NBL Round 7 (Regular Season): Adroit beat Tong Whye in a derby game

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Singapore: Adroit (#1) and Tong Whye (#3). Tong Whye was crushed at home by 28 points 41-69 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Adroit held Tong Whye to an opponent 17.8 percent shooting from the field compared to 42.4 percent accuracy of the winners. Adroit had a 45-33 advantage in offensive rebounds. The former international point guard Zhong-Han Wong (183-1997) fired 21 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. The former international Meng Leon Kwek Wei (190-1996) chipped in 17 points. International guard Benjamin Lim (184-1997) produced a double-double by scoring 12 points and 12 rebounds for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Undefeated Adroit (6-0) have an impressive series of six victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with a perfect record of 6 victories in a row. Tong Whye at the other side dropped to the fifth position with three games lost. Adroit's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Singapore to the arena Hornets.
Bottom-ranked Tungsan (0-5) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 97-66 loss to fifth ranked Xin Hua (5-2) in Singapore. Worth to mention a great performance of Zao Liang Chia who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 25 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. Xing Yuan Han contributed with 19 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Xin Hua's coach felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The former international Zhen Sim (-1998) answered with 16 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals for Tungsan. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Xin Hua. They moved-up to fourth place. Tungsan lost their fifth game in a row. Newly promoted team still closes the standings with five games lost. Xin Hua's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Singapore to the arena Siglap.
The game with biggest result difference took place in Singapore. Local Siglap (1-7) was outscored by leader Hornets (5-0) 85-52 on Thursday night. Worth to mention a quality performance of Yang Xu-Duan who helped to win the game recording 18 points. Hornets' coach felt very confident that he used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. At the losing side Jeryl Gan responded with 16 points. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Hornets. They moved-up to second place. Siglap lost their seventh game in a row. They dropped to the eleventh position with seven games lost. Hornets' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Singapore Adroit.

Other games of round 7 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Police was defeated by SBA in a road game 78-73. Tagawa beat Nanyang at home 60-49. SG Bball lost to Chong Ghee on the opponent's court 72-83.
The best stats of 7th round was 5 points and 8 rebounds by Russell Low-Wen of Hornets.



SBA - Police 78-73

There was no surprise when 10th ranked Police (1-6) was defeated on the road by sixth ranked SBA (4-4) 78-73 on Tuesday. However just five-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. It was a great evening for Haran Prem who led his team to a victory scoring 25 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Jun Seo Han helped adding 22 points and 7 rebounds. At the losing side Emgeeyar Gopal responded with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 13 rebounds and Bayot Ferrera produced a double-double by scoring 14 points and 13 rebounds. Four Police players scored in double figures. Police's coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. SBA maintains sixth place with 4-4 record. Newly promoted Police keeps the tenth position with six games lost. SBA will meet at home higher ranked Xin Hua (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Police will play against SG Bball (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Police: R.Muhammad 16+5reb+2ast, B.Ferrera 14+13reb+1ast, E.Gopal 13+13reb+2ast, W.How Chua 10+2reb+5ast, B.Lim 9+1reb, S.Jun 8+2reb
SBA: H.Prem 25+5reb+4ast, J.Seo Han 22+7reb+1ast, J.Rong Koh 10+10reb, W.Long Wong 9+5reb+6ast, Z.Tng 9+10reb+1ast, C.Xuan 2+2reb

Xin Hua - Tungsan 97-66

Bottom-ranked Tungsan (0-5) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 97-66 loss to fifth ranked Xin Hua (5-2) in Singapore. They dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Tungsan's 32. Xin Hua forced 24 Tungsan turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 29 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by Tungsan's players. Worth to mention a great performance of Zao Liang Chia who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 25 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. The former international Xing Yuan Han (189-1996) contributed with 19 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Xin Hua's coach felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The former international Zhen Sim (-1998) answered with 16 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals and Jun Kiat Toh added 16 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Tungsan. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Xin Hua. They moved-up to fourth place. Tungsan lost their fifth game in a row. Newly promoted team still closes the standings with five games lost. Xin Hua's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Singapore to the arena Siglap.
Top scorers:
Tungsan: Z.Sim 16+6reb+4ast, J.Kiat Toh 16+6reb+2ast, P.Selvakumar 15+4reb, S.Akinfiresoye 9+7reb, M.Christopher 6+6reb+1ast, K.Catiter 4+4reb+3ast
Xin Hua: Z.Liang Chia 25+10reb+4ast, X.Yuan Han 19+9reb+4ast, Z.Yun Seet 14+2reb+2ast, C.Shan Tan 9+3reb+4ast, Z.Jian Loke 8+2reb, X.Xian Kerk 6+4reb+2ast

