Superleague Round 26: Mahram defeat Chemidor

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The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Chemidor (12-2) in Tehran on Tuesday night. Hosts were defeated by second ranked Mahram (11-2) 67-62. It ended at the same time the seven-game winning streak of Chemidor. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. Mahram looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. International Mohammad Hassanzadeh (203-90) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. The former international swingman Saeid Davarpanah (190-87, agency: Interperformances) contributed with 17 points and 8 assists for the winners. Nigerian power forward Alade Aminu (207-87, college: Georgia Tech) replied with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 16 rebounds for Chemidor. Chemidor's coach Mehran Shahintab rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Mahram have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 11-2 record having just one point less than leader Chemidor. Chemidor at the other side still keeps top place with two games lost.
Important game to mention about took place in Tehran. Sixth ranked Foolad (5-8) saved a 2-point derby victory at home edging 5th ranked Raad (4-9) 103-101 in the game for the fifth place. The former international guard Emad Salmani (188-90) scored 29 points and 6 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Payam Kiani chipped in 23 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. M Talari responded with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 14 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Foolad have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to fifth place. Raad lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the sixth position with nine games lost.
An interesting game was also surprising home defeat of 4th ranked Parsa (#4) in a game in Mashhad versus Sanaye (#8) 82-70. Kyrylo Fesenko notched a double-double by scoring 18 points and 13 rebounds (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field) to lead the effort. Even 17 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists by Brian Starr did not help to save the game for Parsa. Parsa's coach Srdjan Jovanovic tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Sanaye (3-9) moved-up to seventh place. Parsa lost third consecutive game. They keep the fourth position with eight games lost.

In the last two games of round 26 Khouzestan was smashed by Zob Ahan on the road 92-66. Exxon SC lost to Rafsanjan on its own court 70-74.

Zob Ahan - Khouzestan 92-66

No shocking result in a game when second ranked Zob Ahan (10-3) crushed 6th ranked Khouzestan (3-8) in Esfahan 92-66 on Monday. Zob Ahan dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Khouzestan's 32. Zob Ahan forced 20 Khouzestan turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 31 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Khouzestan's players. The former international Arman Zangeneh (202-93, agency: BIG) notched a double-double by scoring 30 points and 13 rebounds (on 12-of-15 shooting from the field) to lead the effort and the former international point guard Farid Aslani (183-88) supported him with 17 points, 10 assists and 6 steals. Four Zob Ahan players scored in double figures. Even 18 points and 7 rebounds by Abolfazl Ghaderian did not help to save the game for Khouzestan. Mostafa Abdolvand added 13 points and 8 rebounds for the guests. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Zob Ahan have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 10-3 record behind leader Chemidor. Loser Khouzestan keeps the sixth place with eight games lost. Zob Ahan will meet league's leader Gorgan on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Khouzestan will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Khouzestan: G.Abolfazl 18+7reb, A.Mostafa 13+8reb, P.Behnam 12+2reb+2ast, M.Morteza 7+2reb+1ast, S.Mohammad 5+3reb+3ast, B.M 3
Zob Ahan: A.Zangeneh 30+13reb+3ast, F.Aslani 17+2reb+10ast, A.Mortazavi 15+3reb+2ast, M.Reza Akbari 15+7reb+7ast, G.Ali 4, A.Mohmmad 4+2reb+2ast

Parsa - Sanaye 70-82

An interesting game was also surprising home defeat of 4th ranked Parsa (#4) in a game in Mashhad versus Sanaye (#8) 82-70. Ukrainian center Kyrylo Fesenko (215-86, agency: BIG) notched a double-double by scoring 18 points and 13 rebounds (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field) to lead the effort and American guard Julian Jacobs (193-94, college: USC) supported him with 18 points and 12 assists. Five Sanaye players scored in double figures. Even 17 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists by American point guard Brian Starr (190-96, college: Towson) did not help to save the game for Parsa. The former international forward Navid Khajezadeh (196-96) added 10 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the hosts. Parsa's coach Srdjan Jovanovic tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Sanaye (3-9) moved-up to seventh place. Parsa lost third consecutive game. They keep the fourth position with eight games lost.
Top scorers:
Parsa: B.Starr 17+5reb+5ast, S.Majid 13+3reb, N.Khajezadeh 10+6reb+5ast, L.Andjusic 8+2reb+1ast, E.Sajjad 5+5reb+1ast, A.Alireza 5+1reb+1ast
Sanaye: J.Jacobs 18+3reb+12ast, K.Fesenko 18+13reb+2ast, A.Jamshidi 15+4reb+1ast, S.Pooria 14+2reb, M.Yazdanpanah 12+7reb+1ast, S.Soroodi 3+2reb

