Superleague Round 22: Leader Al Naft gets another victory

Coincidentally all visitors won their games. Here is the last round review presented by ESL.

Leader Al Naft delivered the sixteenth win on Tuesday night. This time they crushed 7th ranked Al-Tadamoun (5-6) 110-68 in Najef. Al Naft held Al-Tadamoun to an opponent 0.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 0.0 percent accuracy of the winners. Al Naft looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by Al-Tadamoun's players. The former international center Ihab Al-Zuhairi (209-98) fired a double-double by scoring 19 points and 14 rebounds for the winners. Guard Fareed Mahdi chipped in 21 points. Hussein Al-Mahmood produced 18 points for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending champion maintains first position with 16-1 record. Al-Tadamoun at the other side keeps the seventh place with six games lost.
Leader Al Naft recorded the sixteenth victory. This time they crushed 12th ranked Al Hilla (1-11) 89-49. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international center Ihab Al-Zuhairi (209-98) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 13 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists. Ismail Ismail contributed with 14 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Al Naft's coach felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. point guard Mohammed Abbas (178-1) replied with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds for Al Hilla. Defending champion maintains first position with 16-1 record. Al Hilla lost tenth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 11 games lost.

In the last two games of round 22 Al-Hashd defeated Ghaz Al-Shamal in Baghdad 75-62. Nift Al-Shamal was smashed by Al-Hashd at home 76-100.
The best stats of 22th round was 24 points and 10 rebounds by Mohamad Haidar of Al-Hashd.

Al-Tadamoun - Al Naft 68-110

Leader Al Naft delivered the sixteenth win on Tuesday night. This time they crushed 7th ranked Al-Tadamoun (5-6) 110-68 in Najef. Al Naft held Al-Tadamoun to an opponent 0.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 0.0 percent accuracy of the winners. Al Naft looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by Al-Tadamoun's players. The former international center Ihab Al-Zuhairi (209-98) fired a double-double by scoring 19 points and 14 rebounds for the winners. Guard Fareed Mahdi chipped in 21 points. Four Al Naft players scored in double figures. Hussein Al-Mahmood produced 18 points and Rashwan Kadhim added 12 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending champion maintains first position with 16-1 record. Al-Tadamoun at the other side keeps the seventh place with six games lost.
Top scorers:
Al-Tadamoun: A.Hussein 18+4reb+2ast, K.Rashwan 12+8reb+2ast, H.Mohammed 7+4reb, A.Sadeq 7+6reb+2ast, A.Hayder 6+6reb, D.Abdullah 6+3reb+1ast
Al Naft: M.Fareed 21+2reb+1ast, I.Al-Zuhairi 19+14reb+2ast, K.Hamzah 16+3reb+2ast, K.Galloway 12+2reb+6ast, A.Abdullah 12+5reb+2ast, I.Ismail 11+4reb+2ast

Ghaz Al-Shamal - Al-Hashd 62-75

There was no surprise in Kirku where 11th ranked Ghaz Al-Shamal (2-12) was defeated by third ranked Al-Hashd (12-3) 75-62. Al-Hashd held Ghaz Al-Shamal to an opponent 0.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 0.0 percent accuracy of the winners. Al-Hashd players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Lebanese power forward Mohamad Haidar (203-90, college: Michigan Tech, agency: BIG) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 26 points, 14 rebounds and 9 assists. The former international forward Thulfiqar Hammoodi (196-92) contributed with 29 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Khalid Sultan replied with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 15 rebounds and Kayhan Saeed added 8 points and 5 assists in the effort for Ghaz Al-Shamal. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Newly promoted Al-Hashd maintains third position with 12-3 record having six points less than leader Al Naft. Ghaz Al-Shamal lost third consecutive game. They keep the eleventh place with 12 games lost.
Top scorers:
Ghaz Al-Shamal: S.Khalid 15+15reb+3ast, H.Tareq 9+5reb+2ast, A.Fadhil 9+3reb, A.Rekan 9+1reb+3ast, S.Kayhan 8+4reb+5ast, H.Mohammed 6+5reb+1ast
Al-Hashd: T.Hammoodi 29+7reb+1ast, M.Haidar 26+14reb+9ast, A.Al-Draisawi 13+8reb+2ast, A.Maytham 3+1ast, A.Sajjad 2+5reb+2ast, M.Nahi 2+3reb+2ast

Al Hilla - Al Naft 49-89

Leader Al Naft recorded the sixteenth victory. This time they crushed 12th ranked Al Hilla (1-11) 89-49. Al Naft held Al Hilla to an opponent 0.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 0.0 percent accuracy of the winners. Al Naft had a 40-27 advantage in offensive rebounds. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by Al Hilla's players. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international center Ihab Al-Zuhairi (209-98) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 13 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists. Ismail Ismail contributed with 14 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Four Al Naft players scored in double figures. Al Naft's coach felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Point guard Mohammed Abbas (178-1) replied with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds and Abdullah Alibrahimi added 9 points and 10 rebounds in the effort for Al Hilla. Defending champion maintains first position with 16-1 record. Al Hilla lost tenth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 11 games lost.
Top scorers:
Al Hilla: M.Abbas 21+10reb+2ast, A.Abdullah 9+10reb, A.Ahmed 9+4reb+1ast, A.Mousa Alhamzah 4+8reb+1ast, K.Mortada 3+4reb+2ast, A.Abed 3+6reb+1ast
Al Naft: I.Ismail 14+7reb+2ast, I.Al-Zuhairi 13+15reb+5ast, K.Galloway 12+2reb+4ast, M.Fareed 11+6reb+3ast, K.Al-Elayawi 8+11reb, A.Abdullah 8

Nift Al-Shamal - Al-Hashd 76-100

No shocking result in a game in Kirkuk where third ranked Al-Hashd (12-3) smashed 9th ranked Nift Al-Shamal (3-10) 100-76. Al-Hashd held Nift Al-Shamal to an opponent 0.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 0.0 percent accuracy of the winners. It was a very good performance for Lebanese power forward Mohamad Haidar (203-90, college: Michigan Tech, agency: BIG) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 24 points and 10 rebounds. Guard Abbas Al-Draisawi (188-98) contributed with 23 points for the winners. Four Al-Hashd players scored in double figures. Coach 's team controlled all game and the coach could let to play 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Mohammed Al-Lawi replied with 20 points and 8 rebounds and forward Jasim Mahdi (191-92) added 19 points in the effort for Nift Al-Shamal. Newly promoted Al-Hashd maintains third position with 12-3 record having six points less than leader Al Naft. Nift Al-Shamal lost third consecutive game. Nift Al-Shamal at the other side, also newcomer in the league, keeps the ninth place with ten games lost.
Top scorers:
Nift Al-Shamal: A.Mohammed 20+8reb, J.Mahdi 19+2reb+1ast, B.Sabri 8+2reb+2ast, H.Saeed Brwa 3+3reb+1ast, A.Mustafa 0+3reb, A.Ahmed 0+2reb+3ast
Al-Hashd: M.Haidar 24+10reb+1ast, A.Al-Draisawi 23+2reb+3ast, T.Hammoodi 15+5reb+3ast, A.Ahmed 10+3reb+3ast, A.Maytham 7+3reb+2ast, I.Al-Zubaidi 6+2reb+1ast



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