SBL Round 19: Taiwan Beer edge Bank of Taiwan by one point

There are only two more rounds left in the Regular Season in SBL. Here is the last round review presented by ESL.

Third-ranked Bank of Taiwan (15-20) made lots of trouble for first ranked Taiwan Beer (29-5) on Saturday. Taiwan Beer managed to secure only one-point victory 75-74. However their fans expected easier game. American forward JD Miller (203-96, college: TCU) fired a double-double by scoring 24 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Guard Qi-Wei Li (192-93) chipped in 11 points. American swingman Zak Irvin (198-94, college: Michigan) produced 21 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists for lost side. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Defending champion maintains first place with 29-5 record. Bank of Taiwan at the other side keeps the third position with 20 games lost. Taiwan Beer are looking forward to face league's second-placed Yulon Luxgen in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Bank of Taiwan will play against Jutai Techn. and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Important game to mention about was the one when fifth ranked Pauian (10-26) saved a 2-point victory edging 4th placed Jutai Techn. (11-24) 78-76 on Saturday evening. Worth to mention a great performance of center Dan Qiao (200-92) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 32 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals (on 12-of-15 shooting from the field). Jun-Xiang Lu contributed with 16 points for the winners. American swingman Jordan Caroline (201-96, college: Nevada) answered with a double-double by scoring 27 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists for Jutai Techn.Jutai Techn.'s coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Pauian maintains fifth place with 10-26 record. Jutai Techn. at the other side keeps the fourth position with 24 games lost. Pauian will play against league's second-placed Yulon Luxgen in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Jutai Techn. will play against Bank of Taiwan and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Very important is a loss of second ranked Yulon Luxgen (23-13) against fourth ranked Jutai Techn. (11-24) on Friday night. Yulon Luxgen was crushed by Jutai Techn. 93-65. It was a great evening for Jordan Caroline who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 26 points and 11 rebounds. At the losing side Ba Ban responded with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 11 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Jutai Techn. maintains fourth place with 11-24 record. Loser Yulon Luxgen keeps the second position with 13 games lost. Jutai Techn. will meet higher ranked Bank of Taiwan (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Yulon Luxgen will play against the league's leader Taiwan Beer and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Very important is a loss of second ranked Yulon Luxgen (23-13) against fifth ranked Pauian (10-26) on Sunday night. Yulon Luxgen was defeated by Pauian in a tough game 78-82. It was an exceptional evening for Dan Qiao who led the winners with a triple-double by scoring 21 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists and 5 steals. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Pauian maintains fifth place with 10-26 record. Yulon Luxgen at the other side keeps the second position with 13 games lost. Pauian's next round opponent will be again league's second-placed Yulon Luxgen and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Yulon Luxgen will play against the league's leader Taiwan Beer and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
An exciting game was when Third ranked Bank of Taiwan faced 4th placed Jutai Techn.. Bank of Taiwan (15-20) defeated Jutai Techn. (11-24) 76-60. Zak Irvin fired 17 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Bank of Taiwan maintains third place with 15-20 record having thirteen points less than leader Taiwan Beer. Loser Jutai Techn. keeps the fourth position with 24 games lost. Bank of Taiwan will face again Jutai Techn. (#4) in the next round. Jutai Techn. will play against the league's leader Taiwan Beer and hope to win that game.

In the last game of round 19 Taiwan Beer defeated Pauian 75-59.

