Domestic leagues: Hapoel Tel Aviv lost away from home to Ironi Nes-Ziona

Hapoel Tel Aviv made a wrong step in the playoffs of the Israeli National League. Erez Edelshtein′s side lost 81:86 to Ironi Nes-Ziona away from home and after the loss the result in the semifinal series is tied at 1-1.   Cory Carr led Hapoel in scoring with 17 points, while Matan Naor added 16. Jonathan Skjoldebrand finished with 14 and Bar Timor added 11 along with 6 assists.   Four players scored in double figures for Ironi Nes-Ziona, led by Gabe Blair with 21 points and Raz Zehavian with 20.   The third game from the series will be played on May 2nd.