Finals MVP: Wael Arakji (194-PG-94) of Al Riyadi Player of the Year: Ali Haidar (203-F/C-90) of Beirut Club Guard of the Year: Walter Hodge (183-PG-86) of Homentmen Forward of the Year: Ahmad Ismail (205-F/C-76) of Al Riyadi Center of the Year: Ali Haidar (203-F/C-90) of Beirut Club Newcomer of the Year: Ali Mansour (98) of Hoops Import of the Year: Walter Hodge (183-PG-86) of Homentmen Most Improved Player of the Year: Mark Khoury (196-F/G-98) of Byblos Domestic Player of the Year: Ali Haidar (203-F/C-90) of Beirut Club Defensive Player of the Year: Jean Abdel Nour (198-G/F-83) of Al Riyadi Coach of the Year: Miodrag Perisic of Beirut Club
Al Riyadi - Beirut Club 89-83
Al Riyadi have been crowned LBL champions. They beat Beirut Club tonight to win the championship series 4-2. Beirut Club trailed by 13 points after 3 quarters before a 24-17 run in the last quarter cut the deficit to 83-89 at the end of the game. Al Riyadi made 17-of-20 free shots (85.0 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. It was a good game for the former international point guard Wael Arakji (194-94) wh... [read more]
Al Riyadi have been crowned LBL champions. They beat Beirut Club tonight to win the championship series 4-2. Beirut Club trailed by 13 points after 3 quarters before a 24-17 run in the last quarter cut the deficit to 83-89 at the end of the game. Al Riyadi made 17-of-20 free shots (85.0 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. It was a good game for the former international point guard Wael Arakji (194-94) who led his team to a victory with 20 points and 5 assists. Naturalized Egyptian power forward Ahmad Ismail (205-76) contributed with 12 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. The former international forward Ali Haidar (201-90, college: Michigan Tech) replied with 26 points and 8 rebounds and American guard Chris Crawford (193-92, college: Memphis) added 22 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Beirut Club. Four Al Riyadi and five Beirut Club players scored in double figures. Top scorers: Al Riyadi: W.Arakji 20+2reb+5ast, J.Abdel Nour 17+4reb+2ast, D.Johnson 15+6reb+2ast, A.Ismail 12+5reb+7ast, A.Saoud 9+1ast, J.Brownlee 8+3reb+3ast Beirut Club: A.Haidar 26+8reb, C.Crawford 22+6reb+2ast, C.Tabet 12+7reb+2ast, J.Dentmon 10+3reb+2ast, R.Fahed 10+1reb+2ast, N.Tskitishvili 3+2reb+2ast
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Beirut Club - Al Riyadi 82-67
Beirut Club fired past Al Riyadi to remain alive in the championship series. Beirut Club forced 20 Al Riyadi turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The former international forward Ali Haidar (201-90, college: Michigan Tech) orchestrated the victory by scoring 17 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. American guard Chris Crawford (193-92, college: Memphis) contributed with 13 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals for the... [read more]
Beirut Club fired past Al Riyadi to remain alive in the championship series. Beirut Club forced 20 Al Riyadi turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The former international forward Ali Haidar (201-90, college: Michigan Tech) orchestrated the victory by scoring 17 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. American guard Chris Crawford (193-92, college: Memphis) contributed with 13 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals for the winners. Five Beirut Club players scored in double figures. American Dominique Johnson (192-87, college: Azusa Pacific) answered with 16 points and 6 assists and naturalized Egyptian power forward Ahmad Ismail (205-76) added 13 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Al Riyadi. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Top scorers: Beirut Club: A.Haidar 17+8reb+4ast, N.Tskitishvili 16+3reb+2ast, R.Fahed 14+4reb+5ast, J.Dentmon 13+1reb+1ast, C.Crawford 13+6reb+7ast, C.Tabet 6+7reb Al Riyadi: D.Johnson 16+2reb+6ast, A.Ismail 13+7reb+2ast, A.Saoud 11+3reb+2ast, W.Arakji 9+4reb+5ast, J.Brownlee 8+6reb, B.Bawji 8+4reb
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