LBL Round 23 of Regular Season

What a coincidence that all visitors won their games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game in Zahle supposed to be quite interesting. Third ranked Al Riyadi (15-3) played at the court of 8th ranked Atlas (4-15). Al Riyadi smashed Atlas 100-58 on Thursday. Al Riyadi dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to Atlas' 16. They outrebounded Atlas 51-25 including a 37-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. Al Riyadi looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Atlas' players. The former international swingman Mark Alkhoury (196-1998) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 12 rebounds (on 12-of-13 shooting from the field). The former international Bilal Tabbara (198-1993) contributed with 18 points for the winners. Al Riyadi's coach felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Leonel Lahoud answered with 19 points and 7 rebounds for Atlas. Defending champion moved-up to second place. Atlas lost seventh consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with 15 games lost. They share it with Homentmen.
Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Beirut: Antranik (#6) and Homentmen (#9). Homentmen was defeated at home 73-84 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. It was a great evening for Ahmad Ekkewi who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 15 rebounds. Youssef Ghantous helped adding 20 points (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). Power forward Elios Saad (202-2001) responded with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 16 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Antranik have a solid series of three victories in a row. Newly promoted Antranik maintains sixth place with 11-8 record. Homentmen at the other side dropped to the eighth position with 15 games lost. They share it with Atlas.

Homentmen - Antranik 73-84

Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Beirut: Antranik (#6) and Homentmen (#9). Homentmen was defeated at home 73-84 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Antranik players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. It was a great evening for Ahmad Ekkewi who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 15 rebounds. Guard Youssef Ghantous (191-1996) helped adding 20 points (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). Five Antranik players scored in double figures. Power forward Elios Saad (202-2001) responded with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 16 rebounds and Serouj Avedissian scored 10 points, 5 assists and 4 steals. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Antranik have a solid series of three victories in a row. Newly promoted Antranik maintains sixth place with 11-8 record. Homentmen at the other side dropped to the eighth position with 15 games lost. They share it with Atlas.
Top scorers:
Homentmen: S.Elios 18+16reb+3ast, K.Jadayel 11+1reb, A.Serouj 10+4reb+5ast, G.Elio 10+2reb+4ast, D.Baghdadian 8+6reb+1ast, H.Refaat 5+8reb
Antranik: Y.Ghantous 20+2reb+3ast, E.Ahmad 14+15reb+1ast, J.Jarrouge 12+2reb+2ast, G.Yves-Daaboul 11+2reb+3ast, K.Amir 10+5reb, O.Kaissy 9+1reb+3ast

Atlas - Al Riyadi 58-100

The game in Zahle supposed to be quite interesting. Third ranked Al Riyadi (15-3) played at the court of 8th ranked Atlas (4-15). Al Riyadi smashed Atlas 100-58 on Thursday. Al Riyadi dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to Atlas' 16. They outrebounded Atlas 51-25 including a 37-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. Al Riyadi looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Atlas' players. The former international swingman Mark Alkhoury (196-1998) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 12 rebounds (on 12-of-13 shooting from the field). The former international Bilal Tabbara (198-1993) contributed with 18 points for the winners. Four Al Riyadi players scored in double figures. Al Riyadi's coach felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Leonel Lahoud answered with 19 points and 7 rebounds and Mohamad Al Malla added 16 points and 10 rebounds in the effort for Atlas. Defending champion moved-up to second place. Atlas lost seventh consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with 15 games lost. They share it with Homentmen.
Top scorers:
Atlas: L.Leonel 19+7reb+1ast, A.Malla Mohamad 16+10reb+1ast, C.Kodsi 12+3reb+6ast, N.Elias 7+1reb+2ast, B.Elie 2+2reb, J.Bachour 2+1reb+3ast
Al Riyadi: M.Alkhoury 25+12reb+1ast, B.Tabbara 18+4reb+3ast, A.Jamal Omar 13+6reb, A.Mansour 12+3reb+5ast, K.Zeinoun 10+2reb+8ast, J.Aby Khers 7+10reb+6ast



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