TPBL Round 17 (Regular Season): Kaohsiung A. lose to Dreamers in the game between Top 4 teams

Coincidentally all hosts won their games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Very significant was Dreamers' (#2, 16-10) victory against 3rd placed Aquas (14-12) 101-87. Dreamers had a 42-31 advantage in offensive rebounds. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Dreamers made 12 blocks. The former international point guard Yu-An Chiang (174-1991) stepped up and scored 27 points for the winners and international center Brandon Gilbeck (213-1996, college: W.Illinois) chipped in 11 points, 16 rebounds and 8 blocks. Tzu-Hsuan Chiu (190-1999, college: Snow CC) responded with 23 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Dreamers have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain second place with 16-10 record having just four point less than leader Kings. Kaohsiung A. at the other side keeps the third position with 12 games lost. Dreamers are looking forward to face N.Taipei CTBC (#4) on the road in the next round. Kaohsiung A. will play against N.Taipei CTBC and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
T1 League top team - Kings (16-6) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed fifth ranked Taipei TM (11-14) 114-87. American-Bulgarian center Jason Washburn (213-1990, college: Utah, agency: Pensack Sports) nailed a double-double by scoring 26 points and 15 rebounds for the winning side and Kenny Manigault accounted for 15 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. American point guard Ray McCallum (191-1991, college: Detroit) came up with 16 points and 9 rebounds for Taipei TM in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Kings have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain first place with 16-6 record. Taipei TM lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the fifth position with 14 games lost. Kings' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Taipei to the arena N.Taipei CTBC.
T1 League top team - Kings (16-6) managed to deliver another win on Sunday. This time they beat sixth ranked Leopards (9-14) in Taipei 108-97. The best player for the winners was Jeremy Lin who scored 36 points (!!!) and 7 assists. Devin Williams produced a double-double by scoring 19 points and 14 rebounds for Kings. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Kings have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain first place with 16-6 record. Taiwan Beer L. lost fourth consecutive game. Defending champion keeps the sixth position with 14 games lost. Kings' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Taipei to the arena N.Taipei CTBC.

In the last game of round 17 bottom-ranked Lioneers lost to Dreamers 105-110.



Dreamers - Kaohsiung A. 101-87

Very significant was Dreamers' (#2, 16-10) victory against 3rd placed Aquas (14-12) 101-87. Dreamers had a 42-31 advantage in offensive rebounds. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Dreamers made 12 blocks. The former international point guard Yu-An Chiang (174-1991) stepped up and scored 27 points for the winners and international center Brandon Gilbeck (213-1996, college: W.Illinois) chipped in 11 points, 16 rebounds and 8 blocks. Tzu-Hsuan Chiu (190-1999, college: Snow CC) responded with 23 points and 6 rebounds and Lithuanian Edgaras Zelionis (207-1989, agency: Octagon Europe) produced a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Dreamers have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain second place with 16-10 record having just four point less than leader Kings. Kaohsiung A. at the other side keeps the third position with 12 games lost. Dreamers are looking forward to face N.Taipei CTBC (#4) on the road in the next round. Kaohsiung A. will play against N.Taipei CTBC and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Dreamers: Y.Chiang 27+3reb+3ast, C.Wu 18+2reb+1ast, A.Holman 12+11reb+5ast, B.Gilbeck 11+16reb+1ast, B.Beech 10+7reb+1ast, C.Ma 9+2reb
Kaohsiung A.: T.Chiu 23+6reb+2ast, C.Sword 21+6reb+2ast, E.Zelionis 16+10reb+3ast, H.Yu 12+3reb+4ast, L.Hu 10+4reb+2ast, W.Tang 3+4reb

