LBL Round 13: Derby game ends with Al Riyadi's defeat of Antranik

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Beirut: Al Riyadi (#4) and Antranik (#5). Antranik was defeated at home 82-95 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Antranik. Al Riyadi looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international swingman Jean Abdel Nour (198-83) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 31 points and 11 rebounds. International guard Ali Mansour (185-98) contributed with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. Guard Youssef Ghantous (191-96) answered with 28 points (made all of his seven free throws) for Antranik. Al Riyadi have a solid series of three victories in a row. Defending champion (8-2) moved-up to third place, which they share with Beirut Club. Newly promoted Antranik keeps the fifth position with four games lost. Al Riyadi's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Beirut Dynamo.
LBL top team - Dynamo (10-1) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed seventh ranked Champville (4-7) in Beirut 93-71. International power forward Mohamad Haidar (203-90, college: Michigan Tech) stepped up and scored 27 points and 4 assists for the winners and Ahmad Ibrahim chipped in 22 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Dynamo's coach felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side the former international point guard Miguel Martinez (188-88) responded with 21 points and 4 assists. Newly promoted Dynamo maintains first place with 10-1 record. Champville lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with seven games lost. Dynamo's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Beirut to the arena Al Riyadi.
The game between 11th ranked Byblos (1-10) and sixth ranked Hoops (6-5) in Byblos on Tuesday ended with biggest points difference. Guests from Beirut outscored Byblos 85-60. Joseph Zaloum nailed a double-double by scoring 14 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 steals for the winning side. Hoops' coach felt very confident that he used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Bechara Boustany came up with 13 points and 7 rebounds for Byblos in the defeat. Hoops maintains sixth place with 6-5 record. Byblos lost seventh consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with ten games lost. They share it with Anibal. Hoops' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Beirut Antranik.

In the last two games of round 13 Atlas beat Anibal on the road 69-63. Homentmen lost to Sagesse on its own court 71-80.
The most impressive performance of 13th round was 24 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists by Joel Abdallah of Atlas.

Anibal - Atlas 63-69

No shocking result in a game when eighth ranked Atlas (3-8) beat 10th ranked Anibal (1-10) in Zahle 69-63 on Saturday. Joel Abdallah nailed 24 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists for the winning side and the former international guard Bassel Harfouch (193-93, college: Alcorn St.) accounted for 22 points and 7 rebounds. Christopher Maalouf came up with 19 points and T Dagher added 13 points respectively for Anibal in the defeat. Atlas maintains eighth place with 3-8 record. Anibal at the other side keeps the tenth position with ten games lost. They share it with Byblos. Atlas will meet at home Homentmen (#9) in the next round. Anibal will play against Champville in Dik El Mehdi and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Anibal: M.Christopher 19+2reb, D.T 13+2reb+1ast, S.Bechara 8+5reb+2ast, H.Turfe 7+5reb+3ast, S.Dirany 6+6reb+1ast, A.Tanos Rami 5+3reb+4ast
Atlas: A.Joel 24+5reb+6ast, B.Harfouch 22+7reb+1ast, B.Elie 10+6reb, A.Sbeity 5+3reb+2ast, L.Leonel 4+3reb, A.Malla Mohamad 2+6reb+3ast

Byblos - Hoops 60-85

The game between 11th ranked Byblos (1-10) and sixth ranked Hoops (6-5) in Byblos on Tuesday ended with biggest points difference. Guests from Beirut outscored Byblos 85-60. Hoops dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Byblos' 32. Hoops forced 27 Byblos turnovers and outrebounded them 46-26 including a 18-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Point guard Joseph Zaloum (180-90) nailed a double-double by scoring 14 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 steals for the winning side and Hicham El Helou accounted for 12 points and 11 rebounds. Hoops' coach felt very confident that he used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Bechara Boustany came up with 13 points and 7 rebounds and forward Toufic Sakr (182-99) added 10 points and 5 assists respectively for Byblos in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Hoops maintains sixth place with 6-5 record. Byblos lost seventh consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with ten games lost. They share it with Anibal. Hoops' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Beirut Antranik.
Top scorers:
Byblos: B.Bechara 13+7reb, S.Georges 12+4reb, H.Omar El 12+1ast, T.Sakr 10+3reb+5ast, T.Bassel 4+5reb, W.Sawan 4+2reb
Hoops: G.Choueiry 21+1reb+2ast, J.Zaloum 14+5reb+10ast, H.Abdallah 14+8reb, E.Helou Hicham 12+11reb+1ast, S.Jason 10+1reb, A.Mostapha 6+1reb

