TPBL Round 20 (Regular Season): Dreamers defeat Taiwan Beer L.

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was another loss of top-ranked Leopards (18-9) against second ranked Dreamers on Sunday night. Dreamers were rolled over by second ranked Dreamers (16-11) 111-84. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. Dreamers made 22-of-25 free shots (88.0 percent) during the game. Dreamers outrebounded Taiwan Beer L. 52-35 including a 39-27 advantage in defensive rebounds. Dreamers looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. Ghanian-American power forward Ben Bentil (206-1995, college: Providence) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. American forward Trey Thompkins (208-1990, college: Georgia, agency: Octagon Europe) contributed with 17 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Mali power forward Cheick Diallo (206-1996, college: Kansas) replied with 27 points and 8 rebounds for Taiwan Beer L.The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Dreamers have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 16-11 record having just two points less than leader Taiwan Beer L. Taiwan Beer L. lost third consecutive game. They still keep top place with nine games lost. Dreamers are looking forward to face Taipei TM (#6) on the road in the next round. Taiwan Beer L. will play against Taipei TM (#6) and is hoping to win this game.
Very important is a loss of third ranked Kings (15-13) against fourth ranked Lioneers (14-11) on Sunday night. Kings were crushed by Lioneers 113-90. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Kings. Worth to mention a great performance of Croatian center Marin Maric (211-1994, college: DePaul, agency: BIG) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 29 points and 16 rebounds and Kuo-Hao Kao who added 25 points and 9 assists during the contest. American-Bulgarian center Jason Washburn (213-1990, college: Utah, agency: Pensack Sports) responded with a double-double by scoring 26 points and 11 rebounds. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Lioneers maintains fourth position with 14-11 record. Defending champion Kings keep the third place with 13 games lost. Lioneers will play against N.Taipei CTBC (#5) on the road in the next round. Kings will have a break next round.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 20: Taipei TM beat Lioneers 102-94. Dreamers won against N.Taipei CTBC 100-91. Bottom-ranked Kaohsiung A. unfortunately lost to Lioneers 97-113.



Lioneers - Taipei TM 94-102

There was a small surprise when sixth ranked Mars (9-16) beat 4th ranked Lioneers (14-11) 102-94. Taipei TM players were unselfish on offense dishing 25 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Cypriot-American center Darral Willis (206-1996, college: Wichita St.) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 24 points and 11 rebounds and international forward Samuel Manu (201-2000, college: UC Davis) who added 18 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Five Mars players scored in double figures. Mars' coach Hao-Cheng Hsu allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American power forward Drew Pember (211-2000, college: UNC Asheville) responded with a double-double by scoring 28 points and 15 rebounds and Croatian center Marin Maric (211-1994, college: DePaul, agency: BIG) produced a double-double by scoring 22 points and 10 rebounds. Taipei TM maintains sixth position with 9-16 record. Lioneers at the other side keep the fourth place with 11 games lost. Taipei TM will play against league's second-placed Dreamers in Changhua in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Lioneers will play on the road against N.Taipei CTBC and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Taipei TM: W.Darral 24+11reb+3ast, T.Huang 19+3reb+1ast, S.Manu 18+9reb+4ast, N.Youssou 15+11reb+2ast, T.Sheng-Ju 12+4reb+9ast, C.Kenneth 11+2reb+3ast
Lioneers: D.Pember 28+15reb+3ast, M.Maric 22+10reb+3ast, L.Cheng-Hsun 13+1reb+2ast, P.Tseng 8+3reb+10ast, K.Kao 7+3reb+3ast, T.Holyfield 7+6reb+2ast

Dreamers - N.Taipei CTBC 100-91

Rather expected game when 5th ranked DEA (12-13) lost to second ranked Dreamers (16-11) 91-100. N.Taipei CTBC was plagued by 26 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a great performance of Ghanian-American power forward Ben Bentil (206-1995, college: Providence) who helped to win the game recording 18 points and 9 rebounds and American power forward Aric Holman (208-1997, college: MSU) who added 20 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Montenegrin forward Marko Todorovic (208-1992) responded with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 15 rebounds and the former international forward Mohammad Gadiaga (188-1998) scored 24 points and 8 rebounds. Five Dreamers and four N.Taipei CTBC players scored in double figures. DEA's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Dreamers have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 16-11 record having just two points less than leader Taiwan Beer L. N.Taipei CTBC lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with 13 games lost. Dreamers will play against Taipei TM (#6) on the road in the next round. N.Taipei CTBC will play against Lioneers and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Dreamers: W.Randall 20+4reb+1ast, H.Aric 20+7reb+1ast, B.Ben 18+9reb+1ast, T.Trey 16+8reb, C.Tsung-Hsien 13+3reb+3ast, C.Lin 11+2reb+4ast
N.Taipei CTBC: B.Gadiaga 24+8reb+3ast, M.Todorovic 21+15reb+3ast, N.Radovic 14+11reb, H.Ya-Hsuan 13+2reb+3ast, L.Wei-Han 11+1reb+7ast, L.Beech 7+9reb+4ast

