galil (2-4) while Hapoel Holon (3-3) welcomes Maccabi Haifa (3-3).