Superleague Round 33 of Regular Season

Here is the last round review presented by ESL.

The game in Kirkuk supposed to be quite interesting. Second ranked Al Shorta (17-3) played at the court of 7th ranked Nift Al-Shamal (7-13). Al Shorta smashed Nift Al-Shamal 109-88 on Sunday. Al Shorta held Nift Al-Shamal to an opponent 0.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 0.0 percent accuracy of the winners. Al Shorta forced 22 Nift Al-Shamal turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. American guard Qyidar Davis (198-93, college: Indiana St.) stepped up and scored 21 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and the former international power forward Hussein Talib (201-90) chipped in 20 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. The best for the losing side was American guard Byron Ashe (186-95, college: Longwood) with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 6 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. Al Shorta maintains second place with 17-3 record having just two points less than leader Al Naft. Newly promoted Nift Al-Shamal dropped to the ninth position with 13 games lost. Al Shorta are looking forward to face Ghaz Al-Shamal (#10) in Kirku in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Nift Al-Shamal will have a break next round.
12th ranked Al Hilla (1-20) was outscored at home by third ranked Al-Hashd (16-4) with the biggest margin this round 70-44. The former international forward Thulfiqar Hammoodi (196-92) nailed 24 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side and Malik Nahi accounted for 10 points and 6 rebounds. Forward AlaA Abed (195-87) came up with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 12 rebounds for Al Hilla in the defeat. Al-Hashd have an impressive series of six victories in a row. Newly promoted Al-Hashd maintains third place with 16-4 record having just three points less than leader Al Naft. Al Hilla lost nineteenth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 20 lost games. Al-Hashd will play against Nift Al-Basra (#4) on the road in the next round. Al Hilla will have a break next round.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 33: Al-Tadamoun was destroyed by Nift Al-Basra on the opponent's court 82-58. Al-Tadamoun managed to outperform AL-Adhamiya in a home game 88-75. Al Kahraba managed to beat Al Hilla on the road 68-59.

Al Hilla - Al-Hashd 44-70

12th ranked Al Hilla (1-20) was outscored at home by third ranked Al-Hashd (16-4) with the biggest margin this round 70-44. Al-Hashd held Al Hilla to an opponent 0.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 0.0 percent accuracy of the winners. The former international forward Thulfiqar Hammoodi (196-92) nailed 24 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side and the former international center Malik Nahi (210-88) accounted for 10 points and 6 rebounds. Four Al-Hashd players scored in double figures. Forward AlaA Abed (195-87) came up with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 12 rebounds and point guard Mohammed Abbas (178-1) added 10 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Al Hilla in the defeat. Al-Hashd have an impressive series of six victories in a row. Newly promoted Al-Hashd maintains third place with 16-4 record having just three points less than leader Al Naft. Al Hilla lost nineteenth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 20 lost games. Al-Hashd will play against Nift Al-Basra (#4) on the road in the next round. Al Hilla will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Al Hilla: A.Abed 19+12reb+1ast, M.Abbas 10+5reb+2ast, A.Abdullah 5+12reb, A.Ahmed 5+7reb+2ast, A.Mohammed 3+1ast, K.Mortada 2+1ast
Al-Hashd: T.Hammoodi 24+7reb+2ast, I.Al-Zubaidi 14+4reb, M.Haidar 10+2reb+1ast, M.Nahi 10+6reb+3ast, A.Al-Nasrawi 6+1reb+1ast, A.Al-Draisawi 4+2reb+1ast

Nift Al-Basra - Al-Tadamoun 82-58

Very expected game when 9th ranked Al-Tadamoun (7-12) was crushed on the road by fifth ranked Nift Al-Basra (13-5) 82-58. Nift Al-Basra held Al-Tadamoun to an opponent 0.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 0.0 percent accuracy of the winners. Nift Al-Basra forced 20 Al-Tadamoun turnovers and outrebounded them 41-25 including a 31-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Nift Al-Basra brought some defensive toughness making 7 blocks. American guard Demarius Bolds (193-84, college: MWSU) nailed 26 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side and international center Ali Hameed (208-84) accounted for 11 points, 16 rebounds and 7 blocks. Bolds is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Hussein Al-Murshedi came up with 16 points and Sadeq Almayali added 12 points respectively for Al-Tadamoun in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the ninth consecutive win for Nift Al-Basra. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Al Kahraba. Al-Tadamoun at the other side dropped to the seventh position with 12 games lost. They share it with Al-Khtot. Nift Al-Basra will play against Ghaz Al-Shamal (#10) in Kirku in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Al-Tadamoun will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Al-Tadamoun: A.Hussein 16+3reb+1ast, A.Sadeq 12+1reb, A.Rashid 6+3reb, D.Abdullah 6+2reb, A.Hussein 5+5reb, A.Mohammed 4+2reb+5ast
Nift Al-Basra: D.Bolds 26+7reb+2ast, A.Jasim 13+2reb+3ast, A.Hameed 11+16reb+3ast, D.Al-Hchaimi 10+1reb+1ast, A.Aljuboori 9+6reb+4ast, A.Diyar 7+6reb+2ast

