Superleague Round 7 (Regular Season): No surprise as #1 Esteghlal defeat Pas Kordestan

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Superleague top team - Esteghlal (7-0) managed to deliver another win on Thursday. This time they beat seventh ranked Pas Kordestan (2-4) 75-66. Undefeated Esteghlal have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They maintain first place with 7-0 record. Pas Kordestan lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with four games lost. Esteghlal are looking forward to face bottom-ranked Shahrod (#12) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Pas Kordestan will play against Golnoor (#10) and is hoping to prove to their supporters that they can break losing series.
Bottom-ranked Shahrod (0-6) is still winless. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their sixth consecutive match to fourth ranked Naft Zagros (5-2) 92-81. Naft Zagros moved-up to third place, which they share with Kalleh and Tabiat. Shahrod lost their sixth game in a row. They still close the standings with six games lost. Naft Zagros will play against Tabiat (#5) in the next round. Shahrod will play against the league's leader Esteghlal (#1) in Qeshm and hopes to get finally their first victory.
The game in Alborz was also quite interesting. Second ranked Gorgan (6-1) played at the court of 8th ranked Alborz (2-5). Gorgan defeated Alborz 91-80 on Thursday. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Gorgan. Defending champion maintains second place with 6-1 record behind leader Esteghlal. Alborz at the other side keeps the eighth position with five games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Gorgan will meet at home Raad Padafan (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Alborz will play against Naft Abadan and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 7: Naft Abadan lost to Tabiat on the opponent's court 77-83. Raad Padafan unfortunately lost to Kalleh in a home game 76-88. Golnoor managed to beat Mahshahr on the road 71-54.



Tabiat - Naft Abadan 83-77

Very expected game when 9th ranked Naft Abadan (2-5) was defeated on the road by fifth ranked Tabiat (5-2) 83-77 on Thursday. However just six-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Tabiat moved-up to third place, which they share with Kalleh and Naft Zagros. Naft Abadan lost their third game in a row. They dropped to the eighth position with five games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Tabiat will meet Naft Zagros (#4) in the next round. Naft Abadan will play against Alborz (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Shahrod - Naft Zagros 81-92

Bottom-ranked Shahrod (0-6) is still winless. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their sixth consecutive match to fourth ranked Naft Zagros (5-2) 92-81. Naft Zagros moved-up to third place, which they share with Kalleh and Tabiat. Shahrod lost their sixth game in a row. They still close the standings with six games lost. Naft Zagros will play against Tabiat (#5) in the next round. Shahrod will play against the league's leader Esteghlal (#1) in Qeshm and hopes to get finally their first victory.

Raad Padafan - Kalleh 76-88

Very predictable result when third ranked Kalleh (5-2) defeated on the road 10th ranked Raad Padafan (2-5) 88-76 on Thursday. The victory was the third consecutive win for Kalleh. They maintain third place with 5-2 record having just two points less than leader Esteghlal, which they share with Tabiat and Naft Zagros. Raad Padafan lost their fourth game in a row. They dropped to the eighth position with five games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Kalleh will meet at home Mahshahr (#6) in the next round. Raad Padafan will play against the league's second-placed Gorgan and hope to secure a win.

Pas Kordestan - Esteghlal 66-75

Superleague top team - Esteghlal (7-0) managed to deliver another win on Thursday. This time they beat seventh ranked Pas Kordestan (2-4) 75-66. Esteghlal have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They maintain first place with 7-0 record. Pas Kordestan lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with four games lost. Esteghlal are looking forward to face bottom-ranked Shahrod (#12) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Pas Kordestan will play against Golnoor (#10) and is hoping to prove to their supporters that they can break losing series.

Mahshahr - Golnoor 54-71

There was an upset when higher ranked Mahshahr (3-4) was defeated at home by eleventh ranked Golnoor (2-5) 71-54 on Thursday. Golnoor moved-up to eighth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Mahshahr at the other side keeps the sixth position with four games lost. Golnoor will meet at home higher ranked Pas Kordestan (#7) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Mahshahr will play against Kalleh in Amol and hope to secure a win.

Alborz - Gorgan 80-91

The game in Alborz was also quite interesting. Second ranked Gorgan (6-1) played at the court of 8th ranked Alborz (2-5). Gorgan defeated Alborz 91-80 on Thursday. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Gorgan. Defending champion maintains second place with 6-1 record behind leader Esteghlal. Alborz at the other side keeps the eighth position with five games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Gorgan will meet at home Raad Padafan (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Alborz will play against Naft Abadan and it may be a tough game between close rivals.