TPBL Round 13 (Regular Season): Taiwan Beer L. lose to Taipei TM

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Top ranked Leopards (12-5) recorded its fifth loss against sixth ranked Mars on Sunday night. Mars were defeated by sixth ranked Mars (7-8) 114-108. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Leopards. Taipei TM made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American power forward Diamond Stone (208-1997, college: Maryland) fired a double-double by scoring 28 points and 12 rebounds for the winners. His fellow American import Stanton Kidd (202-1992, college: Colorado St., agency: JCK Sports Group) chipped in 24 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. American-Liberian Lasan Kromah (198-1991, college: UConn, agency: LHZ Sport Agency) produced 31 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for lost side. Taipei TM maintains sixth place with 7-8 record. Taiwan Beer L. at the other side still keeps top position with five games lost. Taipei TM are looking forward to face league's second-placed Lioneers in Hsinchu in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Taiwan Beer L. will play on the road against Dreamers in Changhua and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Important game to mention about was the one when seventh ranked Aquas (6-13) saved a 3-point victory edging much higher ranked DEA (9-9) 114-111 on Saturday evening. Worth to mention a great performance of Croatian center Kristijan Krajina (208-1990, college: Mt.St.Mary's, agency: 011 Sports) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 29 points and 10 rebounds (on 12-of-15 shooting from the field). Bogdan Bliznyuk contributed with 16 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. Montenegrin forward Marko Todorovic (208-1992) answered with a double-double by scoring 32 points and 20 rebounds for N.Taipei CTBC. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Kaohsiung A. maintains seventh place with 6-13 record. N.Taipei CTBC lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the fourth position with nine games lost. Kaohsiung A. will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. N.Taipei CTBC's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Taipei to the arena Taipei TM.
Bottom-ranked Aquas managed to get the second consecutive victory on Wednesday night. This time they won against sixth-ranked Mars in Kaohsiung 108-103. Bogdan Bliznyuk stepped up with a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!), 10 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. At the losing side Darral Willis responded with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 20 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Kaohsiung A. maintains seventh place with 6-13 record. Taipei TM lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with eight games lost. Kaohsiung A. will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Taipei TM will play against the league's second-placed Lioneers (#2) having rather not much hope for a victory.

Other games of round 13 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Kings were crushed by Taiwan Beer L. 110-87. Taipei TM was smashed by Dreamers 91-110. Lioneers won against Kaohsiung A. 95-79.



Kaohsiung A. - Taipei TM 108-103

Bottom-ranked Aquas managed to get the second consecutive victory on Wednesday night. This time they won against sixth-ranked Mars in Kaohsiung 108-103. Kaohsiung A. made 19-of-25 free shots (76.0 percent) during the game. Strangely Taipei TM outrebounded Kaohsiung A. 52-38 including a 40-28 advantage in defensive rebounds. Kaohsiung A. looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Ukrainian Bogdan Bliznyuk (198-1995, college: EWU) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!), 10 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners and Croatian center Kristijan Krajina (208-1990, college: Mt.St.Mary's, agency: 011 Sports) chipped in 16 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists. At the losing side Cypriot-American center Darral Willis (206-1996, college: Wichita St.) responded with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 20 rebounds and American power forward Diamond Stone (208-1997, college: Maryland) produced a double-double by scoring 17 points and 13 rebounds. Four Kaohsiung A. and five Taipei TM players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Kaohsiung A. maintains seventh place with 6-13 record. Taipei TM lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with eight games lost. Kaohsiung A. will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Taipei TM will play against the league's second-placed Lioneers (#2) having rather not much hope for a victory.
Top scorers:
Taipei TM: S.Kidd 25+5reb+1ast, D.Willis 25+20reb+1ast, D.Stone 17+13reb+2ast, M.Samuel 14+5reb+3ast, K.Chien 10+3reb+2ast, S.Ting 10+4reb+8ast
Kaohsiung A.: B.Bogdan 33+10reb+6ast, K.Kristijan 16+11reb+6ast, W.Lu 13+4reb+1ast, H.Long-Mao 13, H.Yu 9+1reb+3ast, W.Tang 8+4reb

