T1 League Round 28: Aquas lose to GhostHawks in the game between Top 4 teams

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Very significant was GhostHawks' (#2, 12-8) victory against one of their biggest challengers Aquas (11-10) 107-100. GhostHawks looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. 24 personal fouls committed by Aquas helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of American center Robert Upshaw (213-1994, college: Washington) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 27 points, 18 rebounds and 5 assists and Indian-Canadian center Sim Bhullar (226-1992, college: NM State) who added 23 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side American-Filipino guard Jason Brickman (183-1991, college: LIU Brooklyn, agency: Interperformances) responded with 21 points and 7 assists. Aquas' coach rotated thirteen players in this game, but that didn't help. GhostHawks have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 12-8 record having just two points less than leader N.Taipei CTBC. Aquas lost fifth consecutive game. Defending champion keep the third place with ten games lost. GhostHawks are looking forward to face TB Herobears (#4) at home in the next round. Aquas will play against TB Herobears and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
T1 League top team - N.Taipei CTBC (15-4) added another victory to their record. This time they beat fifth ranked Suns (6-13) 96-88. The winners were led by Lithuanian Edgaras Zelionis (207-1989, agency: Octagon Europe) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 23 points and 20 rebounds and Nick King supported him with 27 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Even a double-double of 29 points and 14 rebounds by American guard Rayvonte Rice (193-1992, college: Illinois) did not help to save the game for Suns. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. N.Taipei CTBC have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 15-4 record. Suns lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with 13 games lost. N.Taipei CTBC will play against bottom-ranked Leopards (#6) in Taoyuan in the next round where they are favorite. Suns will have a break next round.

Tainan GH - Kaohsiung A. 107-100

Very significant was GhostHawks' (#2, 12-8) victory against one of their biggest challengers Aquas (11-10) 107-100. GhostHawks looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. 24 personal fouls committed by Aquas helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of American center Robert Upshaw (213-1994, college: Washington) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 27 points, 18 rebounds and 5 assists and Indian-Canadian center Sim Bhullar (226-1992, college: NM State) who added 23 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side American-Filipino guard Jason Brickman (183-1991, college: LIU Brooklyn, agency: Interperformances) responded with 21 points and 7 assists and Jordanian-American center John Bohannon (211-1991, college: UTEP) scored 9 points and 16 rebounds. Five GhostHawks and four Aquas players scored in double figures. Aquas' coach rotated thirteen players in this game, but that didn't help. GhostHawks have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 12-8 record having just two points less than leader N.Taipei CTBC. Aquas lost fifth consecutive game. Defending champion keep the third place with ten games lost. GhostHawks are looking forward to face TB Herobears (#4) at home in the next round. Aquas will play against TB Herobears and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Tainan GH: R.Upshaw 27+18reb+5ast, S.Bhullar 23+9reb+2ast, K.Mao-Wei 12+4reb+5ast, K.Hu 12+3reb+3ast, W.Chien 12+4reb+6ast, S.Deguara 10+8reb
Kaohsiung A.: J.Brickman 21+4reb+7ast, M.Kupsas 17+8reb, T.Chiu 16+6reb+1ast, H.Yu 14+5reb+2ast, J.Bohannon 9+16reb+1ast, C.Huai-An 7+1reb+4ast

N.Taipei CTBC - Taichung Suns 96-88

T1 League top team - N.Taipei CTBC (15-4) added another victory to their record. This time they beat fifth ranked Suns (6-13) 96-88. N.Taipei CTBC had a 41-29 advantage in offensive rebounds. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 32 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Suns' players. N.Taipei CTBC brought some defensive toughness making 7 blocks. The winners were led by Lithuanian Edgaras Zelionis (207-1989, agency: Octagon Europe) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 23 points and 20 rebounds and American forward Nick King (201-1995, college: MTSU) supported him with 27 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Even a double-double of 29 points and 14 rebounds by American guard Rayvonte Rice (193-1992, college: Illinois) did not help to save the game for Suns. Guard Kuan-Hsuan Lu (182-1995) added 24 points and 5 rebounds for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. N.Taipei CTBC have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 15-4 record. Suns lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with 13 games lost. N.Taipei CTBC will play against bottom-ranked Leopards (#6) in Taoyuan in the next round where they are favorite. Suns will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
N.Taipei CTBC: N.King 27+9reb+6ast, E.Zelionis 23+20reb+3ast, W.Tseng 10+2reb+4ast, K.Berzins 9+6reb, Y.Hsieh 9+2reb+2ast, A.Bachir Mohammad 8+6reb+5ast
Taichung Suns: R.Rice 29+14reb+3ast, K.Lu 24+5reb+1ast, M.Johnson 13+9reb+2ast, Y.Su 8+5reb+1ast, S.Ting 5+6reb+3ast, R.Putney 4+7reb+1ast



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