Round 9 of Regular Season

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most interesting game of round 9 in the East Asia Super League was a home defeat of their close opponent Taiwanese Fubon Braves (2-2) to second ranked South Korean Seoul Knights (3-1) 88-79 in the game for the first place. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Americans were the main players on the court. Power forward Darryl Monroe (202-1986, college: GMU) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 13 rebounds for the winners and center Jameel Warney (203-1994, college: Stony Brook) chipped in 25 points and 7 rebounds. The best for the losing side was guard Archie Goodwin (196-1994, college: Kentucky) with 26 points and 5 assists. Seoul Knights have a solid series of three victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Pilots. Fubon Braves at the other side keep the second place with two games lost. Seoul Knights is looking forward to face HK Eastern (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Fubon Braves will have a break next round.
Very important is a road loss of second ranked Taiwanese Fubon Braves (2-2) against fourth ranked Hong Kong HK Eastern (1-2) on Sunday night. Visiting Fubon Braves were defeated by HK Eastern in 103-93. American forward Cameron Clark (201-1991, college: Oklahoma, agency: Slash Sports) nailed 24 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side and Dominic Gilbert accounted for 18 points and 9 rebounds. HK Eastern's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American forward Troy Gillenwater (205-1988, college: NM State) came up with 26 points and 7 rebounds for Fubon Braves in the defeat. It was the only win of host team this round and in all other games visitors recorded victories. HK Eastern left bottom position moving up to third place, which they share with Tochigi Brex. Fubon Braves at the other side keep the second position with two games lost. HK Eastern will play against league's leader Seoul Knights at home in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Fubon Braves will have a break next round.




Fubon Braves - Seoul Knights 79-88

The most interesting game of round 9 in the East Asia Super League was a home defeat of their close opponent Taiwanese Fubon Braves (2-2) to second ranked South Korean Seoul Knights (3-1) 88-79 in the game for the first place. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Americans were the main players on the court. Power forward Darryl Monroe (202-1986, college: GMU) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 13 rebounds for the winners and center Jameel Warney (203-1994, college: Stony Brook) chipped in 25 points and 7 rebounds. The best for the losing side was guard Archie Goodwin (196-1994, college: Kentucky) with 26 points and 5 assists and forward Troy Gillenwater (205-1988, college: NM State) scored 17 points and 7 rebounds. Four Fubon Braves players scored in double figures. Seoul Knights have a solid series of three victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Pilots. Fubon Braves at the other side keep the second place with two games lost. Seoul Knights is looking forward to face HK Eastern (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Fubon Braves will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Seoul Knights: W.Jameel 25+7reb+2ast, A.Tolentino 24+1reb+2ast, M.Darryl 20+13reb+2ast, Y.An 9+4reb+2ast, N.Kim 6+2reb+4ast, J.Oh 4+3reb+5ast
Fubon Braves: A.Goodwin 26+2reb+5ast, T.Gillenwater 17+7reb+1ast, C.Josh 14+4reb+2ast, G.Aaron 12+8reb+1ast, M.Mouhamed 7+5reb, H.Kai-Chieh 3+1reb+3ast

HK Eastern - Fubon Braves 103-93

Very important is a road loss of second ranked Taiwanese Fubon Braves (2-2) against fourth ranked Hong Kong HK Eastern (1-2) on Sunday night. Visiting Fubon Braves were defeated by HK Eastern in 103-93. HK Eastern shot the lights out from three nailing 12 long-distance shots on high 52.2 percentage. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. American forward Cameron Clark (201-1991, college: Oklahoma, agency: Slash Sports) nailed 24 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side and Croatian swingman Dominic Gilbert (198-1996, college: UBC, agency: Players Group) accounted for 18 points and 9 rebounds. Five HK Eastern players scored in double figures. HK Eastern's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American forward Troy Gillenwater (205-1988, college: NM State) came up with 26 points and 7 rebounds and the other American import guard Archie Goodwin (196-1994, college: Kentucky) added 23 points and 5 assists respectively for Fubon Braves in the defeat. It was the only win of host team this round and in all other games visitors recorded victories. HK Eastern left bottom position moving up to third place, which they share with Tochigi Brex. Fubon Braves at the other side keep the second position with two games lost. HK Eastern will play against league's leader Seoul Knights at home in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Fubon Braves will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
HK Eastern: C.Cameron 24+8reb+2ast, L.Jenning 19+1reb+3ast, G.Dominic 18+9reb+2ast, G.Alexandre 13+5reb, Y.Glen 12+2reb+9ast, I.Yang 8+5reb
Fubon Braves: T.Gillenwater 26+7reb+3ast, A.Goodwin 23+4reb+5ast, M.Mouhamed 18+5reb+1ast, G.Aaron 9+2reb+2ast, C.Josh 6+1reb+8ast, L.Spencer 6+2reb