TPBL Round 21 (Regular Season): No surprise as #1 Taiwan Beer L. defeat Taipei TM

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TPBL top team - Leopards (19-9) had no problems winning another game on Saturday. This time they crushed sixth ranked Mars (9-18) in Taipei 99-73. 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 with a triple-double by scoring 22 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and 6 steals for the winners and Mali power forward Cheick Diallo (206-1996, college: Kansas) chipped in 21 points and 12 rebounds. The best for the losing side was Cypriot-American center Darral Willis (206-1996, college: Wichita St.) with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 13 rebounds. 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 19-9 record. Taipei TM at the other side keeps the sixth position with 18 games lost. Taiwan Beer L. will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Taipei TM will play at home against Kaohsiung A. (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
The game in Taipei supposed to be also worth to mention about. 4th placed Lioneers (14-12) played at the court of fifth ranked DEA (14-13). DEA did not have too big problems and got a relatively easy victory 95-75. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Lioneers. Montenegrin forward Marko Todorovic (208-1992) nailed a double-double by scoring 31 points and 18 rebounds for the winning side and Lewis Beech accounted for 22 points and 11 rebounds (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line). Croatian center Marin Maric (211-1994, college: DePaul, agency: BIG) came up with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 12 rebounds for Lioneers in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. N.Taipei CTBC maintains fifth place with 14-13 record. Lioneers at the other side keep the fourth position with 12 games lost. N.Taipei CTBC will again play against higher ranked Lioneers (#4) in Hsinchu in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Lioneers will have a break next round.
The game in Taipei supposed to be also quite interesting. Second ranked Dreamers (17-11) played at the court of 6th ranked Mars (9-18). Dreamers smashed Mars 118-96 on Sunday. The best player for the winners was Ben Bentil who had a double-double by scoring 32 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was Darral Willis who recorded a double-double by scoring 29 points and 16 rebounds. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Dreamers have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They maintain second place with 17-11 record having just two points less than leader Taiwan Beer L. Loser Mars keeps the sixth position with 18 games lost. Dreamers will meet Kings (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Taipei TM will play against Kaohsiung A. and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last game of round 21 bottom-ranked Kaohsiung A. was destroyed by N.Taipei CTBC 118-91.



N.Taipei CTBC - Kaohsiung A. 118-91

Rather expected game when 7th ranked Aquas (8-20) were crushed by fifth ranked DEA (14-13) 118-91 on Saturday. N.Taipei CTBC dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Aquas's 26. N.Taipei CTBC forced 24 Kaohsiung A. turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 31 assists. The best player for the winners was Montenegrin forward Marko Todorovic (208-1992) who scored 18 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 5 steals. American Lewis Beech (203-1994, college: UNF) chipped in 24 points and 6 rebounds. Four DEA players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was the former international forward Wei-Ting Lu (199-1997) who recorded 20 points and 8 rebounds and Lithuanian Edgaras Zelionis (207-1989) added 17 points and 7 rebounds respectively. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. N.Taipei CTBC maintains fifth place with 14-13 record. Loser Aquas stay at the bottom position with 20 games lost. N.Taipei CTBC will meet higher ranked Lioneers (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Kaohsiung A. will play against Taipei TM and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Kaohsiung A.: L.Wei-Ting 20+8reb+1ast, E.Zelionis 17+7reb+3ast, L.Hu 12+4reb+2ast, W.Siao-Jin 9+2reb, R.Zagorac 9+7reb+3ast, S.Wen-Ju 8+6reb+4ast
N.Taipei CTBC: B.Lewis 24+6reb+3ast, G.Viktor 23+7reb+2ast, G.Bachir 22+4reb+1ast, T.Marko 18+8reb+8ast, W.Lin 7+2reb+3ast, T.Jian 6+3reb+3ast

