TPBL Round 16 (Regular Season): Dreamers edge Kaohsiung A. by three points

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Seventh-ranked Aquas (6-15) made lots of trouble for fifth ranked Dreamers (11-11) in Changhua on Sunday. Dreamers managed to secure only three-point victory 96-93. However their fans expected easier game. Dreamers made 21-of-26 free shots (80.8 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. American forward Julian Boyd (203-1990, college: LIU Brooklyn) fired a double-double by scoring 18 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Ghanian-American power forward Ben Bentil (206-1995, college: Providence) chipped in 23 points and 7 rebounds. The former international guard Huan-Ya Yu (182-1993) produced a double-double by scoring 22 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists for lost side. Aquas' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Dreamers moved-up to fourth place. Kaohsiung A. lost third consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with 15 games lost. Dreamers are looking forward to face Taipei TM (#6) on the road in the next round. Kaohsiung A. will play against N.Taipei CTBC and is hoping to prove to their fans that they can break losing series.
An exciting game was when First ranked Leopards faced their biggest opponent Lioneers. Leopards (15-5) defeated Lioneers (11-9) 92-88. Worth to mention a great performance of American-Liberian Lasan Kromah (198-1991, college: UConn, agency: LHZ Sport Agency) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 26 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists and 9 steals. Cheick Diallo contributed with 16 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. American power forward Drew Pember (211-2000, college: UNC Asheville) replied with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks for Lioneers. Lioneers' coach Wesam Al-Sous tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Leopards have a solid three-game winning streak. Taiwan Beer L. maintains first position with 15-5 record. Lioneers at the other side keep the second place with nine games lost. Taiwan Beer L. will play against bottom-ranked Kaohsiung A. (#7) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. Lioneers will have a break next round.
Leader Leopards delivered the fifteenth victory on Sunday night. This time they beat 6th ranked Mars (8-11) 98-87 in Taoyuan. Worth to mention a quality performance of Chris McCullough who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 26 points and 15 rebounds. At the losing side Makur Maker responded with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 20 rebounds. Mars' coach let to play ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Leopards have a solid three-game winning streak. Taiwan Beer L. maintains first position with 15-5 record. Loser Mars keeps the sixth place with 11 games lost. Taiwan Beer L. will meet bottom-ranked Kaohsiung A. (#7) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. Taipei TM will play against Dreamers and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last game of round 16 Kings defeated Dreamers 114-97.



Dreamers - Kings 97-114

There was a minor upset when their close opponent Dreamers (11-11) were defeated by fifth ranked Kings (10-11) 114-97 on Saturday. Kings shot the lights out from three sinking 22 long-distance shots on high 51.2 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international guard Joseph Lin (186-1992, college: Hamilton) who helped to win the game recording 36 points (!!!) and 8 assists and Jamaican-American power forward Femi Olujobi (206-1996, college: DePaul, agency: Slash Sports) who added 24 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. At the losing side Ghanian-American power forward Ben Bentil (206-1995, college: Providence) responded with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 15 rebounds and American forward Julian Boyd (203-1990, college: LIU Brooklyn) scored 19 points and 7 rebounds. Four Kings and five Dreamers players scored in double figures. Defending champion maintains fifth position with 10-11 record. Dreamers lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the fourth place with 11 games lost. Kings' 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:
Kings: J.Lin 36+3reb+8ast, O.Femi 24+11reb+4ast, T.Jordan 21+15reb+3ast, Y.Lin 13+1reb+5ast, J.Smith 8+1reb+1ast, D.Austin 6+3reb+2ast
Dreamers: B.Bentil 20+15reb+2ast, J.Boyd 19+7reb+2ast, C.Yu-An 17+4reb+5ast, M.Chien-Hao 17+4reb+1ast, R.Walko 13+4reb+3ast, T.Chang 11+5reb+1ast