Nift Al-Shamal - Al Shorta 88-109

The game in Kirkuk supposed to be quite interesting. Second ranked Al Shorta (17-3) played at the court of 7th ranked Nift Al-Shamal (7-13). Al Shorta smashed Nift Al-Shamal 109-88 on Sunday. Al Shorta held Nift Al-Shamal to an opponent 0.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 0.0 percent accuracy of the winners. Al Shorta forced 22 Nift Al-Shamal turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. American guard Qyidar Davis (198-93, college: Indiana St.) stepped up and scored 21 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and the former international power forward Hussein Talib (201-90) chipped in 20 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Davis is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. The best for the losing side was American guard Byron Ashe (186-95, college: Longwood) with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists and Brwa Hama Saeed scored 18 points. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Al Shorta maintains second place with 17-3 record having just two points less than leader Al Naft. Newly promoted Nift Al-Shamal dropped to the ninth position with 13 games lost. Al Shorta are looking forward to face Ghaz Al-Shamal (#10) in Kirku in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Nift Al-Shamal will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Nift Al-Shamal: B.Ashe 29+5reb+6ast, H.Saeed Brwa 18+3reb+3ast, A.Mohammed 12+6reb+2ast, J.Mahdi 10+1reb, H.Sarmad 8+4reb+1ast, B.Sabri 3+1reb
Al Shorta: M.Al-Khafaji 28+2reb+1ast, H.Abdullah 24+1ast, Q.Davis 21+8reb+4ast, H.Talib 20+9reb+4ast, S.Hasan 7+1reb+4ast, I.Sykes 6+3reb+2ast

Al-Tadamoun - AL-Adhamiya 88-75

Rather predictable result in Najef where ninth ranked Al-Tadamoun (7-12) defeated 11th ranked AL-Adhamiya (4-18) 88-75. Al-Tadamoun held AL-Adhamiya to an opponent 0.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 0.0 percent accuracy of the winners. They outrebounded AL-Adhamiya 35-21 including a 26-15 advantage in defensive rebounds. Mohammed Al-Fahham nailed 15 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists for the winning side and Hasan Al-Akrat accounted for 18 points and 8 rebounds. Point guard Rasheed Al-Ammari (163-94) came up with 24 points and Hayder Khudhair added 19 points respectively for AL-Adhamiya in the defeat. AL-Adhamiya's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Al-Tadamoun moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Al-Khtot. AL-Adhamiya lost their third game in a row. They keep the eleventh position with 18 games lost.
Top scorers:
AL-Adhamiya: A.Rasheed 24+3reb+2ast, K.Hayder 19+4reb+3ast, A.Mohammed 16+2ast, A.Al Abboodi 6+8ast, R.Hussein 5+6reb+1ast, A.Ali 3+2reb
Al-Tadamoun: A.Hussein 19+6reb, A.Hasan 18+8reb+3ast, A.Mohammed 15+7reb+8ast, A.Rashid 10+2reb, K.Rashwan 9+7reb+1ast, A.Hayder 8+1reb+1ast

Al Hilla - Al Kahraba 59-68

Not a big story in a game when 12th ranked Al Hilla (1-20) was defeated at home by fifth ranked Al Kahraba (13-5) 68-59. Al Kahraba held Al Hilla to an opponent 0.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 0.0 percent accuracy of the winners. The former international forward Ahmed Al-Tameemi (200-84) nailed a double-double by scoring 26 points and 10 rebounds for the winning side and American guard Aaron Mitchell (188-89, college: Longwood) accounted for 13 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists. Al Kahraba's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Forward AlaA Abed (195-87) came up with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists and Ahmed Abs added 9 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Al Hilla in the defeat. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Al Kahraba. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Nift Al-Basra. Al Hilla lost their nineteenth game in a row. They stay dead last with 20 lost games.
Top scorers:
Al Hilla: A.Abed 23+7reb+7ast, A.Ahmed 9+6reb+2ast, K.Mortada 7+3reb+1ast, M.Abbas 6+2reb+5ast, A.Abdullah 6+11reb, A.Bassam 5+2reb+1ast
Al Kahraba: A.Al-Tameemi 26+10reb+1ast, A.Mitchell 13+8reb+9ast, A.Hussein 9+1reb+1ast, K.Mohammed 6+1reb, K.Mustafa 5+3reb, N.Zeyad 4+6reb



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