Taiwan Beer L. - Kings 110-87

There was no surprise when 5th ranked Kings (8-10) were crushed by first ranked Leopards (12-5) 110-87 on Friday. Taiwan Beer L. dominated down low during the game scoring 72 of its points in the paint compared to Kings' 46. Taiwan Beer L. looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. American-Liberian Lasan Kromah (198-1991, college: UConn, agency: LHZ Sport Agency) stepped up and scored 24 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners and Mali power forward Cheick Diallo (206-1996, college: Kansas) chipped in 20 points and 12 rebounds. Four Leopards players scored in double figures. At the losing side American-Bulgarian center Jason Washburn (213-1990, college: Utah, agency: Pensack Sports) responded with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 13 rebounds and American-Jordanian Jalen Harris (196-1998, college: Nevada) scored 23 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Taiwan Beer L. maintains first place with 12-5 record. Defending champion Kings keep the fifth position with ten games lost. Taiwan Beer L. will meet Dreamers (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Kings will play against Dreamers in Changhua and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Kings: J.Harris 23+1reb+2ast, J.Gardner 14+9reb, J.Washburn 12+13reb+3ast, L.Yan-Ting 9+3reb+4ast, S.Shih-Hsuan 8+7reb+2ast, L.Joseph 6+4reb+6ast
Taiwan Beer L.: K.Lasan 24+6reb+6ast, M.Chris 20+7reb+1ast, D.Cheick 20+12reb+1ast, J.Gao 17+5reb+4ast, H.Wang 8+2reb+1ast, S.Lin 6+1reb+2ast

Kaohsiung A. - N.Taipei CTBC 114-111

Important game to mention about was the one when seventh ranked Aquas (6-13) saved a 3-point victory edging much higher ranked DEA (9-9) 114-111 on Saturday evening. Kaohsiung A. made 17-of-18 charity shots (94.4 percent) during the game. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Croatian center Kristijan Krajina (208-1990, college: Mt.St.Mary's, agency: 011 Sports) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 29 points and 10 rebounds (on 12-of-15 shooting from the field). Ukrainian Bogdan Bliznyuk (198-1995, college: EWU) contributed with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. Montenegrin forward Marko Todorovic (208-1992) answered with a double-double by scoring 32 points and 20 rebounds and the former international point guard Wei-Han Lin (178-1990) added 17 points and 7 assists in the effort for N.Taipei CTBC. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Kaohsiung A. maintains seventh place with 6-13 record. N.Taipei CTBC lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the fourth position with nine games lost. Kaohsiung A. will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. N.Taipei CTBC's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Taipei to the arena Taipei TM.
Top scorers:
N.Taipei CTBC: M.Todorovic 32+20reb, L.Wei-Han 17+4reb+7ast, V.Gaddefors 16+7reb+1ast, N.Radovic 16+8reb+1ast, H.Ya-Hsuan 13+3reb+5ast, T.Wen-Ting 10+2ast
Kaohsiung A.: K.Kristijan 29+10reb+1ast, H.Yu 18+1reb+8ast, B.Bogdan 16+10reb+7ast, H.Long-Mao 16+3ast, O.Chris 14+6reb+1ast, Y.Wu 7+4reb+1ast