Pauian - Taiwan Beer 59-75

There was no surprise when 5th ranked Pauian (10-26) was defeated by first ranked Taiwan Beer (29-5) 75-59 on Friday. American forward JD Miller (203-96, college: TCU) fired a double-double by scoring 21 points and 18 rebounds for the winners. Guard Qi-Wei Li (192-93) chipped in 13 points. Center Dan Qiao (200-92) produced a double-double by scoring 18 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists and guard Baichen Qiu (188-95) added 11 points respectively for lost side. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending champion maintains first place with 29-5 record. Loser Pauian stay dead last with 26 lost games. Taiwan Beer will face league's second-placed Yulon Luxgen in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Pauian will play against the league's second-placed Yulon Luxgen and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Taiwan Beer: J.Miller 21+18reb+2ast, L.Qi-Wei 13+3ast, P.Chou 9+2reb+2ast, H.Wang 7+1reb+1ast, G.Wangzi 6+2reb+3ast, T.Huang 6+3reb+2ast
Pauian: Q.Dan 18+12reb+4ast, Q.Baichen 11+4reb+1ast, J.Guang-Qian 8+3reb+3ast, L.Jin-Bang 7+6reb+1ast, L.Jia-Kang 4+2reb+2ast, L.Hao-Zhen 4+1reb+3ast

Yulon Luxgen - Jutai Techn. 65-93

Very important is a loss of second ranked Yulon Luxgen (23-13) against fourth ranked Jutai Techn. (11-24) on Friday night. Yulon Luxgen was crushed by Jutai Techn. 93-65. They dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Yulon Luxgen's 40. They outrebounded Yulon Luxgen 52-33 including a 38-23 advantage in defensive rebounds. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Jutai Techn. made 7 blocks. It was a great evening for American swingman Jordan Caroline (201-96, college: Nevada) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 26 points and 11 rebounds. Guard Chun-An Yu (190-92) helped adding 13 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. At the losing side forward Ba Ban (203-97) responded with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 11 rebounds and point guard Li Kai-Yan (182-93) scored 13 points and 5 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Jutai Techn. maintains fourth place with 11-24 record. Loser Yulon Luxgen keeps the second position with 13 games lost. Jutai Techn. will meet higher ranked Bank of Taiwan (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Yulon Luxgen will play against the league's leader Taiwan Beer and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Jutai Techn.: J.Caroline 26+11reb+1ast, C.Yu 13+7reb+4ast, Y.Su 12+4reb+4ast, H.Yu 10+5reb+2ast, L.Ren-Hong 8+2reb, H.Wu 8+7reb
Yulon Luxgen: B.Ba 14+11reb, L.Kai-Yan 13+4reb+5ast, G.Lu 10+1reb, C.Lu 10+2reb+1ast, K.Hu 6+2reb, P.Chou 4+5reb

Jutai Techn. - Pauian 76-78

Important game to mention about was the one when fifth ranked Pauian (10-26) saved a 2-point victory edging 4th placed Jutai Techn. (11-24) 78-76 on Saturday evening. They outrebounded Jutai Techn. 45-33 including 33 on the defensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of center Dan Qiao (200-92) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 32 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals (on 12-of-15 shooting from the field). Guard Jun-Xiang Lu (188-97) contributed with 16 points for the winners. American swingman Jordan Caroline (201-96, college: Nevada) answered with a double-double by scoring 27 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists and the former international forward Yi-Chin Su (195-93) added 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for Jutai Techn.Jutai Techn.'s coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Pauian maintains fifth place with 10-26 record. Jutai Techn. at the other side keeps the fourth position with 24 games lost. Pauian will play against league's second-placed Yulon Luxgen in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Jutai Techn. will play against Bank of Taiwan and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Pauian: Q.Dan 32+15reb+5ast, L.Jun-Xiang 16+3reb+2ast, L.Jin-Bang 13+4reb+3ast, Y.Shih 6+11reb+2ast, L.Jia-Kang 4+9reb+2ast, J.Guang-Qian 4+1ast
Jutai Techn.: J.Caroline 27+13reb+4ast, Y.Su 17+5reb+4ast, W.Xiao-Jin 8+3reb+1ast, L.Ren-Hong 8, C.Yu 8+4reb+3ast, H.Wu 4+2reb

