T1 League Round 43: GhostHawks lose to N.Taipei CTBC in the game between Top 4 teams- April 23, 2023
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N.Taipei CTBC - Tainan GH 114-102 Very significant was N.Taipei CTBC's (#1, 24-5) victory against their biggest opponent GhostHawks (19-11) 114-102. N.Taipei CTBC forced 20 GhostHawks turnovers. Strangely GhostHawks outrebounded N.Taipei CTBC 55-40 including 18 on the offensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 31 assists comparing to just 17 passes made by GhostHawks' players. It was a great evening for American forward Nick King (201-1995, college: MTSU) who led his team to a victory scoring 25 points and 6 rebounds. Croatian center Kristijan Krajina (208-1990, college: Mt.St.Mary's, agency: 011 Sports) helped adding 18 points and 7 rebounds. At the losing side Maltese center Samuel Deguara (230-1991) responded with a double-double by scoring 36 points (!!!) and 19 rebounds (on 12-of-14 shooting from the field) and guard Han-sheng Lee (177-1994) scored 19 points and 5 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. N.Taipei CTBC maintains first place with 24-5 record. GhostHawks at the other side keep the second position with 11 games lost. N.Taipei CTBC are looking forward to face Suns (#5) in Taichung in the next round. GhostHawks will have a break next round. Top scorers: N.Taipei CTBC: N.King 25+6reb+2ast, A.Bachir Mohammad 19+3reb+1ast, K.Krajina 18+7reb+1ast, L.Bing-Sheng 16+4reb+4ast, J.Morrison 9+1ast, K.Berzins 8+7reb+2ast Tainan GH: S.Deguara 36+19reb+1ast, L.Han-sheng 19+3reb+5ast, M.Weathers 13+8reb+2ast, C.Han 11+1reb, W.Chien 8+2reb, S.Bhullar 5+9reb TB Herobears - Taoyuan L. 93-86 Rather expected game when 6th ranked Leopards (6-24) were defeated by fourth ranked TB Herobears (16-14) 93-86 on Saturday. TB Herobears dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to Leopards' 38. TB Herobears forced 21 Leopards turnovers. 24 personal fouls committed by Leopards helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a great evening for Tanzanian center Hasheem Thabeet (218-1987, college: UConn) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 32 points and 14 rebounds. American guard Michael Qualls (197-1994, college: Arkansas) helped adding 25 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists and 8 steals (made all of his seven free throws). TB Herobears' coach Chih-hao Yang used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. At the losing side American Deyonta Davis (211-1996, college: Michigan St., agency: MSG) responded with a double-double by scoring 31 points, 25 rebounds and 4 blocks and the former international forward Hsiao-Jung Chen (181-1990) scored 23 points. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. TB Herobears have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to third place. Leopards lost eighth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 24 lost games. Top scorers: TB Herobears: H.Thabeet 32+14reb+2ast, M.Qualls 25+10reb+7ast, T.Xun-Xiang 13+4reb+8ast, P.Jones III 10+2reb+1ast, P.Chou 4+7reb, H.Jhen 3+1reb+1ast Taoyuan L.: D.Davis 31+25reb+1ast, H.Chen 23+3reb+1ast, L.Cheng-Feng 12+3reb+4ast, C.Wei 11+2reb+7ast, Y.Liu 4+4reb, J.Lu 3+5reb+5ast Tags : NICK KING, NEW TAIPEI CTBC DEA, TAIWANESE BASKETBALL |
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