TPBL Round 22 (Regular Season): Dreamers beat Kings in the most crucial game of the week

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

An exciting game was when Second ranked Dreamers faced 3rd ranked Kings. Dreamers (19-11) defeated Kings (15-14) 107-90. Dreamers looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. American power forward Aric Holman (208-1997, college: MSU) fired 18 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 blocks for the winners. The other American import forward Trey Thompkins (208-1990, college: Georgia, agency: Octagon Europe) chipped in 23 points and 6 rebounds. American-Jordanian Jalen Harris (196-1998, college: Nevada) produced 21 points and 7 assists for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Dreamers have an impressive nine-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 19-11 record having just two point less than leader Taiwan Beer L. Defending champion Kings dropped to the fourth place with 14 games lost. Dreamers will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Kings' 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 a ninth victory, breaking the three-game losing streak. This time they won against sixth-ranked Mars in Taipei 112-104. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Hunter Maldonado (201-1999, college: Wyoming, agency: Octagon Europe) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 31 points, 6 rebounds and 13 assists. Edgaras Zelionis contributed with 26 points and 15 rebounds for the winners. Cypriot-American center Darral Willis (206-1996, college: Wichita St.) replied with a double-double by scoring 25 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists (made all of his seven free throws) for Taipei TM. Mars' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Kaohsiung A. maintains seventh position with 9-21 record. Taipei TM lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with 19 games lost. Kaohsiung A. will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Taipei TM's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Taipei to the arena N.Taipei CTBC.

In the last two games of round 22 bottom-ranked Kaohsiung A. was defeated by Dreamers 96-90. Lioneers beat N.Taipei CTBC 103-99.



Dreamers - Kaohsiung A. 96-90

There was no surprise when 7th ranked Aquas (9-21) were defeated by second ranked Dreamers (19-11) 96-90. However just six-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Dreamers made 28-of-36 charity shots (77.8 percent) during the game. Kaohsiung A. was plagued by 28 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 a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds. The former international point guard Chun-Chi Lin (175-1998) contributed with 20 points and 5 assists for the winners. American guard Hunter Maldonado (201-1999, college: Wyoming, agency: Octagon Europe) replied with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals and Lithuanian Edgaras Zelionis (207-1989) added 18 points and 10 rebounds in the effort for Kaohsiung A.Four Dreamers and five Kaohsiung A. players scored in double figures. Dreamers have an impressive nine-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 19-11 record having just two point less than leader Taiwan Beer L. Kaohsiung A. lost third consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 21 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Kaohsiung A.: H.Maldonado 23+10reb+8ast, E.Zelionis 18+10reb+2ast, L.Hu 12+6reb+3ast, R.Zagorac 12+5reb, W.Siao-Jin 10+2reb+2ast, S.Wen-Ju 10+3reb
Dreamers: C.Lin 20+3reb+5ast, Y.Chiang 19+3reb+2ast, B.Ben 18+10reb+1ast, H.Aric 11+13reb+3ast, T.Trey 9+10reb+2ast, W.Randall 6+4reb+1ast

Dreamers - Kings 107-90

An exciting game was when Second ranked Dreamers faced 3rd ranked Kings. Dreamers (19-11) defeated Kings (15-14) 107-90. Dreamers looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. American power forward Aric Holman (208-1997, college: MSU) fired 18 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 blocks for the winners. The other American import forward Trey Thompkins (208-1990, college: Georgia, agency: Octagon Europe) chipped in 23 points and 6 rebounds. American-Jordanian Jalen Harris (196-1998, college: Nevada) produced 21 points and 7 assists and American-Bulgarian center Jason Washburn (213-1990, college: Utah, agency: Pensack Sports) added 12 points and 12 rebounds respectively for lost side. Four Dreamers and five Kings players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Dreamers have an impressive nine-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 19-11 record having just two point less than leader Taiwan Beer L. Defending champion Kings dropped to the fourth place with 14 games lost. Dreamers will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. 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.Harris 21+4reb+7ast, L.Joseph 15+3reb+5ast, J.Washburn 12+12reb+1ast, F.Olujobi 10+7reb+1ast, L.Kai-Yan 10+1reb+1ast, L.Yan-Ting 7+3reb
Dreamers: T.Trey 23+6reb, H.Aric 18+9reb+4ast, K.Lu 16+1ast, C.Tsung-Hsien 14+2reb+1ast, B.Ben 11+4reb+6ast, W.Randall 10+4reb+3ast

Lioneers - N.Taipei CTBC 103-99

The game between closely ranked teams ended with fourth ranked Lioneers' (15-12) victory over 5th ranked DEA (14-14) 103-99. Lioneers made 27-of-34 charity shots (79.4 percent) during the game. They also forced 19 N.Taipei CTBC turnovers. N.Taipei CTBC was plagued by 27 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 20 points and 12 rebounds. Croatian center Marin Maric (211-1994, college: DePaul, agency: BIG) contributed with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 15 rebounds for the winners. Five Lioneers players scored in double figures. The former international forward Mohammad Gadiaga (188-1998) replied with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists and Montenegrin forward Marko Todorovic (208-1992) added 20 points and 11 rebounds in the effort for N.Taipei CTBC. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Lioneers moved-up to third place. N.Taipei CTBC at the other side keeps the fifth position with 14 games lost. Lioneers will play against league's leader Taiwan Beer L. in Taoyuan in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. N.Taipei CTBC's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Taipei Taipei TM.
Top scorers:
N.Taipei CTBC: B.Gadiaga 25+5reb+5ast, M.Todorovic 20+11reb+3ast, L.Beech 16+8reb+1ast, J.Ting-Jhao 13+2ast, L.Wei-Han 9+1reb+9ast, V.Gaddefors 9+10reb+4ast
Lioneers: P.Drew 20+12reb+3ast, K.Kuo-Hao 16+3reb+2ast, M.Marin 15+15reb+1ast, T.Po-Yu 14+5reb+5ast, C.Liu 11+5reb+1ast, P.Anzejs 10+5reb+4ast

Taipei TM - Kaohsiung A. 104-112

Bottom-ranked Aquas managed to get a ninth victory, breaking the three-game losing streak. This time they won against sixth-ranked Mars in Taipei 112-104. Kaohsiung A. players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. Taipei TM was plagued by 27 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Hunter Maldonado (201-1999, college: Wyoming, agency: Octagon Europe) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 31 points, 6 rebounds and 13 assists. Lithuanian Edgaras Zelionis (207-1989) contributed with a double-double by scoring 26 points and 15 rebounds for the winners. Cypriot-American center Darral Willis (206-1996, college: Wichita St.) replied with a double-double by scoring 25 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists (made all of his seven free throws) and Kenyan-South Sudanese power forward Makur Maker (212-2000, college: Howard) added 26 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for Taipei TM. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Mars' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Kaohsiung A. maintains seventh position with 9-21 record. Taipei TM lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with 19 games lost. Kaohsiung A. will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Taipei TM's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Taipei to the arena N.Taipei CTBC.
Top scorers:
Taipei TM: M.Maker 26+8reb+3ast, D.Willis 25+13reb+4ast, M.Samuel 21+8reb+6ast, K.Chien 17+2reb, S.Ting 6+5reb+6ast, Y.Ndoye 4+3reb
Kaohsiung A.: M.Hunter 31+6reb+13ast, Z.Edgaras 26+15reb+1ast, H.Long-Mao 25+6reb, W.Lu 10+5reb+1ast, W.Su 7+9reb+4ast, S.Wu 6+1reb+2ast