Taipei TM - Dreamers 91-110

No shocking result in a game when fourth ranked Dreamers (9-8) smashed 6th ranked Mars (7-8) 110-91 on Saturday. Dreamers dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Mars's 38 and made 30-of-38 free shots (78.9 percent) during the game. Dreamers outrebounded Taipei TM 54-35 including a 43-23 advantage in defensive rebounds. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Dreamers made 7 blocks. American forward Trey Thompkins (208-1990, college: Georgia, agency: Octagon Europe) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists (made all of his eight free throws) for the winners and international forward Chien-Hao Ma (201-2001, college: Georgia St.) chipped in 20 points and 7 rebounds. At the losing side American power forward Diamond Stone (208-1997, college: Maryland) responded with 27 points and 9 rebounds and the other American import Stanton Kidd (202-1992, college: Colorado St., agency: JCK Sports Group) scored 18 points. Five Dreamers and four Taipei TM players scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Dreamers moved-up to third place. Taipei TM lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with eight games lost. Dreamers will meet league's leader Taiwan Beer L. in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Taipei TM will play against the league's second-placed Lioneers (#2) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Taipei TM: D.Stone 27+9reb, S.Kidd 18+4reb+3ast, S.Ting 16+3reb+6ast, M.Samuel 10+2reb+1ast, X.Ming-Jun 6+3reb+2ast, K.Chien 4+3reb+1ast
Dreamers: C.Ma 20+7reb+3ast, C.Lin 19+1reb+4ast, B.Julian 18+8reb, T.Trey 16+14reb+4ast, Y.Chiang 11+7reb+3ast, G.Brandon 11+11reb+1ast

Kaohsiung A. - Lioneers 79-95

Rather expected game when 7th ranked Aquas (6-13) were defeated by fourth ranked Lioneers (9-7) 95-79 on Sunday. Lioneers had a 33-22 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. American power forward Drew Pember (211-2000, college: UNC Asheville) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 13 rebounds for the winners and his fellow American import TJ Holyfield (203-1995, college: Texas Tech) chipped in 15 points and 11 rebounds. At the losing side Ukrainian Bogdan Bliznyuk (198-1995, college: EWU) responded with 28 points and 8 rebounds and Puerto Rican Chris Ortiz (203-1993, college: Kent St.) scored 10 points and 5 rebounds. Five Lioneers and four Kaohsiung A. players scored in double figures. Aquas' coach rotated eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Lioneers have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to second place. Loser Aquas stay at the bottom position with 13 games lost. Lioneers will meet Taipei TM (#6) on the road in the next round. Kaohsiung A. will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Kaohsiung A.: B.Bliznyuk 28+8reb+1ast, W.Siao-Jin 11+4reb, W.Yen-Lun 10+3reb+2ast, C.Ortiz 10+5reb+2ast, Y.Huan-Ya 6+2ast, K.Krajina 6+8reb+3ast
Lioneers: P.Drew 27+13reb, H.TJ 15+11reb+1ast, K.Kuo-Hao 13+6reb+3ast, T.Po-Yu 12+5reb+9ast, K.Lu 11+1reb+2ast, C.Liu 10+2reb+3ast

Taipei TM - Taiwan Beer L. 114-108

Top ranked Leopards (12-5) recorded its fifth loss against sixth ranked Mars on Sunday night. Mars were defeated by sixth ranked Mars (7-8) 114-108. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Leopards. Taipei TM made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American power forward Diamond Stone (208-1997, college: Maryland) fired a double-double by scoring 28 points and 12 rebounds for the winners. His fellow American import Stanton Kidd (202-1992, college: Colorado St., agency: JCK Sports Group) chipped in 24 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. American-Liberian Lasan Kromah (198-1991, college: UConn, agency: LHZ Sport Agency) produced 31 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists and Mali power forward Cheick Diallo (206-1996, college: Kansas) added 26 points and 15 rebounds respectively for lost side. Five Taipei TM and four Taiwan Beer L. players scored in double figures. Taipei TM maintains sixth place with 7-8 record. Taiwan Beer L. at the other side still keeps top position with five games lost. Taipei TM are looking forward to face league's second-placed Lioneers in Hsinchu in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Taiwan Beer L. will play on the road against Dreamers in Changhua and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Taiwan Beer L.: L.Kromah 31+5reb+5ast, C.Diallo 26+15reb, L.Sin-Kuan 23+3reb+4ast, C.McCullough 12+10reb+1ast, G.Jin-Wei 6+6reb+9ast, C.Po-Yuan 5+1reb+1ast
Taipei TM: S.Diamond 28+12reb+1ast, K.Stanton 24+7reb+6ast, C.Kenneth 18+6reb+1ast, S.Manu 17+7reb+5ast, T.Sheng-Ju 16+4reb+8ast, T.Huang 9+1reb+1ast