Kings - Taipei TM 114-87

T1 League top team - Kings (16-6) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed fifth ranked Taipei TM (11-14) 114-87. Kings dominated down low during the game scoring 78 of its points in the paint compared to Taipei TM's 36. Kings had a 42-28 advantage in offensive rebounds. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 26 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Taipei TM's players. Kings brought some defensive toughness making 8 blocks. American-Bulgarian center Jason Washburn (213-1990, college: Utah, agency: Pensack Sports) nailed a double-double by scoring 26 points and 15 rebounds for the winning side and American swingman Kenny Manigault (195-1991, college: Pikeville) accounted for 15 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. American point guard Ray McCallum (191-1991, college: Detroit) came up with 16 points and 9 rebounds and French Adrien Moerman (202-1988) added 10 points and 15 rebounds respectively for Taipei TM in the defeat. Five Kings and four Taipei TM players 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. Kings have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain first place with 16-6 record. Taipei TM lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the fifth position with 14 games lost. Kings' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Taipei to the arena N.Taipei CTBC.
Top scorers:
Kings: J.Washburn 26+15reb+2ast, S.Sakakini 21+8reb+3ast, K.Manigault 15+12reb+10ast, J.Lin 11+6reb+3ast, P.Wang 10+7reb, S.Su 9+2reb+1ast
Taipei TM: S.Manu 17+5reb+1ast, R.McCallum 16+9reb+3ast, A.Moerman 10+15reb+2ast, S.Ting 10+3reb+2ast, T.Huang 8+1ast, M.Eric 7+5reb+2ast

Dreamers - Lioneers 110-105

Very expected game when 7th ranked Lioneers (8-18) were defeated by second ranked Dreamers (16-10) 110-105 on Sunday. However just five-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Dreamers looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The best player for the winners was American Beau Beech (203-1994, college: UNF) who scored 28 points and 8 rebounds. The former international point guard Chun-Chi Lin (175-1998) chipped in 25 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field). American guard Landers Nolley II (201-2000, college: Cincinnati) produced a double-double by scoring 29 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists and the other American import forward Nate Laszewski (208-1999, college: Notre Dame) added 11 points and 11 rebounds respectively for Dreamers. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. They have a solid series of three victories in a row. Dreamers maintains second place with 16-10 record having just four point less than leader Kings. Loser Lioneers stay at the bottom position with 18 games lost. Dreamers will meet N.Taipei CTBC (#4) on the road in the next round. Lioneers will play against Taipei TM and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Dreamers: B.Beech 28+8reb+3ast, C.Lin 25+5reb+8ast, A.Holman 21+12reb+3ast, C.Ma 17+3reb+2ast, B.Gilbeck 12+11reb+1ast, Y.Chiang 3+1reb+4ast
Lioneers: L.Nolley II 29+11reb+5ast, H.Li 15+3reb+5ast, K.Lu 15+2reb+1ast, N.Laszewski 11+11reb+1ast, C.Tsai 10+3reb+2ast, C.Lee 8+2reb

Kings - Taiwan Beer L. 108-97

T1 League top team - Kings (16-6) managed to deliver another win on Sunday. This time they beat sixth ranked Leopards (9-14) in Taipei 108-97. Kings made 23-of-28 free shots (82.1 percent) during the game. Kings outrebounded Taiwan Beer L. 44-31 including 33 on the defensive glass. Kings looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. The best player for the winners was naturalized American point guard Jeremy Lin (191-1988, college: Harvard) who scored 36 points (!!!) and 7 assists. American-Bulgarian center Jason Washburn (213-1990, college: Utah, agency: Pensack Sports) chipped in a double-double by scoring 18 points and 18 rebounds. American center Devin Williams (206-1994, college: WVU) produced a double-double by scoring 19 points and 14 rebounds and American-Liberian Lasan Kromah (198-1991, college: UConn, agency: LHZ Sport Agency) added 26 points and 6 assists respectively for Kings. Four Taiwan Beer L. players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Kings have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain first place with 16-6 record. Taiwan Beer L. lost fourth consecutive game. Defending champion keeps the sixth position with 14 games lost. Kings' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Taipei to the arena N.Taipei CTBC.
Top scorers:
Kings: J.Lin 36+2reb+7ast, K.Manigault 20+5reb+6ast, J.Washburn 18+18reb+2ast, A.Daye 9+6reb+2ast, Y.Chien 7+1reb+2ast, K.Lee 6+5reb+3ast
Taiwan Beer L.: L.Kromah 26+1reb+6ast, D.Williams 19+14reb+1ast, A.Toupane 17+4reb+5ast, J.Gao 14+4reb+6ast, S.Lin 9+4reb+1ast, Y.Liu 6+3reb