Taiwan Beer - Bank of Taiwan 75-74

Third-ranked Bank of Taiwan (15-20) made lots of trouble for first ranked Taiwan Beer (29-5) on Saturday. Taiwan Beer managed to secure only one-point victory 75-74. However their fans expected easier game. American forward JD Miller (203-96, college: TCU) fired a double-double by scoring 24 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Guard Qi-Wei Li (192-93) chipped in 11 points. American swingman Zak Irvin (198-94, college: Michigan) produced 21 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists and international center Zong-Rong Hsieh (200-95) added 9 points and 15 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Defending champion maintains first place with 29-5 record. Bank of Taiwan at the other side keeps the third position with 20 games lost. Taiwan Beer are looking forward to face league's second-placed Yulon Luxgen in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Bank of Taiwan will play against Jutai Techn. and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Taiwan Beer: J.Miller 24+10reb+3ast, L.Qi-Wei 11+4reb+2ast, Z.Zong 11+3reb, H.Wang 7+5reb+1ast, S.Fan 6+2reb+1ast, T.Huang 4+3reb+1ast
Bank of Taiwan: Z.Irvin 21+9reb+7ast, P.Chang 12+3reb+3ast, S.Shih-Hsuan 9+4reb, Z.Hsieh 9+15reb+1ast, Z.Jiahe 6, Y.Chen 5+2reb+1ast

Bank of Taiwan - Jutai Techn. 76-60

An exciting game was when Third ranked Bank of Taiwan faced 4th placed Jutai Techn.. Bank of Taiwan (15-20) defeated Jutai Techn. (11-24) 76-60. Bank of Taiwan dominated down low during the game scoring 44 of its points in the paint compared to Jutai Techn.'s 18. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. American swingman Zak Irvin (198-94, college: Michigan) fired 17 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. International center Zong-Rong Hsieh (200-95) chipped in a double-double by scoring 12 points and 10 rebounds. The former international guard Huan-Ya Yu (183-93) produced 18 points and 7 assists and the former international forward Yi-Chin Su (195-93) added 13 points and 10 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Bank of Taiwan maintains third place with 15-20 record having thirteen points less than leader Taiwan Beer. Loser Jutai Techn. keeps the fourth position with 24 games lost. Bank of Taiwan will face again Jutai Techn. (#4) in the next round. Jutai Techn. will play against the league's leader Taiwan Beer and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Bank of Taiwan: Z.Irvin 17+8reb+7ast, Y.Chen 13+4reb+2ast, Z.Hsieh 12+10reb+1ast, Z.Jiahe 11, S.Shih-Hsuan 7+8reb+1ast, J.Gao 7+2reb+3ast
Jutai Techn.: H.Yu 18+2reb+7ast, Y.Su 13+10reb, L.Ren-Hong 9+3reb+1ast, Y.Wu 8+3reb, C.Yu 4+5reb+2ast, W.Chen 3

Pauian - Yulon Luxgen 82-78

Very important is a loss of second ranked Yulon Luxgen (23-13) against fifth ranked Pauian (10-26) on Sunday night. Yulon Luxgen was defeated by Pauian in a tough game 78-82. It was an exceptional evening for center Dan Qiao (200-92) who led the winners with a triple-double by scoring 21 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists and 5 steals. Guard Jun-Xiang Lu (188-97) accounted for 33 points (!!!) for the winning side. Four Pauian players scored in double figures. The former international forward Cheng-Ju Lu (194-86) came up with 24 points and point guard Li Kai-Yan (182-93) added 19 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for Yulon Luxgen in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Pauian maintains fifth place with 10-26 record. Yulon Luxgen at the other side keeps the second position with 13 games lost. Pauian's next round opponent will be again league's second-placed Yulon Luxgen and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Yulon Luxgen will play against the league's leader Taiwan Beer and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Pauian: L.Jun-Xiang 33+2reb+3ast, Q.Dan 21+13reb+11ast, L.Jia-Kang 10+7reb+2ast, J.Guang-Qian 10+7reb+1ast, Y.Shih 4+1reb, Q.Baichen 2+5reb
Yulon Luxgen: C.Lu 24+3reb+2ast, L.Kai-Yan 19+5reb+5ast, B.Ba 12+7reb, G.Lu 7+6reb+6ast, Z.Guo 5+5reb+1ast, P.Chou 5+7reb+1ast



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