Tagawa - Nanyang 60-49

Everything could happen in Singapore at the game between two tied teams. Both ninth ranked Tagawa and 8th ranked Nanyang had identical 2-3 record. This time Tagawa used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from 60-49 on Wednesday night. Tagawa forced 33 Nanyang turnovers. It was a great evening for forward Yung-Juen Teo (191-2003) who led his team to a victory scoring 11 points and 8 rebounds. International forward Shi-Yu Ng (197-2000) helped adding 12 points and 5 rebounds. At the losing side Aik Chua-Cheong responded with 15 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals and Ismail Bin scored 6 points. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Tagawa (3-3) moved-up to seventh place. Nanyang lost their fourth game in a row. They dropped to the ninth position with four games lost. Tagawa's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Singapore to the arena Siglap.
Top scorers:
Nanyang: A.Chua-Cheong 15+8reb+4ast, J.Ming Teo 9+1reb, I.Bin 6+4reb+1ast, Y.Tan-Bo 6+3reb+1ast, S.Ang 3+5reb+1ast, Y.Jie Ow 2+6reb
Tagawa: S.Ng 12+5reb, Y.Teo 11+8reb+2ast, D.Ng 9+3reb, T.Yung Jin 8+5reb, H.Parathy 6+1reb+1ast, M.Pan 4+3reb+1ast

Tong Whye - Adroit 41-69

The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Singapore: Adroit (#1) and Tong Whye (#3). Tong Whye was crushed at home by 28 points 41-69 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Adroit held Tong Whye to an opponent 17.8 percent shooting from the field compared to 42.4 percent accuracy of the winners. Adroit had a 45-33 advantage in offensive rebounds. The former international point guard Zhong-Han Wong (183-1997) fired 21 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. The former international Meng Leon Kwek Wei (190-1996) chipped in 17 points. International guard Benjamin Lim (184-1997) produced a double-double by scoring 12 points and 12 rebounds and international guard Yuhui Zhen (180-1998) added 11 points respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Adroit (6-0) have an impressive series of six victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with a perfect record of 6 victories in a row. Tong Whye at the other side dropped to the fifth position with three games lost. Adroit's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Singapore to the arena Hornets.
Top scorers:
Tong Whye: B.Lim 12+12reb, Y.Zhen 11+4reb+1ast, C.Campbell 3+6reb+2ast, L.Josh 3+2reb, S.Deen 3+2reb, E.Lim 2+4reb
Adroit: Z.Wong 21+5reb+1ast, L.Kwek 17+4reb+1ast, Z.Zhou 7+6reb+4ast, D.Goh 5+8reb, C.Yu 4+3reb, Q.Wu 3+4reb+2ast

Chong Ghee - SG Bball 83-72

Rather expected game when 8th ranked SG Bball (3-5) was defeated on the road by fifth ranked Chong Ghee (5-1) 83-72 on Thursday. Chong Ghee forced 19 SG Bball turnovers. It was a great evening for Shay Lin Jay who led his team to a victory scoring 18 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals. International guard Justen Chiam (177-2002) helped adding 17 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Four Chong Ghee players scored in double figures. Chong Ghee's coach used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. At the losing side the former international power forward Shengyu Lim (192-1990) responded with 20 points and Jonathan Hai scored 15 points and 8 rebounds. The victory was the third consecutive win for Chong Ghee. They moved-up to third place. SG Bball lost their third game in a row. They keep the eighth position with five games lost. Chong Ghee will again meet SG Bball (#8) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. SG Bball will play against Police and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
SG Bball: W.Tay 20+4reb, S.Lim 20+4reb+3ast, J.Hai 15+8reb+2ast, S.Toh-Xuan 8+6reb, B.Putra 6+9reb+7ast, J.Lee 3+7reb+1ast
Chong Ghee: C.Pepito 18+1reb+1ast, S.Lin Jay 18+7reb+8ast, A.McKevin 17+6reb+1ast, J.Chiam 17+7reb+7ast, D.Ong 6+7reb+1ast, J.Leow 3+1reb+1ast

Siglap - Hornets 52-85

The game with biggest result difference took place in Singapore. Local Siglap (1-7) was outscored by leader Hornets (5-0) 85-52 on Thursday night. Hornets dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Siglap's 30. Hornets forced 20 Siglap turnovers and outrebounded them 52-40 including 18 on the offensive glass. Hornets looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Worth to mention a quality performance of Yang Xu-Duan who helped to win the game recording 18 points. Royston Goh-Yong helped adding 4 points and 14 rebounds. Hornets' coach felt very confident that he used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. At the losing side Jeryl Gan responded with 16 points and Kai Ning Ong scored 10 points and 9 rebounds. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Hornets. They moved-up to second place. Siglap lost their seventh game in a row. They dropped to the eleventh position with seven games lost. Hornets' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Singapore Adroit.
Top scorers:
Siglap: J.Gan 16+4reb+1ast, K.Ning Ong 10+9reb+1ast, W.Lim 9+3reb+1ast, Z.Mohamed 9+8reb+1ast, C.Koh 4+3reb, S.Zhe Lew 2+5reb+2ast
Hornets: Y.Xu-Duan 18+3reb+1ast, K.Aligwoekwe 11+4reb+2ast, E.Haribon 11+3reb+1ast, D.Oh 10+2reb+2ast, J.Yuan Wang 9+3reb, L.Tay-Ding 7+2reb+1ast