TEBA Round 3 (Regular Season): Manta Rays are defeated by Red Dragons

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Manta Rays (0-1) at the home court on Sunday night. Hosts were rolled over by Red Dragons (2-1) 115-68. Red Dragons dominated down low during the game scoring 80 of its points in the paint compared to Manta Rays' 44. They outrebounded Manta Rays 56-38 including a 40-27 advantage in defensive rebounds. Red Dragons looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Manta Rays' players. Americans were the main players on the court. It was a great evening for forward Anthony Vanhook (193, college: Charlotte) who led his team to a victory with a triple-double by scoring 27 points, 17 rebounds, 13 assists and 4 steals. Forward Lincoln Smith (196, college: Lamar) helped adding 42 points (!!!) and 9 rebounds. The best for the losing side was point guard PJ Gill (183, college: ODU) with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Red Dragons is looking forward to face Coyotes in Bangkok in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Manta Rays will play at home against Sharks (#2) and hope to get finally their first victory.
The game between Top Four teams took place in . host Crocodiles (0-1) were edged by Coyotes (3-0) 69-67. It was an exceptional evening for American guard Trevond Holloway (188, college: Morris) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 28 points and 16 rebounds. Jaron Kirkley accounted for 12 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. American guard Jamarcus Clark (196, college: BMCU) came up with 19 points and 8 rebounds for Crocodiles in the defeat. Coyotes will play against Red Dragons (#3) in Pattaya in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Crocodiles will play against Raptors and look forward to get finally their first victory.

In the last game of round 3 winless Raptors were destroyed by Sharks on the opponent's court 93-69.



Manta Rays - Red Dragons 68-115

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Manta Rays (0-1) at the home court on Sunday night. Hosts were rolled over by Red Dragons (2-1) 115-68. Red Dragons dominated down low during the game scoring 80 of its points in the paint compared to Manta Rays' 44. They outrebounded Manta Rays 56-38 including a 40-27 advantage in defensive rebounds. Red Dragons looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Manta Rays' players. Americans were the main players on the court. It was a great evening for forward Anthony Vanhook (193, college: Charlotte) who led his team to a victory with a triple-double by scoring 27 points, 17 rebounds, 13 assists and 4 steals. Forward Lincoln Smith (196, college: Lamar) helped adding 42 points (!!!) and 9 rebounds. Four Red Dragons players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was point guard PJ Gill (183, college: ODU) with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists and guard Trent Baker (191-1996, college: CBC) scored 17 points. Red Dragons is looking forward to face Coyotes in Bangkok in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Manta Rays will play at home against Sharks (#2) and hope to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Manta Rays: P.Gill 24+5reb+6ast, T.Baker 17+4reb+3ast, R.Meneses 10+8reb+1ast, V.Revenga 8+5reb+2ast, S.Harris 4+8reb, N.Achwarin 3+3reb
Red Dragons: L.Smith 42+9reb+3ast, A.Vanhook 27+17reb+13ast, R.Kowalczyk 18+20reb+8ast, K.Sap-aneknan 13+4reb+1ast, T.Yotseangduen 6+3reb+1ast, W.Laohawantana 6+1reb+1ast

Sharks - Raptors 93-69

Very expected game in Bangkok where Raptors (0-3) were crushed by Sharks (2-1) 93-69. Sharks dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to Raptors' 40. Sharks forced 29 Raptors turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 34 assists comparing to just 20 passes made by Raptors' players. Sharks brought some defensive toughness making 9 blocks. Americans were the main players on the court also this time. It was an exceptional evening for guard Kendrick Williams (182) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 26 points, 9 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 steals. Forward Jalen Cooper (198, college: CS Fullerton) accounted for 19 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 9 steals for the winning side. Center Julien Sargent (211-1991, college: Mobile, AL) came up with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 20 rebounds and point guard Ajay Sharma (183-1999, college: Vaughn) added 17 points and 7 assists respectively for Raptors in the defeat. Five Sharks and four Raptors players scored in double figures. Sharks will play against Manta Rays (#7) in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Raptors will play against Crocodiles and look forward to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Raptors: A.Sharma 17+1reb+7ast, J.Sargent 15+20reb+2ast, P.Chaiyawan 14+3reb+1ast, A.Moon 11+3reb+4ast, A.Koo 9+7reb, J.Saw-lee 3+7reb+2ast
Sharks: K.Williams 26+9reb+10ast, J.Cooper 19+6reb+6ast, P.Sapsudawong 17+4reb+7ast, K.Thitha San 13+2reb+6ast, A.Charansarn 10+10reb+4ast, A.Lister II 6+8reb

Crocodiles - Coyotes 67-69

The game between Top Four teams took place in . host Crocodiles (0-1) were edged by Coyotes (3-0) 69-67. Coyotes forced 19 Crocodiles turnovers and had a 25-13 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was an exceptional evening for American guard Trevond Holloway (188, college: Morris) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 28 points and 16 rebounds. His fellow American import guard Jaron Kirkley (191-1997, college: Whitman) accounted for 12 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side. Kirkley is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. American guard Jamarcus Clark (196, college: BMCU) came up with 19 points and 8 rebounds and forward Matteo Ramdani (195) added 9 points and 10 rebounds respectively for Crocodiles in the defeat. Coyotes will play against Red Dragons (#3) in Pattaya in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Crocodiles will play against Raptors and look forward to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Crocodiles: J.Clark 19+8reb+3ast, E.Mag-isa 9+10reb, M.Ramdani 9+10reb+1ast, M.Metellus 8+5reb+1ast, P.Saicharoen 7+4reb+2ast, R.Alexandre 7+2reb+2ast
Coyotes: T.Holloway 28+16reb+3ast, J.Kirkley 12+9reb+4ast, P.Tchuente 11+9reb, D.Narbonne 7+7reb+2ast, C.Boonyakasem 4+3reb+2ast, A.Pisters 4+3reb+1ast