Round 1 (Regular Season): Meralco Bolts rally past Macau

The Regular Season in East Asia Super League just started. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Filipino Bolts defeated Macau Macau in Manila 97-85. Meralco Bolts dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Macau's 40. Meralco Bolts looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Macau's players. American forward DJ Kennedy (198-1989, college: St.John's) stepped up and scored 17 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners and his fellow American import power forward Allen Durham (198-1988, college: Grace Christian) chipped in 17 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. At the losing side American-Taiwanese power forward Will Artino (211-1992, college: Creighton) responded with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 14 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Macau will have a break next week, which should allow them to rest in order to get back on the winning path. Bolts will try to continue on its current victory against Ryukyu in Okinawa.
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Filipino Beermen in Manila. Hosts were defeated by South Korean Sonicboom 87-81. American center Rayshaun Hammonds (206-1998, college: Georgia) nailed a double-double by scoring 39 points (!!!) and 14 rebounds for the winning side and Hoon Heo accounted for 17 points and 9 assists. Nigerian-American swingman E.J. Anosike (199-1998, college: CS Fullerton) came up with 34 points (!!!), 7 rebounds and 4 assists for SM Beermen in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.




SM Beermen - Suwon KT 81-87

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Filipino Beermen in Manila. Hosts were defeated by South Korean Sonicboom 87-81. American center Rayshaun Hammonds (206-1998, college: Georgia) nailed a double-double by scoring 39 points (!!!) and 14 rebounds for the winning side and guard Hoon Heo (181-1995) accounted for 17 points and 9 assists. Nigerian-American swingman E.J. Anosike (199-1998, college: CS Fullerton) came up with 34 points (!!!), 7 rebounds and 4 assists and center June Mar Fajardo (210-1989) added 19 points and 9 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) respectively for SM Beermen in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
SM Beermen: E.Anosike 34+7reb+4ast, J.Mar Fajardo 19+9reb+1ast, M.Lassiter 8+4reb+1ast, Q.Miller-Scott 8+5reb+3ast, J.Perez 7+2reb+1ast, K.Rosales 3+2reb+3ast
Suwon KT: R.Hammonds 39+14reb+2ast, H.Heo 17+1reb+9ast, H.Han 14+2reb+1ast, Y.Ha 9+5reb+1ast, J.Tilmon Jr. 8+11reb+2ast, H.Lee 0

Meralco Bolts - Macau 97-85

Filipino Bolts defeated Macau Macau in Manila 97-85. Meralco Bolts dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Macau's 40. Meralco Bolts looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Macau's players. American forward DJ Kennedy (198-1989, college: St.John's) stepped up and scored 17 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners and his fellow American import power forward Allen Durham (198-1988, college: Grace Christian) chipped in 17 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. Durham is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. At the losing side American-Taiwanese power forward Will Artino (211-1992, college: Creighton) responded with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 14 rebounds and Haitian forward Jeantal Cylla (201-1996, college: Arkansas) scored 23 points and 7 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Macau will have a break next week, which should allow them to rest in order to get back on the winning path. Bolts will try to continue on its current victory against Ryukyu in Okinawa.
Top scorers:
Macau: J.Cylla 23+7reb+2ast, W.Artino 23+14reb+1ast, D.Chong-Qui 21+3reb+4ast, J.Leung 10+3reb+2ast, S.Deguara 8+11reb+1ast, P.Zeng 0
Meralco Bolts: C.Newsome 18+3reb+6ast, D.Kennedy 17+9reb+7ast, A.Durham 17+11reb+4ast, C.Banchero 14+1reb+1ast, K.Kouame 9+9reb, K.Quinto 7+6reb+2ast