Premier League Round 14 (Regular Season): Derby game ends with Nuwaidrat's defeat of Al-Najma

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Manama: Nuwaidrat (#6) and Al-Najma (#3). Al-Najma was defeated at home 82-88 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Nuwaidrat maintains sixth position with 3-12 record. Al-Najma at the other side keeps the third place with seven games lost.
Another interesting game was again a derby between two teams from Manama: Al-Ittihad (#1) and Samaheej (#2). Samaheej was defeated at home 76-91 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Samaheej. Undefeated Al-Ittihad (12-0) have an impressive 12-game winning streak. They maintain first position with a perfect record of 12 victories in a row. Samaheej at the other side keeps the second place with five games lost. They share the position with Sitra.
An interesting game for Al-Muharraq (14-1) which hosted in Al Muharraq 4th ranked Al-Ahli (7-8). First ranked Al-Muharraq had an easy win 83-60. Al-Muharraq have an impressive six-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 14-1 record. Loser Al-Ahli keeps the fourth place with eight games lost.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 14: Al-Najma beat Al-Hala on the road 107-94. Nuwaidrat was destroyed by Al-Manama on its own court 67-94. Al-Hala managed to outperform Al-Ahli in Muharraq 79-68. Al-Manama lost to defending champion Al-Muharraq at home 61-97. Issa Town was defeated by Sitra on the opponent's court 92-110.



Al-Hala - Al-Najma 94-107

No shocking result in a game when third ranked Al-Najma (8-7) beat 5th ranked Al-Hala (4-11) in Muharraq 107-94 on Wednesday. Al-Najma maintains third position with 8-7 record having six points less than leader Al-Ittihad. Al-Hala lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with 11 games lost.

Nuwaidrat - Al-Manama 67-94

Very expected game when 6th ranked Nuwaidrat (3-12) was smashed at home by second ranked Al-Manama (9-6) 94-67 on Thursday. Al-Manama maintains second position with 9-6 record having five points less than leader Al-Ittihad. Loser Nuwaidrat keeps the sixth place with 12 games lost.

Al-Muharraq - Al-Ahli 83-60

An interesting game for Al-Muharraq (14-1) which hosted in Al Muharraq 4th ranked Al-Ahli (7-8). First ranked Al-Muharraq had an easy win 83-60. Al-Muharraq have an impressive six-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 14-1 record. Loser Al-Ahli keeps the fourth place with eight games lost.

Al-Najma - Nuwaidrat 82-88

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Manama: Nuwaidrat (#6) and Al-Najma (#3). Al-Najma was defeated at home 82-88 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Nuwaidrat maintains sixth position with 3-12 record. Al-Najma at the other side keeps the third place with seven games lost.

Al-Ahli - Al-Hala 68-79

We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when fifth ranked Al-Hala (4-11) won against one of their biggest challengers Al-Ahli (7-8) in Manama 79-68 on Monday. Al-Hala maintains fifth position with 4-11 record. Loser Al-Ahli keeps the fourth place with eight games lost.

Al-Manama - Al-Muharraq 61-97

The game between closely ranked teams ended with second-ranked Al-Manama's (9-6) home loss to first ranked Al-Muharraq (14-1) 61-97 on Monday. Al-Muharraq have an impressive six-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 14-1 record. Loser Al-Manama keeps the second place with six games lost.

Samaheej - Al-Ittihad 76-91

Another interesting game was again a derby between two teams from Manama: Al-Ittihad (#1) and Samaheej (#2). Samaheej was defeated at home 76-91 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Samaheej. Al-Ittihad (12-0) have an impressive 12-game winning streak. They maintain first position with a perfect record of 12 victories in a row. Samaheej at the other side keeps the second place with five games lost. They share the position with Sitra.

Sitra - Issa Town 110-92

The game between closely ranked teams ended with third ranked Sitra's (7-5) home victory over 4th ranked Issa Town (2-10) 110-92 on Thursday. Sitra moved-up to second place, which they share with Samaheej. Issa Town lost third consecutive game. They keep the fourth position with ten games lost. They share it with Bahrain Club.