Round 4: Valientes hand first defeat to Singapore S.

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Singapore Singapore S. (2-1) recorded its first loss at the home court on Sunday night. Hosts were defeated by fourth ranked Filipino Valientes (1-2) 87-79. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Singapore S.. The game was dominated by American players. Forward Antonio Hester (198-1990, college: Mobile, AL) fired a double-double by scoring 28 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals for the winners. Center Ryan Smith (213-1995, college: Tulane) chipped in 15 points and 13 rebounds. Valientes' coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Swingman Kentrell Barkley (195-1996, college: ECU, agency: Haylett Sports) produced a double-double by scoring 29 points and 11 rebounds for lost side. Despite that victory Valientes went down to fifth position due to points difference, which they share with Louvre S. Singapore S. at the other side keeps the third place with one game lost. Valientes is looking forward to face bottom-ranked Tigers (#8) in Bangkok in the next round. Singapore S. will play at home against the league's leader Heat (#1) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Bottom-ranked Thailand Tigers (0-3) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 109-85 loss to sixth ranked Macau Macau (0-3) in Macau. Worth to mention a great performance of American Isaiah Wade (201-1998, college: UCO) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!), 15 rebounds and 4 assists. DeQuan Abrom contributed with 31 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals for the winners. American-Armenian forward Arizona Reid (196-1986, college: High Point) replied with a double-double by scoring 36 points (!!!), 14 rebounds and 5 assists for Tigers. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Despite that victory Macau went down to seventh position due to points difference, which they share with defeated Tigers. Macau will again play against bottom-ranked Tigers (#8) in Bangkok in the next round. Tigers will play on the road against Valientes in Zamboanga City and hope to get finally their first victory.
The game in Surabaya supposed to be also quite interesting. Top-ranked Hong Kong HK Eastern (3-0) played at the court of 5th ranked Indonesian Louvre S. (1-2). HK Eastern smashed Louvre S. 101-50 on Sunday. Worth to mention a great performance of Ka-Hin Leung who helped to win the game recording 21 points and 6 assists. At the losing side Jamarr Johnson responded with 12 points and 8 rebounds. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. HK Eastern have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 3-0 record behind leader Saigon Heat. Loser Louvre S. keeps the fifth place with two games lost. They share the position with Zamboanga. HK Eastern will meet at home Macau (#7) in the next round where they are favorite. Louvre S. will play against NS Matrix and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Macau - Tigers 109-85

Bottom-ranked Thailand Tigers (0-3) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 109-85 loss to sixth ranked Macau Macau (0-3) in Macau. They also forced 20 Tigers turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American Isaiah Wade (201-1998, college: UCO) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!), 15 rebounds and 4 assists. The other American import DeQuan Abrom (188-1996, college: Belm.Abbey) contributed with 31 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals for the winners. Four Macau players scored in double figures. American-Armenian forward Arizona Reid (196-1986, college: High Point) replied with a double-double by scoring 36 points (!!!), 14 rebounds and 5 assists and American guard Jermale Jones (185-1986, college: Tuskegee) added 17 points and 4 assists in the effort for Tigers. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Despite that victory Macau went down to seventh position due to points difference, which they share with defeated Tigers. Macau will again play against bottom-ranked Tigers (#8) in Bangkok in the next round. Tigers will play on the road against Valientes in Zamboanga City and hope to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Tigers: A.Reid 36+14reb+5ast, J.Jones 17+4reb+4ast, L.Burgess 10+12reb+2ast, E.Emmanuel Chinedu 8+5reb, D.Wuttipong 4+2reb, T.Noppachai 3+2reb+4ast
Macau: I.Wade 33+15reb+4ast, D.Abrom 31+6reb+9ast, J.Leung 26+7reb+5ast, C.Pong 18+3reb+2ast, Y.Baijia 1+5reb+1ast, Z.Pucheng 0+2reb

Louvre S. - HK Eastern 50-101

The game in Surabaya supposed to be also quite interesting. Top-ranked Hong Kong HK Eastern (3-0) played at the court of 5th ranked Indonesian Louvre S. (1-2). HK Eastern smashed Louvre S. 101-50 on Sunday. HK Eastern dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Louvre S.'s 24. They outrebounded Louvre S. 51-25 including a 43-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a great shooting night for HK Eastern especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 64.7 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Louvre S.'s players. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Ka-Hin Leung (184-2000) who helped to win the game recording 21 points and 6 assists and guard Oliver Xu (190, college: Rice) who added 13 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists during the contest. Five HK Eastern players scored in double figures. At the losing side American-Indonesian Jamarr Johnson (198-1988, college: Widener) responded with 12 points and 8 rebounds and American Marcus Hammonds (196-1987, college: TAMUCC) scored 10 points and 6 rebounds. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. HK Eastern have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 3-0 record behind leader Saigon Heat. Loser Louvre S. keeps the fifth place with two games lost. They share the position with Zamboanga. HK Eastern will meet at home Macau (#7) in the next round where they are favorite. Louvre S. will play against NS Matrix and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Louvre S.: E.Enguio 12+2reb, J.Johnson 12+8reb+3ast, M.Hammonds 10+6reb+2ast, Y.Tuasela 7, L.Gunawan 3+4reb, P.Raylly 3+1reb
HK Eastern: L.Ka-Hin 21+3reb+6ast, M.Sheikh 18+3reb, O.Xu 13+6reb+6ast, D.Gilbert 13+7reb+5ast, T.Trocha-Morelos 10+11reb+3ast, D.Villa Joshua 9+10reb+2ast

Singapore S. - Zamboanga 79-87

Singapore Singapore S. (2-1) recorded its first loss at the home court on Sunday night. Hosts were defeated by fourth ranked Filipino Valientes (1-2) 87-79. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Singapore S.. The game was dominated by American players. Forward Antonio Hester (198-1990, college: Mobile, AL) fired a double-double by scoring 28 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals for the winners. Center Ryan Smith (213-1995, college: Tulane) chipped in a double-double by scoring 15 points and 13 rebounds. Hester is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Valientes' coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Swingman Kentrell Barkley (195-1996, college: ECU, agency: Haylett Sports) produced a double-double by scoring 29 points and 11 rebounds and center CJ Gettys (213-1994, college: Rutgers, agency: Haylett Sports) added 19 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Four Singapore S. players scored in double figures. Despite that victory Valientes went down to fifth position due to points difference, which they share with Louvre S. Singapore S. at the other side keeps the third place with one game lost. Valientes is looking forward to face bottom-ranked Tigers (#8) in Bangkok in the next round. Singapore S. will play at home against the league's leader Heat (#1) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Singapore S.: K.Barkley 29+11reb+2ast, C.Gettys 19+14reb+4ast, D.Goh 12+5reb+1ast, X.Alexander 11+9reb+11ast, H.Zachary 3+1reb+1ast, L.Liew 3+4reb+1ast
Zamboanga: A.Hester 28+10reb+5ast, R.Smith 15+13reb, R.Lingganay 14+3reb+3ast, K.James 9+3reb+1ast, J.Arthur 8+5reb+5ast, W.Deng 5+1reb



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