NBL Round 1 (Regular Season): Jiangsu YS defeats leader Hebei

The Regular Season in NBL just started. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Hebei in Yannan on Sunday night. Visitors were defeated by Jiangsu YS 95-84. Jiangsu YS outrebounded Hebei 43-32 including 33 on the defensive glass. Jiangsu YS looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by Hebei's players. Worth to mention a great performance of Slovakian power forward Vladimir Brodziansky (210-1994, college: TCU, agency: Octagon Europe) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 30 points and 13 rebounds. Czech Tomas Kyzlink (198-1993) contributed with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. American guard Davion Warren (198-1999, college: Texas Tech) answered with 34 points (!!!) for Hebei. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Jiangsu YS is looking forward to face Jiangxi in the next round. Hebei will play against Hubei and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Another exciting game for Hefei which played on the court of Hubei. Hefei eked out just a narrow 3-points road win over Hubei 88-85. Hubei was very close to get their first win. But it seems they have to wait a little bit longer. American Gerry Blakes (193-1993, college: Arizona St.) stepped up and scored 36 points (!!!), 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and Radoslav Pekovic chipped in 12 points and 12 rebounds. At the losing side Haitian forward Jeantal Cylla (201-1996, college: Arkansas) responded with 25 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Hefei will play against Guangxi on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Hubei will play against Hebei and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
An interesting game was also a 26-point tough home defeat of Guangxi in a game versus Hunan 108-82. Dakari Johnson nailed a double-double by scoring 31 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists (made all of his seven free throws) for the winning side. Zhenglin Pang came up with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists for Guangxi 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. Hunan will meet Jiangxi in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Guangxi will play against Hefei and hope to win that game.

In the last two games of round 1 Jiangxi beat Guangxi on the road 101-93. HK JinNiu won against Hunan on its own court 88-71.



Jiangsu YS - Hebei 95-84

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Hebei in Yannan on Sunday night. Visitors were defeated by Jiangsu YS 95-84. Jiangsu YS outrebounded Hebei 43-32 including 33 on the defensive glass. Jiangsu YS looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by Hebei's players. Worth to mention a great performance of Slovakian power forward Vladimir Brodziansky (210-1994, college: TCU, agency: Octagon Europe) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 30 points and 13 rebounds. Czech Tomas Kyzlink (198-1993) contributed with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. Four Jiangsu YS players scored in double figures. American guard Davion Warren (198-1999, college: Texas Tech) answered with 34 points (!!!) and the other American import forward Eric Paschall (198-1996, college: Villanova) added 22 points in the effort for Hebei. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Jiangsu YS is looking forward to face Jiangxi in the next round. Hebei will play against Hubei and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Hebei: W.Davion 34+1reb+2ast, P.Eric 22+1reb+2ast, L.Zhanfan 10+6reb, X.Fuwen 6+3reb+1ast, N.Wanli 5+4reb, C.Yusheng 3+5reb
Jiangsu YS: B.Vladimir 30+13reb+3ast, K.Tomas 28+7reb+8ast, B.Ondrej 12+14reb+4ast, S.Jianhua 10+4reb, Y.Xiang 5+3reb+5ast, H.Zhang 3+2reb+1ast

Guangxi - Jiangxi 93-101

There was a small surprise when Jiangxi beat on the road Guangxi 101-93 on Sunday. Jiangxi outrebounded Guangxi 42-19 including a 31-15 advantage in defensive rebounds. Jiangxi looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. American center Robert Upshaw (213-1994, college: Washington) nailed 33 points (!!!), 6 rebounds and 5 assists (on 13-of-17 shooting from the field) for the winning side and his fellow American import swingman Melvin Frazier Jr. (196-1996, college: Tulane) accounted for 19 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists. Jiangxi's coach used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Guard Zhenglin Pang (183-1971) came up with a double-double by scoring 34 points (!!!) and 12 assists and forward MingHao Li (199-1987) added 15 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals respectively for Guangxi in the defeat. Four Jiangxi and five Guangxi players scored in double figures. Jiangxi will meet at home Hunan in the next round. Guangxi will play against Hefei and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Guangxi: P.Zhenglin 34+3reb+12ast, W.Siqi 15+2reb+1ast, L.MingHao 15+8reb+4ast, W.Qingming 13+2reb+2ast, C.Nuo 10+3reb+1ast, W.Chung-Tsun 4+2ast
Jiangxi: U.Robert 33+6reb+5ast, L.Lipeng 25+5reb+1ast, F.Jr. Melvin 19+15reb+7ast, L.Junwen 14+3reb+11ast, W.Zixu 5+4reb+1ast, W.Xiangbin 3+1reb

