Superleague Round 1 (Second Stage): Chemidor beat Niroo Zamini in a derby game

The Second Stage in Superleague just started. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Tehran: Chemidor and Niroo Zamini. Chemidor crushed visiting Niroo Zamini by 20 points 83-63. Chemidor dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Niroo Zamini's 26. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Niroo Zamini's players. Nigerian power forward Alade Aminu (207-87, college: Georgia Tech) fired 21 points and 8 rebounds (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field) for the winners. American point guard Dwight Buycks (191-89, college: Marquette) chipped in 21 points and 5 assists. Reza Sabagh produced 16 points and 7 rebounds for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Chemidor is looking forward to face Raad in Mashhad in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Niroo Zamini will play at home against Sirjan and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
An exciting game was played in Rafsanjan. Kouchin faced Rafsanjan. Guests from Amol defeated host Rafsanjan 94-76. Worth to mention a great performance of Jalal Aghamiri (, agency: Domantay Sports) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 18 points and 16 rebounds. Darko Balaban contributed with 16 points and 14 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winners. Majid Rahimian answered with 21 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals for Rafsanjan. Rafsanjan's coach rotated eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Kouchin will play against Gorgan at home in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Rafsanjan will play against Exxon SC in Teheran and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
An exciting game was played in Gorgan. Gorgan faced Exxon SC. Host Gorgan smashed guests from Teheran 88-61. Christopher Evans stepped up with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. At the losing side Ali Kashani responded with 12 points, 5 rebounds and 9 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. Gorgan will meet Kouchin in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Exxon SC will play against Rafsanjan and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last game of round 1 Raad was crushed by Sirjan in a road game 74-54.
The best stats of 1st round was 18 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists by Anton Ponkrashov of Sirjan.

Rafsanjan - Kouchin 76-94

An exciting game was played in Rafsanjan. Kouchin faced Rafsanjan. Guests from Amol defeated host Rafsanjan 94-76. Kouchin dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Rafsanjan's 28. They outrebounded Rafsanjan 57-27 including a 17-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of Jalal Aghamiri (, agency: Domantay Sports) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 18 points and 16 rebounds. Serbian center Darko Balaban (211-89) contributed with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 14 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winners. Majid Rahimian answered with 21 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals and American point guard Alani Moore II (178-98, college: Temple) added 17 points, 6 assists and 4 steals in the effort for Rafsanjan. Five Kouchin and four Rafsanjan players scored in double figures. Rafsanjan's coach rotated eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Kouchin will play against Gorgan at home in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Rafsanjan will play against Exxon SC in Teheran and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Kouchin: A.Jalal 18+16reb+3ast, A.Matin 17+9reb+2ast, D.Balaban 16+14reb+1ast, L.Mohammadhadi 13+4reb+3ast, Y.Amirhossein 12+9reb+4ast, M.Jafari 8+3reb
Rafsanjan: R.Majid 21+6reb+6ast, A.Moore II 17+4reb+6ast, V.Eslami 16+2ast, S.Yaghoub 15+8reb+2ast, M.Ali 5+1reb+1ast, M.Rezaei 2+6reb

Gorgan - Exxon SC 88-61

An exciting game was played in Gorgan. Gorgan faced Exxon SC. Host Gorgan smashed guests from Teheran 88-61. Gorgan dominated down low during the game scoring 72 of its points in the paint compared to Exxon SC's 22. Gorgan forced 21 Exxon SC turnovers and outrebounded them 37-19 including a 26-15 advantage in defensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. American Christopher Evans (203-91, college: Kent St.) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds for the winners and international Rasoul Mozafari (188-94) chipped in 4 points and 11 assists. Four Gorgan players scored in double figures. At the losing side Ali Kashani (186-0) responded with 12 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists and Pooya Haghi scored 14 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Gorgan will meet Kouchin in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Exxon SC will play against Rafsanjan and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Gorgan: C.Evans 17+10reb+3ast, P.Petty 13+1reb, K.Yasin 11+3reb+2ast, A.Bostanian 11+4reb, M.Jamshidi 8+1reb+3ast, K.Riaei 8+4reb+1ast
Exxon SC: H.Pooya 14+1reb+1ast, K.Ali 12+5reb+9ast, A.Sorena 10+1reb, M.Hoseinpour 9+1reb+1ast, A.Rezaeifar 7+2reb, S.Amir 3+2reb+1ast

Chemidor - Niroo Zamini 83-63

The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Tehran: Chemidor and Niroo Zamini. Chemidor crushed visiting Niroo Zamini by 20 points 83-63. Chemidor dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Niroo Zamini's 26. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Niroo Zamini's players. Nigerian power forward Alade Aminu (207-87, college: Georgia Tech) fired 21 points and 8 rebounds (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field) for the winners. American point guard Dwight Buycks (191-89, college: Marquette) chipped in 21 points and 5 assists. Reza Sabagh produced 16 points and 7 rebounds and guard Pouya Yakhchali (-96) added 10 points and 5 assists respectively for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Chemidor is looking forward to face Raad in Mashhad in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Niroo Zamini will play at home against Sirjan and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Chemidor: D.Buycks 21+3reb+5ast, A.Aminu 21+8reb+2ast, V.Mohammadsina 11+1reb+5ast, N.Rezaeifar 7+2reb+2ast, R.Derghokasian 6+1reb+4ast, H.AliAkbari 6+4reb
Niroo Zamini: S.Reza 16+7reb+1ast, M.Payam 10+4reb, A.Mahdi 10+1reb, Y.Pouya 10+4reb+5ast, A.Khashayar 8+4reb+2ast, N.Maziar 5+10reb+1ast

Sirjan - Raad 74-54

The game between closely ranked teams ended with Raad's road loss to Sirjan 54-74 on Thursday. Russian guard Anton Ponkrashov (200-86) stepped up and scored 18 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and the former international center Masoud Soleymani (207-90) chipped in 13 points and 9 rebounds. At the losing side Adnan Douraghi responded with 13 points and 7 rebounds and M Talari scored 5 points and 11 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Sirjan will meet Niroo Zamini in the next round. Raad will play against Chemidor and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Sirjan: A.Ponkrashov 18+9reb+5ast, M.Soleymani 13+9reb, N.Dragovic 10+3reb, M.Shahrian 7+2reb+6ast, E.Beigi 6+7reb+2ast, A.Mohsen 6+8reb+1ast
Raad: D.Adnan 13+7reb+2ast, H.Eshagh 9+4reb, A.Rineh 9+7reb+1ast, D.Mohammadamin 7+1reb, M.Talari 5+11reb+2ast, S.Aryan 4+3reb



Tags : ALADE AMINU, CHEMIDOR TEHRAN, IRANIAN BASKETBALL