Taiwan Beer L. - Lioneers 92-88

An exciting game was when First ranked Leopards faced their biggest opponent Lioneers. Leopards (15-5) defeated Lioneers (11-9) 92-88. Taiwan Beer L. forced 23 Lioneers turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American-Liberian Lasan Kromah (198-1991, college: UConn, agency: LHZ Sport Agency) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 26 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists and 9 steals. Mali power forward Cheick Diallo (206-1996, college: Kansas) contributed with 16 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. American power forward Drew Pember (211-2000, college: UNC Asheville) replied with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks and his fellow American import TJ Holyfield (203-1995, college: Texas Tech) added 13 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals in the effort for Lioneers. Five Taiwan Beer L. and four Lioneers players scored in double figures. Lioneers' coach Wesam Al-Sous tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Leopards have a solid three-game winning streak. Taiwan Beer L. maintains first position with 15-5 record. Lioneers at the other side keep the second place with nine games lost. Taiwan Beer L. will play against bottom-ranked Kaohsiung A. (#7) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. Lioneers will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Taiwan Beer L.: K.Lasan 26+13reb+6ast, D.Cheick 16+7reb+3ast, S.Lin 14+3reb+2ast, J.Gao 11+5reb+6ast, M.Malcolm 10+9reb+1ast, X.Tsao 8+3reb+2ast
Lioneers: D.Pember 17+10reb+2ast, K.Kao 16+1reb+3ast, T.Holyfield 13+12reb+4ast, A.Pasecniks 12+9reb+4ast, L.Cheng-Hsun 8+4reb, L.Chi-Wei 8+4reb+2ast

Dreamers - Kaohsiung A. 96-93

Seventh-ranked Aquas (6-15) made lots of trouble for fifth ranked Dreamers (11-11) in Changhua on Sunday. Dreamers managed to secure only three-point victory 96-93. However their fans expected easier game. Dreamers made 21-of-26 free shots (80.8 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. American forward Julian Boyd (203-1990, college: LIU Brooklyn) fired a double-double by scoring 18 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Ghanian-American power forward Ben Bentil (206-1995, college: Providence) chipped in 23 points and 7 rebounds. The former international guard Huan-Ya Yu (182-1993) produced a double-double by scoring 22 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists and Nigerian-American power forward Efe Uwadiae-Odigie (203-1989, college: Claflin) added 21 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. Five Dreamers and four Kaohsiung A. players scored in double figures. Aquas' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Dreamers moved-up to fourth place. Kaohsiung A. lost third consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with 15 games lost. Dreamers are looking forward to face Taipei TM (#6) on the road in the next round. Kaohsiung A. will play against N.Taipei CTBC and is hoping to prove to their fans that they can break losing series.
Top scorers:
Dreamers: B.Ben 23+7reb+1ast, B.Julian 18+12reb+4ast, G.Brandon 18+12reb, W.Randall 17+4reb+1ast, Y.Chiang 14+4reb+8ast, C.Ma 4+5reb+5ast
Kaohsiung A.: Y.Huan-Ya 22+5reb+10ast, U.Efe 21+5reb+1ast, K.Krajina 16+9reb+1ast, W.Siao-Jin 13+3reb+2ast, T.Wei-Chieh 8+10reb+4ast, L.Wei-Ting 6+10reb+1ast

Taiwan Beer L. - Taipei TM 98-87

Leader Leopards delivered the fifteenth victory on Sunday night. This time they beat 6th ranked Mars (8-11) 98-87 in Taoyuan. Taiwan Beer L. forced 21 Taipei TM turnovers. Worth to mention a quality performance of Filipino-American forward Chris McCullough (208-1995, college: Syracuse) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 26 points and 15 rebounds and American-Liberian Lasan Kromah (198-1991, college: UConn, agency: LHZ Sport Agency) who added 22 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. At the losing side Kenyan-South Sudanese power forward Makur Maker (212-2000, college: Howard) responded with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 20 rebounds and American Stanton Kidd (202-1992, college: Colorado St., agency: JCK Sports Group) produced a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds. Four Taiwan Beer L. and five Taipei TM players scored in double figures. Mars' coach let to play ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Leopards have a solid three-game winning streak. Taiwan Beer L. maintains first position with 15-5 record. Loser Mars keeps the sixth place with 11 games lost. Taiwan Beer L. will meet bottom-ranked Kaohsiung A. (#7) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. Taipei TM will play against Dreamers and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Taiwan Beer L.: M.Chris 26+15reb+1ast, K.Lasan 22+7reb+5ast, J.Gao 20+6reb+3ast, M.Malcolm 13+5reb, J.Wang 6+3reb+1ast, S.Lin 5+7reb+2ast
Taipei TM: S.Kidd 19+11reb+1ast, M.Maker 18+20reb+3ast, S.Ting 13+5reb+4ast, M.Samuel 12+5reb+4ast, D.Stone 11+1reb+2ast, X.Ming-Jun 6+2reb+2ast