Round 5 of Regular Season

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

First defeat of league's leader Vietnamese Heat (4-1) against fourth ranked Singapore Singapore S. (3-2) 84-83 was the most important game of the last round. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Heat. Singapore S. dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Heat's 28. They outrebounded Heat 47-30 including a 22-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. American players dominated the game. Swingman Kentrell Barkley (195-1996, college: ECU, agency: Haylett Sports) saved the victory with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists. Forward Xavier Alexander (196-1988, college: S.Nazarene) contributed with 10 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. Power forward Jeremy Combs (201-1995, college: Texas Southern) answered with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for Heat. Singapore S. moved-up to third place, which they share with NS Matrix and Zamboanga. Defending Vietnamese champion Heat still keeps top position with one game lost. They were joined at the leadership position by HK Eastern who have the same record.
Undefeated Hong Kong HK Eastern (4-1) recorded its first loss in Hong Kong. Hosts were defeated by sixth ranked Macau Macau (3-3) 71-67. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of HK Eastern. American Isaiah Wade (201-1998, college: UCO) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 14 rebounds for the winners and DeQuan Abrom chipped in 21 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists. Canadian center Chris McLaughlin (208, college: Victoria) responded with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 15 rebounds. Macau have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain sixth place with 3-3 record. HK Eastern at the other side still keeps top position with one game lost. They share it with Saigon Heat.
Bottom-ranked Thailand Tigers is still unable to win any game. This time they lost on the road their sixth consecutive match to third ranked Filipino Valientes (3-2) 118-73 on Thursday evening. Antonio Hester nailed a double-double by scoring 26 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side. Jose Nouchanthavong came up with 16 points and 4 assists for Tigers 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. Valientes maintains third place with 3-2 record behind leader HK Eastern, which they share with Singapore S. and NS Matrix. Loser Tigers still closes the standings with six games lost.

In the last two games of round 5 NS Matrix smashed Louvre S. on the road 104-67. Winless Tigers was destroyed by Macau on its own court 64-94.

HK Eastern - Macau 67-71

Undefeated Hong Kong HK Eastern (4-1) recorded its first loss in Hong Kong. Hosts were defeated by sixth ranked Macau Macau (3-3) 71-67. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of HK Eastern. Strangely HK Eastern outrebounded Macau 49-33 including a 35-24 advantage in defensive rebounds. American Isaiah Wade (201-1998, college: UCO) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 14 rebounds for the winners and his fellow American import DeQuan Abrom (188-1996, college: Belm.Abbey) chipped in 21 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists. Four Macau players scored in double figures. Canadian center Chris McLaughlin (208, college: Victoria) responded with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 15 rebounds and Colombian power forward Tonny Trocha-Morelos (208, college: Texas A&M) produced a double-double by scoring 16 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. Macau have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain sixth place with 3-3 record. HK Eastern at the other side still keeps top position with one game lost. They share it with Saigon Heat.
Top scorers:
HK Eastern: C.McLaughlin 20+15reb, D.Gilbert 17+7reb+1ast, T.Trocha-Morelos 16+11reb+5ast, L.Ka-Hin 6+1reb, A.Xu 4+7reb+1ast, O.Bassett 2+5reb+10ast
Macau: I.Wade 22+14reb+1ast, D.Abrom 21+5reb+9ast, D.Hamilton 13+9reb, J.Leung 12+1reb, C.Pong 3+2reb, Z.Pucheng 0

Zamboanga - Tigers 118-73

Bottom-ranked Thailand Tigers is still unable to win any game. This time they lost on the road their sixth consecutive match to third ranked Filipino Valientes (3-2) 118-73 on Thursday evening. Valientes dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Tigers' 38. They outrebounded Tigers 67-39 including a 26-9 advantage in offensive rebounds. Valientes looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. American forward Antonio Hester (198-1990, college: Mobile, AL) nailed a double-double by scoring 26 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side and his fellow American import center Ryan Smith (213-1995, college: Tulane) accounted for 17 points and 24 rebounds. Hester is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. American guard Jose Nouchanthavong (187, college: S.Maine) came up with 16 points and 4 assists and guard Kittitep Dasom (179-1996) added 6 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists respectively for Tigers in the defeat. Five Valientes and four Tigers players scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Valientes maintains third place with 3-2 record behind leader HK Eastern, which they share with Singapore S. and NS Matrix. Loser Tigers still closes the standings with six games lost.
Top scorers:
Tigers: J.Nouchanthavong 16+3reb+4ast, S.Takamin 14+4reb+3ast, D.Wuttipong 11+5reb+1ast, E.Emmanuel Chinedu 10+4reb, E.To-Ngiw 7+1reb+1ast, D.Kittitep 6+8reb+9ast
Zamboanga: A.Hester 26+12reb+5ast, K.James 20+5reb+2ast, R.Lingganay 20+1reb+5ast, R.Smith 17+24reb+1ast, J.Arthur 13+3reb+4ast, A.John 10+4reb+2ast

