Round 7: HK Eastern lose to NS Matrix

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Hong Kong HK Eastern (6-2) in Hong Kong on Tuesday night. Hosts were defeated by Malaysian NS Matrix (6-2) 75-70. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of HK Eastern. It was a key game for the top position in the league. American center Amir Williams (211-1992, college: Ohio St.) fired a double-double by scoring 31 points and 15 rebounds for the winners. His fellow American import center Tevin Glass (203-1994, college: ETSU) chipped in 17 points and 5 rebounds. NS Matrix's coach used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. American guard ODarien Bassett (187-1986, college: Troy) produced 27 points for lost side. NS Matrix have an impressive series of five victories in a row. Defending Malaysian champion keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Saigon Heat and HK Eastern.
The game in Zamboanga City supposed to be also worth to mention about. Third ranked Vietnamese Heat (6-2) played at the court of 6th ranked Filipino Valientes (3-5). Heat smashed Valientes 101-79. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Evan Gilyard II (178-1998, college: UMKC) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 29 points, 7 rebounds and 14 assists. Jeremy Combs contributed with 23 points and 12 rebounds (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field) for the winners. American forward Antonio Hester (198-1990, college: Mobile, AL) answered with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for Valientes. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending Vietnamese champion keeps a position of league leader, which they share with HK Eastern and NS Matrix. Valientes lost their third game in a row. They keep the sixth place with five games lost.
The game in Surabaya supposed to be also quite interesting. Fourth ranked Singapore Singapore S. (5-3) played at the court of 7th ranked Indonesian Louvre S. (1-7). Singapore S. smashed Louvre S. 138-83 on Wednesday. It was a great evening for Kentrell Barkley who led his team to a victory with a triple-double by scoring 24 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists. At the losing side Marcus Hammonds responded with 36 points (!!!) and 8 rebounds. Louvre S.'s coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. The victory was the third consecutive win for Singapore S.. They maintain fourth place with 5-3 record. Louvre S. lost their sixth game in a row. They keep the seventh position with seven games lost. They share it with Tigers.

In the last game of round 7 Zamboanga was defeated by Macau in a road game 90-78.
The best stats of 7th round was 25 points, 5 rebounds, 15 assists and 5 steals by Xavier Alexander of Singapore S..

HK Eastern - NS Matrix 70-75

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Hong Kong HK Eastern (6-2) in Hong Kong on Tuesday night. Hosts were defeated by Malaysian NS Matrix (6-2) 75-70. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of HK Eastern. It was a key game for the top position in the league. American center Amir Williams (211-1992, college: Ohio St.) fired a double-double by scoring 31 points and 15 rebounds for the winners. His fellow American import center Tevin Glass (203-1994, college: ETSU) chipped in 17 points and 5 rebounds. NS Matrix's coach used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. American guard ODarien Bassett (187-1986, college: Troy) produced 27 points and Canadian center Chris McLaughlin (208, college: Victoria) added 11 points and 13 rebounds respectively for lost side. NS Matrix have an impressive series of five victories in a row. Defending Malaysian champion keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Saigon Heat and HK Eastern.
Top scorers:
HK Eastern: O.Bassett 27+4reb+3ast, C.McLaughlin 11+13reb+1ast, D.Gilbert 11+9reb+4ast, T.Trocha-Morelos 6+2reb+1ast, S.Chan 5+2reb+2ast, O.Xu 4+3reb+1ast
NS Matrix: A.Williams 31+15reb+3ast, T.Glass 17+5reb+2ast, C.Ting 14+5reb+2ast, D.Wee Yiang 6+4reb+1ast, O.Xian-Fu 3+2reb+2ast, W.Chong-Han 3+3reb+1ast

