LBL Round 4: Byblos defeat Atlas

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most surprising game was the first loss of Atlas (2-1) on the court of tenth ranked Byblos on Thursday night. Visitors were rolled over by Byblos 83-61. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Atlas. It was a great shooting night for Byblos especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 52.4 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Atlas' players. Worth to mention a great performance of Mohamed Skaf who helped to win the game recording 13 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Forward Toufic Sakr (182-99) contributed with 11 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. The former international guard Bassel Harfouch (193-93, college: Alcorn St.) replied with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 14 rebounds for Atlas. Byblos (1-3) left bottom position moving up to eighth place, which they share with Antranik. Atlas at the other side dropped to the third position with one game lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Byblos is looking forward to face higher ranked Champville (#6) in Dik El Mehdi in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Atlas will play at home against Antranik and are hoping to win this game.
Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Beirut: Dynamo (#1) and Beirut Club (#2). Dynamo (4-0) won against visiting Beirut Club (2-1) 77-73. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Beirut Club. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international swingman Omar El Ayoubi (196-91) who helped to win the game recording 21 points (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) and Mohamad Haidar who added 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. At the losing side international guard Sergio El Darwich (193-96, college: Maine) responded with 21 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. Dynamo have a solid four-game winning streak. Newly promoted Dynamo maintains first position with 4-0 record. Beirut Club at the other side dropped to the third place with one game lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. Dynamo's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Beirut to the arena Sagesse.
Another interesting game was again a derby between two local teams from Beirut: Sagesse (#2) and Antranik (#8). Antranik was defeated at home 76-84 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. The winners were led by Aziz Abdel Massih who scored that evening 28 points and 7 rebounds. Even 29 points (made all of his ten free throws !!!) by Youssef Ghantous did not help to save the game for Antranik. Antranik's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Sagesse have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 3-0 record behind leader Dynamo. Newly promoted Antranik keeps the eighth place with three games lost. They share the position with Byblos. Sagesse's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Beirut Dynamo.

In the last game of round 4 Hoops beat Anibal on the road 64-54.

Byblos - Atlas 83-61

The most surprising game was the first loss of Atlas (2-1) on the court of tenth ranked Byblos on Thursday night. Visitors were rolled over by Byblos 83-61. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Atlas. It was a great shooting night for Byblos especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 52.4 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Atlas' players. Worth to mention a great performance of Mohamed Skaf who helped to win the game recording 13 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Forward Toufic Sakr (182-99) contributed with 11 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. Four Byblos players scored in double figures. The former international guard Bassel Harfouch (193-93, college: Alcorn St.) replied with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 14 rebounds and guard Rabih Dib (183-89) added 13 points in the effort for Atlas. Byblos (1-3) left bottom position moving up to eighth place, which they share with Antranik. Atlas at the other side dropped to the third position with one game lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Byblos is looking forward to face higher ranked Champville (#6) in Dik El Mehdi in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Atlas will play at home against Antranik and are hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Atlas: B.Harfouch 22+14reb+3ast, R.Dib 13+1ast, L.Leonel 10+1reb+2ast, A.Joel 6+3reb+2ast, J.Bachour 6+3reb, A.Sbeity 3+2reb
Byblos: B.Bechara 17+2reb+2ast, W.Sawan 14+6reb, S.Mohamed 13+6reb+7ast, S.Georges 12+2reb, T.Sakr 11+6reb+8ast, T.Bassel 9+12reb

Anibal - Hoops 54-64

No shocking result in a game when eighth ranked Hoops (2-2) beat bottom-ranked Anibal (0-4) in Zahle 64-54 on Friday. The winners were led by point guard Joseph Zaloum (180-90) who scored that evening 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and the former international swingman Khalil Aoun (195-90) supported him with 6 points and 10 rebounds. Even a double-double of 13 points and 11 rebounds by Andre Tannoury (195-1) did not help to save the game for Anibal. American point guard Hamoudy Turfe (183, college: UM-Dearborn) added 13 points for lost side. Hoops moved-up to seventh place. Loser Anibal still closes the standings with four games lost. Hoops' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Beirut Homentmen.
Top scorers:
Anibal: A.Tannoury 13+11reb, H.Turfe 13+3reb+3ast, M.Tarek 11+2reb+3ast, M.Christopher 8+5reb+2ast, T.Ghassan 4+7reb, A.Tanos Rami 3+4reb+1ast
Hoops: J.Zaloum 17+7reb+4ast, G.Choueiry 14+3reb, H.Abdallah 14+2reb, E.Helou Hicham 8+4reb+2ast, K.Aoun 6+10reb+3ast, F.Georges 4+4reb+2ast

Dynamo - Beirut Club 77-73

Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Beirut: Dynamo (#1) and Beirut Club (#2). Dynamo (4-0) won against visiting Beirut Club (2-1) 77-73. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Beirut Club. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international swingman Omar El Ayoubi (196-91) who helped to win the game recording 21 points (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) and the former international power forward Mohamad Haidar (203-90, college: Michigan Tech) who added 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Four Dynamo players scored in double figures. At the losing side international guard Sergio El Darwich (193-96, college: Maine) responded with 21 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals and the former international Elie Chamoun (193-94) scored 25 points and 5 rebounds. Dynamo have a solid four-game winning streak. Newly promoted Dynamo maintains first position with 4-0 record. Beirut Club at the other side dropped to the third place with one game lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. Dynamo's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Beirut to the arena Sagesse.
Top scorers:
Beirut Club: E.Chamoun 25+5reb+1ast, S.El Darwich 21+8reb+5ast, H.Gyokchyan 12+8reb+4ast, M.Mneimneh 4+1reb, R.Akl 4+3reb+8ast, G.Hadidian 4+1reb
Dynamo: O.El Ayoubi 21+4reb+3ast, M.Haidar 15+7reb+4ast, A.Ibrahim 15+9reb, J.Khalil 11+3reb+9ast, J.Assi 9+3reb, J.Salem 4+5reb+3ast

Antranik - Sagesse 76-84

Another interesting game was again a derby between two local teams from Beirut: Sagesse (#2) and Antranik (#8). Antranik was defeated at home 76-84 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Sagesse dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to Antranik's 24. The winners were led by international Aziz Abdel Massih (192-96) who scored that evening 28 points and 7 rebounds and Christophe Khalil supported him with 22 points and 5 rebounds. Even 29 points (made all of his ten free throws !!!) by guard Youssef Ghantous (191-96) did not help to save the game for Antranik. Guard George Yves-Daaboul (178-95) added 11 points and 6 rebounds for lost side. Antranik's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Sagesse have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 3-0 record behind leader Dynamo. Newly promoted Antranik keeps the eighth place with three games lost. They share the position with Byblos. Sagesse's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Beirut Dynamo.
Top scorers:
Antranik: Y.Ghantous 29+3reb+2ast, J.Jarrouge 14+4reb+1ast, G.Yves-Daaboul 11+6reb+2ast, E.Ahmad 8+3reb, K.Assi 8+3reb+6ast, S.Elias 5+10reb+2ast
Sagesse: A.Abdel Massih 28+7reb+1ast, K.Christophe 22+5reb+1ast, M.Khoueiry 14+6reb+1ast, J.Bitar 9+10reb+4ast, A.Mezher 7+5reb+8ast, A.Salim 2+1reb



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