Homentmen - Sagesse 71-80

Very expected game when 9th ranked Homentmen (2-9) lost to third ranked Sagesse (9-2) in Beirut 71-80 on Thursday. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Sagesse made 8 blocks. International point guard Ali Mezher (182-94) nailed a double-double by scoring 18 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists for the winning side and the former international guard Georges El Beyrouty (193-99) accounted for 16 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Five Sagesse players scored in double figures. Daniel Baghdadian came up with 24 points and 6 rebounds and power forward Elios Saad (202-1) added 14 points and 12 rebounds respectively for Homentmen in the defeat. Sagesse have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They moved-up to second place. Homentmen at the other side keeps the ninth position with nine games lost. Sagesse's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Beirut .
Top scorers:
Homentmen: D.Baghdadian 24+6reb, S.Elios 14+12reb+2ast, G.Elio 12+1reb+4ast, K.Jadayel 9+1reb+4ast, Z.Karl 9+7reb+7ast, H.Refaat 3+5reb+1ast
Sagesse: A.Abdel Massih 23+2reb+1ast, A.Mezher 18+7reb+10ast, G.El Beyrouty 16+9reb+4ast, J.Bitar 10+10reb, M.Rudy 10+2reb, A.Salim 3+3reb+1ast

Antranik - Al Riyadi 82-95

The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Beirut: Al Riyadi (#4) and Antranik (#5). Antranik was defeated at home 82-95 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Antranik. Al Riyadi looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international swingman Jean Abdel Nour (198-83) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 31 points and 11 rebounds. International guard Ali Mansour (185-98) contributed with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. Guard Youssef Ghantous (191-96) answered with 28 points (made all of his seven free throws) and Elias Sebaaly added 17 points and 10 rebounds in the effort for Antranik. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Al Riyadi have a solid series of three victories in a row. Defending champion (8-2) moved-up to third place, which they share with Beirut Club. Newly promoted Antranik keeps the fifth position with four games lost. Al Riyadi'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 28+3reb, S.Elias 17+10reb, J.Jarrouge 14+5reb+1ast, G.Yves-Daaboul 13+3reb+7ast, L.Salha 5+4reb+1ast, K.Amir 3+5reb+5ast
Al Riyadi: J.Abdel Nour 31+11reb+2ast, A.Mansour 24+7reb+7ast, M.Alkhoury 19+11reb+3ast, K.Zeinoun 10+1reb+6ast, A.Saoud 6+2ast, M.Abi-Kheres 5+13reb+2ast

Dynamo - Champville 93-71

LBL top team - Dynamo (10-1) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed seventh ranked Champville (4-7) in Beirut 93-71. Dynamo shot the lights out from three nailing 12 long-distance shots on high 54.5 percentage. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. International power forward Mohamad Haidar (203-90, college: Michigan Tech) stepped up and scored 27 points and 4 assists for the winners and the former international swingman Ahmad Ibrahim (198-92, college: Rice) chipped in 22 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Four Dynamo players scored in double figures. Dynamo's coach felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side the former international point guard Miguel Martinez (188-88) responded with 21 points and 4 assists and the former international power forward Marwan Ziadeh (202-87) produced a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds. Newly promoted Dynamo maintains first place with 10-1 record. Champville lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with seven games lost. Dynamo's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Beirut to the arena Al Riyadi.
Top scorers:
Champville: M.Martinez 21+2reb+4ast, E.Rustom 19+2reb+4ast, M.Ziadeh 14+10reb+2ast, P.Bou Abboud 9+5reb+4ast, R.Akl 4+3reb+5ast, I.Haddad 4+7reb
Dynamo: M.Haidar 27+4reb+4ast, A.Ibrahim 22+6reb+5ast, J.Khalil 14+3reb+8ast, J.Salem 11+4reb+3ast, J.Assi 7+2reb+1ast, O.El Ayoubi 6+5reb+2ast



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