Exxon SC - Rafsanjan 70-74

Very expected game when 7th ranked Exxon SC (3-11) lost to third ranked Rafsanjan (9-4) in Teheran 70-74 on Monday. Rafsanjan forced 23 Exxon SC turnovers. Strangely Exxon SC outrebounded Rafsanjan 51-32 including 16 on the offensive glass. Majid Rahimian notched 27 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the effort and Yaghoub Shalooshi supported him with 19 points and 9 rebounds. Even a double-double of 18 points, 18 rebounds and 4 assists by forward Amirhossein Rezaeifar (196-0) did not help to save the game for Exxon SC. Guard Behshad Arabzadeh (195-0) added 14 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists for the hosts. Exxon SC's coach let to play ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Rafsanjan maintains third position with 9-4 record having just one point less than leader Chemidor. Exxon SC lost sixth consecutive game. They dropped to the eighth place with 11 games lost.
Top scorers:
Exxon SC: A.Rezaeifar 18+18reb+4ast, M.Reza 14+7reb+1ast, A.Behshad 14+10reb+6ast, H.Pooya 9+3reb+1ast, M.Hoseinpour 5+2reb+1ast, S.Kiarash 3+5reb+2ast
Rafsanjan: R.Majid 27+6reb+5ast, S.Yaghoub 19+9reb+1ast, A.Moore II 11+3reb+4ast, H.Mohamad 6+1reb, M.Moradian 6+7reb, A.Poat Kisomi 4+2reb

Chemidor - Mahram 62-67

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Chemidor (12-2) in Tehran on Tuesday night. Hosts were defeated by second ranked Mahram (11-2) 67-62. It ended at the same time the seven-game winning streak of Chemidor. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. Mahram looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. International Mohammad Hassanzadeh (203-90) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. The former international swingman Saeid Davarpanah (190-87, agency: Interperformances) contributed with 17 points and 8 assists for the winners. Four Mahram players scored in double figures. Nigerian power forward Alade Aminu (207-87, college: Georgia Tech) replied with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 16 rebounds and American point guard Dwight Buycks (191-89, college: Marquette) added 15 points in the effort for Chemidor. Chemidor's coach Mehran Shahintab rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Mahram have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 11-2 record having just one point less than leader Chemidor. Chemidor at the other side still keeps top place with two games lost.
Top scorers:
Chemidor: D.Buycks 15+4reb+2ast, V.Mohammadsina 14+5reb, A.Aminu 11+16reb, N.Rezaeifar 6+1reb+1ast, H.Hosseinzadeh 5+5reb+4ast, A.Azari 5+2ast
Mahram: S.Davarpanah 17+3reb+8ast, M.Hassanzadeh 16+10reb+4ast, E.Holman 13+9reb+2ast, A.Davoudichegani 10+6reb+6ast, S.Ali 5+2reb, D.Summers 5+7reb

Foolad - Raad 103-101

Important game to mention about took place in Tehran. Sixth ranked Foolad (5-8) saved a 2-point derby victory at home edging 5th ranked Raad (4-9) 103-101 in the game for the fifth place. Foolad forced 25 Raad turnovers. Raad was plagued by 28 personal fouls down the stretch. The former international guard Emad Salmani (188-90) scored 29 points and 6 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Payam Kiani chipped in 23 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. M Talari responded with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 14 rebounds and Hossien Makarian scored 22 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals. Four Raad players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Foolad have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to fifth place. Raad lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the sixth position with nine games lost.
Top scorers:
Raad: H.Eshagh 23+8reb+3ast, M.Hossien 22+7reb+7ast, M.Talari 22+14reb+3ast, A.Rineh 17+13reb+2ast, R.Arian 6+3reb+3ast, K.Alireza 5+2reb+1ast
Foolad: E.Salmani 29+6reb+3ast, K.Pooria 23+4reb+1ast, P.Kiani 23+7reb+1ast, F.Sabouri 8+7reb+2ast, M.Bahram 8+3reb+4ast, A.Mehdi 6+6reb+2ast



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