Lioneers - Kaohsiung A. 113-97

Rather predictable result when fourth ranked Lioneers (14-11) won against bottom-ranked Aquas (8-19) 113-97. Lioneers players were unselfish on offense dishing 29 assists. Kaohsiung A. was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a great performance of American power forward Drew Pember (211-2000, college: UNC Asheville) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 28 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) and Latvian center Anzejs Pasecniks (216-1995, college: VEF BA Valka) who added 15 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks during the contest. American guard Hunter Maldonado (201-1999, college: Wyoming, agency: Octagon Europe) responded with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 13 rebounds and Croatian center Kristijan Krajina (208-1990, college: Mt.St.Mary's, agency: 011 Sports) produced a double-double by scoring 21 points and 12 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. Lioneers maintains fourth position with 14-11 record. Kaohsiung A. at the other side stay at the bottom place with 19 games lost. Lioneers will play against N.Taipei CTBC (#5) 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:
Lioneers: P.Drew 28+14reb+4ast, K.Kuo-Hao 17+3reb+4ast, P.Anzejs 15+6reb+4ast, C.Liu 12+1reb, C.Tsai 12+3reb+5ast, T.Po-Yu 11+3reb+10ast
Kaohsiung A.: H.Maldonado 23+13reb+3ast, K.Krajina 21+12reb+3ast, S.Wen-Ju 15+8reb+7ast, E.Zelionis 13+6reb+1ast, L.Wei-Ting 11+2reb+2ast, W.Siao-Jin 10+3reb

Dreamers - Taiwan Beer L. 111-84

The most crucial game of the last round was another loss of top-ranked Leopards (18-9) against second ranked Dreamers on Sunday night. Dreamers were rolled over by second ranked Dreamers (16-11) 111-84. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. Dreamers made 22-of-25 free shots (88.0 percent) during the game. Dreamers outrebounded Taiwan Beer L. 52-35 including a 39-27 advantage in defensive rebounds. Dreamers looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. Ghanian-American power forward Ben Bentil (206-1995, college: Providence) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. American forward Trey Thompkins (208-1990, college: Georgia, agency: Octagon Europe) contributed with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Mali power forward Cheick Diallo (206-1996, college: Kansas) replied with 27 points and 8 rebounds and American-Liberian Lasan Kromah (198-1991, college: UConn, agency: LHZ Sport Agency) added 20 points and 7 assists in the effort for Taiwan Beer L.Five Dreamers and four Taiwan Beer L. 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. Dreamers have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 16-11 record having just two points less than leader Taiwan Beer L. Taiwan Beer L. lost third consecutive game. They still keep top place with nine games lost. Dreamers are looking forward to face Taipei TM (#6) on the road in the next round. Taiwan Beer L. will play against Taipei TM (#6) and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Dreamers: B.Ben 20+12reb+4ast, C.Lin 18+2reb+4ast, H.Aric 17+12reb+1ast, T.Trey 17+13reb+5ast, C.Tsung-Hsien 16+2reb+4ast, Y.Chiang 12+6reb+6ast
Taiwan Beer L.: C.Diallo 27+8reb+1ast, L.Kromah 20+3reb+7ast, L.Sin-Kuan 11+4reb+2ast, C.McCullough 10+6reb+2ast, G.Jin-Wei 7+3reb+6ast, T.Yung-Chuan 5+3reb+2ast

Lioneers - Kings 113-90

Very important is a loss of third ranked Kings (15-13) against fourth ranked Lioneers (14-11) on Sunday night. Kings were crushed by Lioneers 113-90. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Kings. Lioneers made 21-of-26 charity shots (80.8 percent) during the game. They also forced 20 Kings turnovers. Lioneers shot the lights out from three nailing 14 long-distance shots on high 56.0 percentage. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 26 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Croatian center Marin Maric (211-1994, college: DePaul, agency: BIG) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 29 points and 16 rebounds and the former international point guard Kuo-Hao Kao (179-1998, college: SEMO) who added 25 points and 9 assists during the contest. American-Bulgarian center Jason Washburn (213-1990, college: Utah, agency: Pensack Sports) responded with a double-double by scoring 26 points and 11 rebounds and Jamaican-American power forward Femi Olujobi (206-1996, college: DePaul, agency: Slash Sports) scored 22 points and 8 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Lioneers maintains fourth position with 14-11 record. Defending champion Kings keep the third place with 13 games lost. Lioneers will play against N.Taipei CTBC (#5) on the road in the next round. Kings will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Lioneers: M.Marin 29+16reb+1ast, K.Kuo-Hao 25+3reb+9ast, J.Tse 17+4reb+6ast, C.Liu 13+5reb+2ast, P.Drew 9+10reb+2ast, K.Lu 7+1reb+1ast
Kings: J.Washburn 26+11reb+1ast, F.Olujobi 22+8reb+3ast, L.Joseph 12+3reb+4ast, L.Kai-Yan 10+4reb+1ast, L.Yan-Ting 8+6reb+8ast, A.Daye 7+3reb+1ast