TPBL Round 12 (Regular Season): N.Taipei CTBC is defeated by Dreamers

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most important game in the last round was the one between second ranked DEA (9-8) and fourth ranked Dreamers (8-8) on Sunday night. DEA was defeated by Dreamers in a tough game 115-122. Dreamers made 18-of-21 free shots (85.7 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Trey Thompkins (208-1990, college: Georgia, agency: Octagon Europe) who helped to win the game recording 22 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and the former international guard Tsung-Hsien Chang (192-1988, college: BYU-Hawaii) who added 25 points during the contest. The best for the losing side was Montenegrin power forward Nemanja Radovic (208-1991) with a double-double by scoring 26 points and 11 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Dreamers maintains fourth position with 8-8 record. N.Taipei CTBC at the other side keeps the second place with eight games lost. Dreamers are looking forward to face Taipei TM (#6) on the road in the next round. N.Taipei CTBC will play against Kaohsiung A. (#7) and is hoping to win this game.
Very significant was Lioneers' (#3, 8-7) victory against second-best DEA (9-8) 84-79. The winners were led by Latvian center Anzejs Pasecniks (216-1995, college: VEF BA Valka) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 14 points and 14 rebounds and Drew Pember supported him with 16 points and 9 rebounds. Even a double-double of 25 points and 17 rebounds by Montenegrin forward Marko Todorovic (208-1992) did not help to save the game for N.Taipei CTBC. DEA's coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Lioneers have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 8-7 record having just three points less than leader Taiwan Beer L. N.Taipei CTBC at the other side keeps the second place with eight games lost. Lioneers will play against bottom-ranked Kaohsiung A. (#7) on the road in the next round. N.Taipei CTBC will play against Kaohsiung A. (#7) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
TPBL top team - Leopards (11-4) added another victory to their record on Saturday. This time they beat seventh ranked Aquas (4-12) in Kaohsiung 108-102. The best player for the winners was Cheick Diallo who had a double-double by scoring 22 points and 11 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Bogdan Bliznyuk who recorded 22 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Taiwan Beer L. maintains first position with 11-4 record. Kaohsiung A. lost third consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 12 games lost. Taiwan Beer L. will meet Taipei TM (#6) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. Kaohsiung A. will play against Lioneers and hope to secure a win.

In the last two games of round 12 Kings lost to N.Taipei CTBC 82-94. Bottom-ranked Kaohsiung A. lost to defending champion Kings 94-111.



N.Taipei CTBC - Kings 94-82

Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both second ranked DEA and 5th ranked Kings had identical 8-8 record. This time DEA beat the opponent Taipei 94-82 on Wednesday night. N.Taipei CTBC looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. The best player for the winners was Montenegrin forward Marko Todorovic (208-1992) who had a double-double by scoring 27 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists. Swedish forward Viktor Gaddefors (201-1992, agency: 011 Sports) chipped in a double-double by scoring 25 points and 16 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was American forward Jayden Gardner (201-2000, college: Virginia, agency: MSG) who recorded a double-double by scoring 16 points and 14 rebounds and his fellow American import power forward Drew Pember (211-2000, college: UNC Asheville) added 10 points and 8 assists respectively. Four N.Taipei CTBC and five Kings players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. N.Taipei CTBC maintains second position with 9-8 record despite having the same number of points like the leader Taiwan Beer L. Defending champion Kings keep the fifth place with nine games lost. N.Taipei CTBC will meet bottom-ranked Kaohsiung A. (#7) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. Kings will play against the league's leader Taiwan Beer L. in Taoyuan and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Kings: J.Gardner 16+14reb+2ast, J.Harris 14+3reb+2ast, L.Joseph 10+3reb+8ast, L.Kai-Yan 10+5reb+1ast, J.Washburn 10+8reb, S.Shih-Hsuan 6+7reb
N.Taipei CTBC: T.Marko 27+14reb+4ast, G.Viktor 25+16reb+3ast, G.Bachir 18+3reb+2ast, W.Lin 10+1reb+4ast, Y.Hsieh 6+11reb+7ast, C.Wei 5+3ast

Kaohsiung A. - Taiwan Beer L. 102-108

TPBL top team - Leopards (11-4) added another victory to their record on Saturday. This time they beat seventh ranked Aquas (4-12) in Kaohsiung 108-102. Taiwan Beer L. shot 60.3 percent from the field. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The best player for the winners was Mali power forward Cheick Diallo (206-1996, college: Kansas) who had a double-double by scoring 22 points and 11 rebounds. American forward Malcolm Miller (201-1993, college: Holy Cross) chipped in 19 points and 8 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). At the other side the best for losing team was Ukrainian Bogdan Bliznyuk (198-1995, college: EWU) who recorded 22 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals and Swedish forward Viktor Gaddefors (201-1992, agency: 011 Sports) added 27 points respectively. Five Taiwan Beer L. and four Kaohsiung A. players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Taiwan Beer L. maintains first position with 11-4 record. Kaohsiung A. lost third consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 12 games lost. Taiwan Beer L. will meet Taipei TM (#6) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. Kaohsiung A. will play against Lioneers and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Kaohsiung A.: Y.Huan-Ya 27+1reb+2ast, B.Bliznyuk 22+7reb+5ast, R.Zagorac 14+8reb+6ast, L.Hu 12+4reb+1ast, L.Wei-Ting 10+3reb+1ast, K.Krajina 6+7reb+1ast
Taiwan Beer L.: D.Cheick 22+11reb, J.Gao 19+2reb+4ast, M.Malcolm 19+8reb+2ast, H.Wang 14+2reb, K.Lasan 11+6reb+11ast, P.Chuang 10+2reb+2ast

