Results and Stats from Round 2 of Regular Season

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Japanese Dragonflies smashed South Korean Egis in Jeonju 107-77. The game without a history. Hiroshima D. led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. Dragonflies outrebounded Egis 39-25 including 31 on the defensive glass. Dragonflies shot the lights out from three sinking 16 long-distance shots on high 55.2 percentage. The best player for the winners was American forward Dwayne Evans (201-1992, college: St.Louis, agency: Pensack Sports) who scored 24 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. The other American import forward Kerry Blackshear Jr (208-1997, college: Florida) chipped in 15 points and 9 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). American-Ivorian power forward Deon Thompson (204-1988, college: UNC, agency: Slash Sports) produced 18 points and 9 rebounds for the hosts. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. KCC Egis will have a break next week, which should allow them to rest in order to get back on the winning path. Hiroshima D. will try to continue on its current victory against Gorgan at home.
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Iranian Gorgan in Jakarta. Visitors were defeated by Indonesian Pelita Jaya 97-90. American power forward James Dickey III (208-1996, college: UNCG) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 40 points (!!!), 17 rebounds and 5 assists. Justin Brownlee contributed with 32 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. American point guard Will Cherry (185-1991, college: Montana) replied with 24 points for Gorgan. Gorgan's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Pelita Jaya will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Gorgan will play on the road against Hiroshima D. and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
An exciting game was played in Dubai. UAE Shabab Al Ahli faced Malaysian NS Matrix. Host Shabab Al Ahli defeated guests from 92-76. Marcus Georges-Hunt scored 24 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners. John Murry responded with 20 points and 6 rebounds. NS Matrix's coach tested twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Shabab Al Ahli will meet Al Riyadi in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. NS Matrix will play against Liaoning and it may be a tough game between close rivals.




KCC Egis - Hiroshima D. 77-107

Japanese Dragonflies smashed South Korean Egis in Jeonju 107-77. The game without a history. Hiroshima D. led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. Dragonflies outrebounded Egis 39-25 including 31 on the defensive glass. Dragonflies shot the lights out from three sinking 16 long-distance shots on high 55.2 percentage. The best player for the winners was American forward Dwayne Evans (201-1992, college: St.Louis, agency: Pensack Sports) who scored 24 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. The other American import forward Kerry Blackshear Jr (208-1997, college: Florida) chipped in 15 points and 9 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). Four Dragonflies players scored in double figures. American-Ivorian power forward Deon Thompson (204-1988, college: UNC, agency: Slash Sports) produced 18 points and 9 rebounds and guard Geun-Hwi Lee (187-1998) added 22 points respectively for the hosts. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. KCC Egis will have a break next week, which should allow them to rest in order to get back on the winning path. Hiroshima D. will try to continue on its current victory against Gorgan at home.
Top scorers:
Hiroshima D.: D.Evans 24+8reb+4ast, T.Kamisawa 15+1reb+3ast, K.Blackshear Jr. 15+9reb+2ast, T.Nephawe 13+10reb, K.Roberts 9+2reb+1ast, R.Yamazaki 9+2reb+1ast
KCC Egis: G.Lee 22, D.Thompson 18+9reb+1ast, D.Kim 9+3reb+2ast, U.Heo 6+4reb+1ast, J.Choi 6+1reb+3ast, H.Lee 6+3ast

Pelita Jaya - Gorgan 97-90

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Iranian Gorgan in Jakarta. Visitors were defeated by Indonesian Pelita Jaya 97-90. It looked good early as Gorgan took a 1-point small lead at the end of first quarter. But then Pelita Jaya had a 27-21 second period charge getting the lead and Gorgan was not able to take back game control losing it eventually 90-97. American power forward James Dickey III (208-1996, college: UNCG) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 40 points (!!!), 17 rebounds and 5 assists. American-Filipino forward Justin Brownlee (197-1988, college: St.John's) contributed with a double-double by scoring 32 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Brownlee is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. American point guard Will Cherry (185-1991, college: Montana) replied with 24 points and center Salar Monji (203-1997, agency: BIG) added 10 points and 15 rebounds in the effort for Gorgan. Four Pelita Jaya and five Gorgan players scored in double figures. Gorgan's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Pelita Jaya will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Gorgan will play on the road against Hiroshima D. and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Pelita Jaya: J.Dickey III 40+17reb+5ast, J.Brownlee 32+12reb+4ast, M.Arighi 10+1reb+2ast, A.Dhyaksa 10+1reb+3ast, A.Goantara 3+1reb, B.Jawato 2
Gorgan: W.Cherry 24+4reb+2ast, J.Young 21+1reb+1ast, M.Sheikhi 11+3reb+4ast, A.Gholizadeh 10+4reb, S.Monji 10+15reb, S.Vahedi 6+1reb+4ast

Shabab Al Ahli - NS Matrix 92-76

An exciting game was played in Dubai. UAE Shabab Al Ahli faced Malaysian NS Matrix. Host Shabab Al Ahli defeated guests from 92-76. The game was mostly controlled by Shabab Al Ahli. NS Matrix managed to win fourth quarter 24-23. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Shabab Al Ahli dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to NS Matrix's 26. Shabab Al Ahli forced 19 NS Matrix turnovers and outrebounded them 45-27 including a 30-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. Shabab Al Ahli looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. U.S. Virgin Islands-American forward Marcus Georges-Hunt (196-1994, college: Georgia Tech) scored 24 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and center Qais Alshabebi (200-1991) chipped in 19 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. American guard John Murry (194-1995, college: Austin Peay) responded with 20 points and 6 rebounds and guard Chun-Hong Ting (193-1996) scored 19 points. Five Shabab Al Ahli and four NS Matrix players scored in double figures. NS Matrix's coach tested twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Shabab Al Ahli will meet Al Riyadi in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. NS Matrix will play against Liaoning and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Shabab Al Ahli: M.Georges-Hunt 24+9reb+4ast, Q.Alshabebi 19+7reb+2ast, S.Pointer 13+6reb+2ast, T.Thibodeaux 12+12reb+2ast, H.Abdulelah 10+4reb+7ast, T.Alnuaimi 8+1ast
NS Matrix: J.Murry 20+6reb+3ast, C.Ting 19+3reb+1ast, J.Tolbert 14+3reb+4ast, Y.Wong 12+4reb+3ast, S.Zimmerman 5+8reb+4ast, T.Kuek 3+1reb+1ast