Superleague Round 20: Parsa beat Mahram by three after a very close game

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game of round 20 in the Superleague took place in Mashhad. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of second-ranked Mahram (8-2) to fourth ranked Parsa (6-5) 74-71 on Tuesday evening. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Mahram. Parsa forced 20 Mahram turnovers. Serbian guard Luka Andjusic (197-94, college: California, PA) orchestrated the victory by scoring 17 points and 5 assists. The former international power forward Saleh Foroutannik (207-94) contributed with 15 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Parsa's coach Srdjan Jovanovic used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. The former international swingman Saeid Davarpanah (190-87, agency: Interperformances) replied with 25 points and 6 assists for Mahram. Parsa have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain fourth position with 6-5 record, which they share with Kerman. Mahram at the other side keeps the second place with two games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Superleague top team - Chemidor (10-1) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed eighth ranked Sanaye (1-8) in Bandar Abbass 90-69. Worth to mention a quality performance of the former international guard Navid Rezaeifar (185-96) who helped to win the game recording 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and Amirhossein Azari who added 17 points and 5 assists during the contest. American guard Julian Jacobs (193-94, college: USC) responded with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Chemidor have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 10-1 record. Sanaye lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the eighth place with eight games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.

In the last two games of round 20 Foolad was beaten by Rafsanjan on the road 81-74. Raad won against Exxon SC on its own court 67-61.
The most impressive performance of 20th round was 14 points and 8 rebounds by Reza Moradi of Exxon SC.

Rafsanjan - Foolad 81-74

No shocking result in a game when third ranked Rafsanjan (7-3) beat at home 7th ranked Foolad (2-8) 81-74. Rafsanjan made 17-of-22 charity shots (77.3 percent) during the game. Rafsanjan outrebounded Foolad 44-27 including a 27-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of Majid Rahimian who helped to win the game recording 18 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and American point guard Alani Moore II (178-98, college: Temple) who added 20 points and 4 assists during the contest. Four Rafsanjan players scored in double figures. Payam Kiani responded with 21 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and the former international guard Emad Salmani (188-90) scored 22 points. Foolad's coach rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. Rafsanjan maintains third position with 7-3 record having just two points less than leader Chemidor. Foolad lost sixth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the seventh place with eight games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Rafsanjan: A.Moore II 20+2reb+4ast, R.Majid 18+8reb+4ast, V.Eslami 12+2reb+1ast, M.Khaleghifard 11+7reb+1ast, M.Rezaei 7+13reb+1ast, S.Yaghoub 4+5reb
Foolad: E.Salmani 22+1reb+1ast, P.Kiani 21+7reb+4ast, S.Rasoul 9+8reb+2ast, M.Bahram 7+2reb+2ast, A.Mehdi 5+3reb+1ast, S.Zadourian 5+1reb

Sanaye - Chemidor 69-90

Superleague top team - Chemidor (10-1) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed eighth ranked Sanaye (1-8) in Bandar Abbass 90-69. Sanaye was plagued by 26 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a quality performance of the former international guard Navid Rezaeifar (185-96) who helped to win the game recording 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and the former international Amirhossein Azari (193-98) who added 17 points and 5 assists during the contest. Four Chemidor players scored in double figures. American guard Julian Jacobs (193-94, college: USC) responded with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists and Ukrainian center Kyrylo Fesenko (215-86, agency: BIG) produced a double-double by scoring 11 points and 11 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Chemidor have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 10-1 record. Sanaye lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the eighth place with eight games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Chemidor: N.Rezaeifar 21+5reb+4ast, A.Azari 17+2reb+5ast, H.Hosseinzadeh 15+2reb+4ast, M.Yousofvand 12+8reb, S.Monji 9+6reb, R.Arghavan 8+2reb+3ast
Sanaye: M.Yazdanpanah 20+1reb+2ast, J.Jacobs 17+5reb+5ast, K.Fesenko 11+11reb+2ast, S.Soroodi 9+2reb+3ast, M.Rezaei 4+6reb+2ast, G.Omid 4+1reb

Parsa - Mahram 74-71

The most exciting game of round 20 in the Superleague took place in Mashhad. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of second-ranked Mahram (8-2) to fourth ranked Parsa (6-5) 74-71 on Tuesday evening. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Mahram. Parsa forced 20 Mahram turnovers. Serbian guard Luka Andjusic (197-94, college: California, PA) orchestrated the victory by scoring 17 points and 5 assists. The former international power forward Saleh Foroutannik (207-94) contributed with 15 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Parsa's coach Srdjan Jovanovic used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. The former international swingman Saeid Davarpanah (190-87, agency: Interperformances) replied with 25 points and 6 assists and the former international point guard Mahdi Kamrani (181-82, agency: BIG) added 12 points and 5 assists in the effort for Mahram. Four Parsa and five Mahram players scored in double figures. Parsa have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain fourth position with 6-5 record, which they share with Kerman. Mahram at the other side keeps the second place with two games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Parsa: L.Andjusic 17+3reb+5ast, B.Starr 16+4reb+4ast, S.Foroutannik 15+9reb+1ast, N.Khajezadeh 14+4reb+2ast, M.Moradkhani 8+4reb+1ast, S.Majid 4+1reb+1ast
Mahram: S.Davarpanah 25+3reb+6ast, M.Kamrani 12+4reb+5ast, M.Hassanzadeh 10+6reb+3ast, E.Holman 10+9reb+1ast, J.Matin 10+1ast, A.Khandanpour 2+1reb

Raad - Exxon SC 67-61

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 6th ranked Exxon SC's (3-8) road loss to fifth ranked Raad (4-6) in Mashhad 61-67. Raad made 17-of-19 charity shots (89.5 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of Eshagh Hatamifar who helped to win the game recording 17 points and Hossien Makarian who added 12 points during the contest. Raad's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Forward Amirhossein Rezaeifar (196-0) responded with 13 points and 6 rebounds and center Reza Moradi (207-0) scored 14 points and 8 rebounds. Four Exxon SC players scored in double figures. Raad maintains fifth position with 4-6 record. Exxon SC lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with eight games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Raad: H.Eshagh 17+3reb+2ast, M.Hossien 12+4reb+3ast, D.Adnan 11+3reb, A.Rineh 8+7reb+1ast, S.Aryan 6+9reb, R.Arian 5+2reb+1ast
Exxon SC: M.Hoseinpour 15+1reb, M.Reza 14+8reb, A.Rezaeifar 13+6reb+3ast, A.Behshad 11+3reb+6ast, K.Ali 5+8reb+4ast, S.Amir 3+1reb



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