Taipei TM - Taiwan Beer L. 73-99

TPBL top team - Leopards (19-9) had no problems winning another game on Saturday. This time they crushed sixth ranked Mars (9-18) in Taipei 99-73. 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 with a triple-double by scoring 22 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and 6 steals for the winners and Mali power forward Cheick Diallo (206-1996, college: Kansas) chipped in 21 points and 12 rebounds. The best for the losing side was Cypriot-American center Darral Willis (206-1996, college: Wichita St.) with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 13 rebounds and Senegalese center Youssou Ndoye (213-1991, college: St.Bonaventure) produced a double-double by scoring 10 points and 16 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who 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. Taiwan Beer L. maintains first place with 19-9 record. Taipei TM at the other side keeps the sixth position with 18 games lost. Taiwan Beer L. will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Taipei TM will play at home against Kaohsiung A. (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Taipei TM: D.Willis 17+13reb+1ast, M.Samuel 13+5reb+1ast, M.Maker 10+7reb, Y.Ndoye 10+16reb+1ast, H.Tsung-Han 8+4reb, K.Chien 5+2reb+3ast
Taiwan Beer L.: K.Lasan 22+10reb+10ast, D.Cheick 21+12reb+3ast, J.Gao 19+3reb+6ast, S.Lin 11+4reb+1ast, P.Chuang 9+2reb+1ast, M.Malcolm 6+7reb+1ast

N.Taipei CTBC - Lioneers 95-75

The game in Taipei supposed to be also worth to mention about. 4th placed Lioneers (14-12) played at the court of fifth ranked DEA (14-13). DEA did not have too big problems and got a relatively easy victory 95-75. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Lioneers. N.Taipei CTBC made 19-of-25 charity shots (76.0 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Lioneers 58-46 including 46 on the defensive glass. N.Taipei CTBC players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. Montenegrin forward Marko Todorovic (208-1992) nailed a double-double by scoring 31 points and 18 rebounds for the winning side and American Lewis Beech (203-1994, college: UNF) accounted for 22 points and 11 rebounds (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line). Four DEA players scored in double figures. Croatian center Marin Maric (211-1994, college: DePaul, agency: BIG) came up with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 12 rebounds and American TJ Holyfield (203-1995, college: Texas Tech) added 9 points and 9 rebounds respectively for Lioneers in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. N.Taipei CTBC maintains fifth place with 14-13 record. Lioneers at the other side keep the fourth position with 12 games lost. N.Taipei CTBC will again play against higher ranked Lioneers (#4) in Hsinchu in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Lioneers will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Lioneers: M.Maric 12+12reb+3ast, K.Kao 9+3reb+5ast, T.Holyfield 9+9reb+3ast, A.Pasecniks 9+9reb, T.Cheng-Kang 8+5reb, H.Tien 7+3ast
N.Taipei CTBC: T.Marko 31+18reb+3ast, B.Lewis 22+11reb+2ast, G.Bachir 19+1reb+2ast, W.Lin 11+1reb+8ast, G.Viktor 6+14reb+2ast, H.Huang 2+7reb+2ast

Taipei TM - Dreamers 96-118

The game in Taipei supposed to be also quite interesting. Second ranked Dreamers (17-11) played at the court of 6th ranked Mars (9-18). Dreamers smashed Mars 118-96 on Sunday. Dreamers shot the lights out from three sinking 23 long-distance shots on high 51.1 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 33 assists. The best player for the winners was Ghanian-American power forward Ben Bentil (206-1995, college: Providence) who had a double-double by scoring 32 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists. American power forward Aric Holman (208-1997, college: MSU) chipped in 9 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was Cypriot-American center Darral Willis (206-1996, college: Wichita St.) who recorded a double-double by scoring 29 points and 16 rebounds and Kenyan-South Sudanese power forward Makur Maker (212-2000, college: Howard) added 19 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line) respectively. 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 and allowed the starting five to rest. Dreamers have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They maintain second place with 17-11 record having just two points less than leader Taiwan Beer L. Loser Mars keeps the sixth position with 18 games lost. Dreamers will meet Kings (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Taipei TM will play against Kaohsiung A. and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Taipei TM: D.Willis 29+16reb+2ast, M.Maker 19+13reb+6ast, M.Samuel 11+3reb+2ast, S.Ting 10+5ast, W.Peng-Ho 9+3ast, L.Yen-Ting 7+3reb
Dreamers: B.Ben 32+14reb+5ast, W.Randall 16+3reb+3ast, T.Trey 14+6reb+3ast, C.Lin 13+2reb+3ast, Y.Chiang 12+4reb+4ast, H.Aric 9+11reb+8ast