Singapore S. - Saigon Heat 84-83

First defeat of league's leader Vietnamese Heat (4-1) against fourth ranked Singapore Singapore S. (3-2) 84-83 was the most important game of the last round. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Heat. Singapore S. dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Heat's 28. They outrebounded Heat 47-30 including a 22-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. American players dominated the game. Swingman Kentrell Barkley (195-1996, college: ECU, agency: Haylett Sports) saved the victory with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists. Forward Xavier Alexander (196-1988, college: S.Nazarene) contributed with a double-double by scoring 10 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. Four Singapore S. players scored in double figures. Power forward Jeremy Combs (201-1995, college: Texas Southern) answered with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists and guard Evan Gilyard II (178-1998, college: UMKC) added 20 points and 6 assists in the effort for Heat. Singapore S. moved-up to third place, which they share with NS Matrix and Zamboanga. Defending Vietnamese champion Heat still keeps top position with one game lost. They were joined at the leadership position by HK Eastern who have the same record.
Top scorers:
Saigon Heat: J.Holder 24+1reb+2ast, J.Combs 22+6reb+5ast, E.Gilyard II 20+2reb+6ast, H.Thomas 9+13reb+2ast, T.Waale 8+2reb+3ast, H.Truc Nhan 0
Singapore S.: K.Barkley 23+15reb+4ast, M.Jun-Hao 13+4reb+1ast, K.Lim 10+1reb, C.Gettys 10+6reb+1ast, X.Alexander 10+13reb+6ast, L.Liew 8+2ast

Louvre S. - NS Matrix 67-104

No shocking result in a game when fifth ranked Malaysian NS Matrix (3-2) crushed 7th ranked Indonesian Louvre S. (1-4) in Surabaya 104-67 on Friday. NS Matrix forced 21 Louvre S. turnovers and outrebounded them 41-30 including 33 on the defensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 35 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Louvre S.'s players. American center Tevin Glass (203-1994, college: ETSU) nailed 18 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists for the winning side and his fellow American import center Amir Williams (211-1992, college: Ohio St.) accounted for 28 points (on 12-of-14 shooting from the field). Four NS Matrix players scored in double figures. American Marcus Hammonds (196-1987, college: TAMUCC) came up with 19 points and 7 rebounds and American-Indonesian Jamarr Johnson (198-1988, college: Widener) added 19 points respectively for Louvre S. in the defeat. 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. Defending Malaysian champion moved-up to third place, which they share with Singapore S. and Zamboanga. Louvre S. lost third consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with four games lost.
Top scorers:
Louvre S.: M.Hammonds 19+7reb+2ast, J.Johnson 19+3reb, Y.Tuasela 9+3reb+3ast, E.Enguio 7+10reb+4ast, L.Richnel 3, P.Raylly 3+1reb
NS Matrix: A.Williams 28+2reb+2ast, T.Glass 18+9reb+7ast, O.Xian-Fu 15+4reb, T.Kuek 10+3reb+1ast, W.John 8+4reb+1ast, D.Wee Yiang 8+3reb+2ast

Tigers - Macau 64-94

Rather expected game when bottom-ranked Thailand Tigers (0-6) were smashed by sixth ranked Macau Macau (3-3) in Bangkok 94-64 on Saturday. Macau made 19-of-24 free shots (79.2 percent) during the game. Macau had a 38-27 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American Isaiah Wade (201-1998, college: UCO) nailed 29 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side and Filipino guard Jenning Leung (183-1995) accounted for 20 points and 5 assists. Four Macau players scored in double figures. Forward Wuttipong Dasom (195-1991) came up with 16 points and 6 rebounds and American guard Jose Nouchanthavong (187, college: S.Maine) added 10 points and 4 assists respectively for Tigers in the defeat. 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. Macau have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain sixth place with 3-3 record. Loser Tigers still closes the standings with six games lost.
Top scorers:
Tigers: D.Wuttipong 16+6reb+1ast, J.Nouchanthavong 10+4reb+4ast, T.Noppachai 9+3reb+1ast, D.Kittitep 9+3reb+2ast, F.Nicola 5+1ast, A.Charansarn 5+3reb+1ast
Macau: I.Wade 29+9reb+3ast, J.Leung 20+4reb+5ast, D.Abrom 13+8reb+4ast, I.Kei Long 12+2reb+1ast, C.Pong 7+5reb+4ast, W.Chan 6+6reb+2ast



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