Hubei - Hefei 85-88

Another exciting game for Hefei which played on the court of Hubei. Hefei eked out just a narrow 3-points road win over Hubei 88-85. Hubei was very close to get their first win. But it seems they have to wait a little bit longer. American Gerry Blakes (193-1993, college: Arizona St.) stepped up and scored 36 points (!!!), 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and Serbian center Radoslav Pekovic (216-1994, agency: Olsta) chipped in 12 points and 12 rebounds. Four Hefei players scored in double figures. At the losing side Haitian forward Jeantal Cylla (201-1996, college: Arkansas) responded with 25 points and 6 rebounds and American point guard Damian Chong-Qui (173-1998, college: PFW) scored 21 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Hefei will play against Guangxi on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Hubei will play against Hebei and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Hubei: C.Jeantal 25+6reb+3ast, C.Damian 21+5reb+5ast, W.Xiaoming 17+2reb+3ast, S.Wenlong 8, B.Dejan 8+10reb, X.Shiwei 4+3reb+1ast
Hefei: B.Gerry 36+5reb+5ast, P.Radoslav 12+12reb+2ast, R.Demond 12+6reb, Y.Wenbo 10+1reb+2ast, L.Zihao 8+2reb, M.Tianyi 7+5reb

HK JinNiu - Hunan 88-71

Very expected game when Hunan lost on the road to HK JinNiu 88-71 on Sunday. HK JinNiu looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Hunan's players. American players dominated the game. Forward Scottie James Jr. (202-1996, college: Liberty, agency: Pensack Sports) nailed 21 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side and guard Michael Ertel II (186-1999, college: UAB) accounted for 20 points, 8 assists and 4 steals. Guard Dominique Jones (193-1988, college: S.Florida) came up with 19 points and 6 rebounds and power forward Dakari Johnson (213-1995, college: Kentucky) added 11 points and 12 rebounds respectively for Hunan in the defeat. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. HK JinNiu will meet Hefei in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Hunan will play against Jiangxi and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Hunan: J.Dominique 19+6reb+3ast, S.Grant 14+5reb+4ast, J.Dakari 11+12reb+1ast, G.Yan 9+3reb, L.Jiaxin 5, M.Guodong 5
HK JinNiu: J.Jr. Scottie 21+8reb+4ast, E.II Michael 20+4reb+8ast, C.Josh 18+11reb, D.Jian 8+2reb+3ast, S.Chenran 7+4ast, T.Caiyu 6

Guangxi - Hunan 82-108

An interesting game was also a 26-point tough home defeat of Guangxi in a game versus Hunan 108-82. Hunan made 18-of-21 free shots (85.7 percent) during the game. American power forward Dakari Johnson (213-1995, college: Kentucky) nailed a double-double by scoring 31 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists (made all of his seven free throws) for the winning side and his fellow American import guard Grant Sherfield (188-1999, college: Oklahoma, agency: Octagon Europe) accounted for 17 points and 6 assists. Guard Zhenglin Pang (183-1971) came up with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists and American Joe Lawson (200-1992, college: Indianapolis) added 20 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Guangxi in the defeat. Five Hunan and four Guangxi 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. Hunan will meet Jiangxi in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Guangxi will play against Hefei and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Guangxi: L.Joe 20+8reb+2ast, Y.Kai 18+3reb+1ast, P.Zhenglin 18+5reb+7ast, C.Nuo 11+3reb, L.MingHao 7+3reb+6ast, Z.Zhong-Fei 5
Hunan: J.Dakari 31+14reb+4ast, S.Grant 17+1reb+6ast, Y.Yue 17+2reb+3ast, J.Dominique 12+4reb+4ast, L.Zhanglin 12+3reb, L.Jiaxin 7+3reb