N.Taipei CTBC - Lioneers 79-84

Very significant was Lioneers' (#3, 8-7) victory against second-best DEA (9-8) 84-79. Lioneers shot 26 for 35 from the free-throw line, while N.Taipei CTBC only scored eight points from the stripe. N.Taipei CTBC was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. The winners were led by Latvian center Anzejs Pasecniks (216-1995, college: VEF BA Valka) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 14 points and 14 rebounds and American power forward Drew Pember (211-2000, college: UNC Asheville) supported him with 16 points and 9 rebounds. Even a double-double of 25 points and 17 rebounds by Montenegrin forward Marko Todorovic (208-1992) did not help to save the game for N.Taipei CTBC. The former international forward Mohammad Gadiaga (188-1998) added 10 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. Five Lioneers and four N.Taipei CTBC players scored in double figures. DEA's coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Lioneers have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 8-7 record having just three points less than leader Taiwan Beer L. N.Taipei CTBC at the other side keeps the second place with eight games lost. Lioneers will play against bottom-ranked Kaohsiung A. (#7) on the road in the next round. N.Taipei CTBC will play against Kaohsiung A. (#7) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
N.Taipei CTBC: M.Todorovic 25+17reb+2ast, V.Gaddefors 12+10reb+1ast, L.Beech 10+6reb+1ast, B.Gadiaga 10+10reb+6ast, L.Wei-Han 8+2reb+4ast, J.Ting-Jhao 7+5reb
Lioneers: P.Drew 16+9reb+2ast, C.Liu 14+5reb+3ast, P.Anzejs 14+14reb+1ast, C.Yun-Hao 14+3reb+1ast, T.Po-Yu 13+3reb+4ast, H.TJ 6+11reb+1ast

Kaohsiung A. - Kings 94-111

Rather predictable result when fifth ranked Kings (8-9) defeated bottom-ranked Aquas (4-12) 111-94 on Sunday. Kings looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Kings made 7 blocks. The best player for the winners was American-Jordanian Jalen Harris (196-1998, college: Nevada) who scored 35 points (!!!), 6 rebounds and 7 assists. American-Bulgarian center Jason Washburn (213-1990, college: Utah, agency: Pensack Sports) chipped in a double-double by scoring 21 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field). Four Kings players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was Ukrainian Bogdan Bliznyuk (198-1995, college: EWU) who recorded a double-double by scoring 21 points, 15 rebounds and 9 assists and Serbian forward Rade Zagorac (204-1995, agency: Vektor Sports) added 14 points and 5 rebounds respectively. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending champion maintains fifth position with 8-9 record. Kaohsiung A. lost third consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 12 games lost. Kings will meet league's leader Taiwan Beer L. in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Kaohsiung A. will play against Lioneers (#3) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Kaohsiung A.: B.Bliznyuk 21+15reb+9ast, R.Zagorac 14+5reb+1ast, L.Wei-Ting 10+5reb, S.Chin-Yao 9+2reb+1ast, W.Siao-Jin 7+2reb, L.Hu 7+4reb
Kings: H.Jalen 35+6reb+7ast, W.Jason 21+11reb+1ast, D.Austin 20+8reb+1ast, J.Lin 18+6reb+6ast, C.Lu 6+2reb+1ast, S.Su 4+4reb

N.Taipei CTBC - Dreamers 115-122

The most important game in the last round was the one between second ranked DEA (9-8) and fourth ranked Dreamers (8-8) on Sunday night. DEA was defeated by Dreamers in a tough game 115-122. Dreamers made 18-of-21 free shots (85.7 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Trey Thompkins (208-1990, college: Georgia, agency: Octagon Europe) who helped to win the game recording 22 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and the former international guard Tsung-Hsien Chang (192-1988, college: BYU-Hawaii) who added 25 points during the contest. The best for the losing side was Montenegrin power forward Nemanja Radovic (208-1991) with a double-double by scoring 26 points and 11 rebounds and the former international forward Mohammad Gadiaga (188-1998) scored 21 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists and 5 steals. Five Dreamers and four N.Taipei CTBC players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Dreamers maintains fourth position with 8-8 record. N.Taipei CTBC at the other side keeps the second place with eight games lost. Dreamers are looking forward to face Taipei TM (#6) on the road in the next round. N.Taipei CTBC will play against Kaohsiung A. (#7) and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
N.Taipei CTBC: N.Radovic 26+11reb+2ast, B.Gadiaga 21+5reb+9ast, V.Gaddefors 17+7reb+3ast, L.Beech 13+6reb+1ast, L.Wei-Han 8+3reb+8ast, T.Wen-Ting 8+4reb+3ast
Dreamers: C.Tsung-Hsien 25+4reb+2ast, W.Randall 22+2reb+1ast, T.Trey 22+6reb+4ast, G.Brandon 14+6reb+2ast, H.Aric 13+10reb+5ast, C.Lin 9+2reb+2ast