Macau - Zamboanga 90-78

Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both sixth ranked Macau Macau and their close opponent Filipino Valientes had identical 3-4 record. This time Macau used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Zamboanga City 90-78 on Tuesday night. Macau made 18-of-23 free shots (78.3 percent) during the game. The game was dominated by American players. It was a great evening for Isaiah Wade (201-1998, college: UCO) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 16 rebounds. DeQuan Abrom (188-1996, college: Belm.Abbey) helped adding 24 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. At the losing side forward Antonio Hester (198-1990, college: Mobile, AL) responded with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists and center Ryan Smith (213-1995, college: Tulane) produced a double-double by scoring 11 points and 12 rebounds. Four Macau and five Valientes players scored in double figures. Valientes' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Macau (4-4) moved-up to fifth place. Valientes lost their third game in a row. They keep the sixth position with five games lost.
Top scorers:
Zamboanga: A.Hester 23+8reb+5ast, J.Arthur 14+7reb+2ast, K.James 13+4reb+1ast, K.Carino 11+4reb, R.Smith 11+12reb, A.John 3
Macau: J.Leung 32+3reb+1ast, D.Abrom 24+9reb+4ast, I.Wade 20+16reb+3ast, D.Hamilton 12+12reb, C.Chon-Hou 1, Z.Pucheng 1+1reb

Zamboanga - Saigon Heat 79-101

The game in Zamboanga City supposed to be also worth to mention about. Third ranked Vietnamese Heat (6-2) played at the court of 6th ranked Filipino Valientes (3-5). Heat smashed Valientes 101-79. They outrebounded Valientes 46-33 including 34 on the defensive glass. Heat players were unselfish on offense dishing 30 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Valientes' players. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Evan Gilyard II (178-1998, college: UMKC) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 29 points, 7 rebounds and 14 assists. His fellow American import power forward Jeremy Combs (201-1995, college: Texas Southern) contributed with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 12 rebounds (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field) for the winners. American forward Antonio Hester (198-1990, college: Mobile, AL) answered with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and Filipino-Canadian forward James Kwekuteye (191-1998) added 21 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Valientes. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending Vietnamese champion keeps a position of league leader, which they share with HK Eastern and NS Matrix. Valientes lost their third game in a row. They keep the sixth place with five games lost.
Top scorers:
Zamboanga: A.Hester 26+6reb+4ast, K.James 21+5reb+2ast, B.Jeff 7+4reb+2ast, W.Deng 7+3reb, K.Carino 6+8reb+1ast, R.Lingganay 4+1reb
Saigon Heat: E.Gilyard II 29+7reb+14ast, J.Combs 23+12reb+3ast, J.Holder 20+6reb+1ast, H.Thomas 8+5reb+1ast, N.Vinh Phuc 8+8reb+2ast, T.Waale 5+2reb+2ast

Louvre S. - Singapore S. 83-138

The game in Surabaya supposed to be also quite interesting. Fourth ranked Singapore Singapore S. (5-3) played at the court of 7th ranked Indonesian Louvre S. (1-7). Singapore S. smashed Louvre S. 138-83 on Wednesday. Singapore S. dominated down low during the game scoring 88 of its points in the paint compared to Louvre S.'s 38. They outrebounded Louvre S. 48-26 including a 33-12 advantage in defensive rebounds. Singapore S. shot the lights out from three sinking 14 long-distance shots on high 51.9 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 48 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by Louvre S.'s players. It was a great evening for American swingman Kentrell Barkley (195-1996, college: ECU, agency: Haylett Sports) who led his team to a victory with a triple-double by scoring 24 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists. His fellow American import forward Xavier Alexander (196-1988, college: S.Nazarene) helped adding 25 points, 5 rebounds, 15 assists and 5 steals. Five Singapore S. players scored in double figures. At the losing side American Marcus Hammonds (196-1987, college: TAMUCC) responded with 36 points (!!!) and 8 rebounds and American-Indonesian Jamarr Johnson (198-1988, college: Widener) scored 24 points and 5 rebounds (made all of his seven free throws). Louvre S.'s coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. The victory was the third consecutive win for Singapore S.. They maintain fourth place with 5-3 record. Louvre S. lost their sixth game in a row. They keep the seventh position with seven games lost. They share it with Tigers.
Top scorers:
Louvre S.: M.Hammonds 36+8reb+2ast, J.Johnson 24+5reb+2ast, E.Enguio 9+3reb+3ast, M.James 7+2reb+2ast, Y.Tuasela 5+1reb, L.Gunawan 2
Singapore S.: C.Gettys 29+12reb+3ast, X.Alexander 25+5reb+15ast, K.Barkley 24+12reb+11ast, M.Jun-Hao 22+2reb+3ast, D.Goh 16+5reb+8ast, K.Lim 9+6reb+5ast



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