VBA Round 4 (Regular Season): City Wings lose to Buffaloes in the game between Top 4 teams

Coincidentally all visitors won their games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Very significant was Buffaloes' (#1, 6-0) victory against 3rd ranked Wings (2-2) 91-65. Buffaloes looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American-Dominican forward AJ Bramah (201-1999, college: Nevada) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 26 points and 17 rebounds and naturalized American point guard Lian Ramiro (180-2002, college: UAFS) who added 22 points and 4 assists during the contest. At the losing side Ukrainian power forward Dmytro Tykhonov (207-1992, agency: BIG) responded with 15 points and 21 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. Undefeated Buffaloes (6-0) have an impressive six-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with a perfect record of 6 victories in a row. City Wings at the other side keep the third place with two games lost. Buffaloes are looking forward to face league's second-placed Heat in Saigon in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. City Wings will play at home against Dolphins and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Very significant was Buffaloes' (#1, 6-0) victory against 3rd ranked Wings (2-2) 85-73. The winners were led by American-Dominican forward AJ Bramah (201-1999, college: Nevada) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 30 points and 17 rebounds and Lian Ramiro supported him with 16 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Even a double-double of 11 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists by Ukrainian power forward Dmytro Tykhonov (207-1992, agency: BIG) did not help to save the game for City Wings. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Undefeated Buffaloes (6-0) have an impressive six-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with a perfect record of 6 victories in a row. City Wings at the other side keep the third place with two games lost. Buffaloes will play against league's second-placed Heat in Saigon in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. City Wings will play at home against Dolphins and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Bottom-ranked Dragons (0-6) is still winless. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their sixth consecutive match to fifth ranked Catfish (2-4) 83-76 on Saturday evening. Darkhanbayar Belguundariya fired 18 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Karachi Edo produced 21 points and 6 rebounds for lost side. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Catfish moved-up to fourth place. Loser Dragons still closes the standings with six games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.

In the last game of round 4 Catfish won against Dragons on the opponent's court 94-86.



City Wings - Buffaloes 65-91:
Very significant was Buffaloes' (#1, 6-0) victory against 3rd ranked Wings (2-2) 91-65. Buffaloes looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American-Dominican forward AJ Bramah (201-1999, college: Nevada) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 26 points and 17 rebounds and naturalized American point guard Lian Ramiro (180-2002, college: UAFS) who added 22 points and 4 assists during the contest. Four Buffaloes players scored in double figures. At the losing side Ukrainian power forward Dmytro Tykhonov (207-1992, agency: BIG) responded with 15 points and 21 rebounds and point guard Tsenguun Munkh-Ochir (192-2002) scored 18 points and 7 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. Buffaloes (6-0) have an impressive six-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with a perfect record of 6 victories in a row. City Wings at the other side keep the third place with two games lost. Buffaloes are looking forward to face league's second-placed Heat in Saigon in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. City Wings will play at home against Dolphins and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
City Wings: M.Tsenguun 18+7reb+2ast, D.Tykhonov 15+21reb+3ast, D.Dakota Anthony 10+3reb+2ast, T.Quang Duy 9+1reb+1ast, N.Tuan Anh 4+3reb, L.Quang 4+2reb+3ast
Buffaloes: B.AJ 26+17reb+3ast, R.Lian 22+3reb+4ast, G.Amir 11+4reb+2ast, D.Tam 11+8reb+2ast, T.Dang 6+6reb+1ast, W.Ariyon 5+5reb+3ast

City Wings - Buffaloes 73-85:
Very significant was Buffaloes' (#1, 6-0) victory against 3rd ranked Wings (2-2) 85-73. City Wings were plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. The winners were led by American-Dominican forward AJ Bramah (201-1999, college: Nevada) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 30 points and 17 rebounds and naturalized American point guard Lian Ramiro (180-2002, college: UAFS) supported him with 16 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Even a double-double of 11 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists by Ukrainian power forward Dmytro Tykhonov (207-1992, agency: BIG) did not help to save the game for City Wings. American guard Dakota Dakota Anthony (191-1995, college: PBA) added 14 points and 6 rebounds (made all of his eight free throws) for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Buffaloes (6-0) have an impressive six-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with a perfect record of 6 victories in a row. City Wings at the other side keep the third place with two games lost. Buffaloes will play against league's second-placed Heat in Saigon in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. City Wings will play at home against Dolphins and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
City Wings: T.Quang Duy 15+2reb+2ast, D.Dakota Anthony 14+6reb+3ast, D.Tykhonov 11+15reb+5ast, T.Dang Khoa Dang 9+5reb+2ast, N.Tuan Anh 9+2reb+1ast, D.Minh An 7+2reb
Buffaloes: B.AJ 30+17reb+2ast, R.Lian 16+8reb+4ast, W.Ariyon 9+3reb+3ast, D.Tam 7+8reb, T.Dang 6+2reb+4ast, G.Amir 6+3reb

Dragons - Catfish 76-83:
Bottom-ranked Dragons (0-6) is still winless. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their sixth consecutive match to fifth ranked Catfish (2-4) 83-76 on Saturday evening. Catfish made 26-of-34 free shots (76.5 percent) during the game. Catfish outrebounded Dragons 49-37 including 35 on the defensive glass. Darkhanbayar Belguundariya fired 18 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Canadian guard Albert Opena (190-2001, college: Algonquin) chipped in a double-double by scoring 12 points and 12 rebounds. American-Nigerian forward Karachi Edo (196-1994, college: Fresno St.) produced 21 points and 6 rebounds and Palestinian Yousef Albabeish (201-2004) added 14 points and 10 rebounds respectively for lost side. Five Catfish and four Dragons players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Catfish moved-up to fourth place. Loser Dragons still closes the standings with six games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Dragons: K.Edo 21+6reb+1ast, P.Trong Tai 16+8reb+2ast, A.Yousef 14+10reb+2ast, L.Youngung 10+1reb+3ast, M.Soy 6+4reb+3ast, L.Minh Duy 5+1ast
Catfish: D.Belguundariya 18+8reb+2ast, T.Dau 17+8reb, A.Opena 12+12reb+3ast, S.AJ 11+11reb+1ast, R.Corey 11+3reb+2ast, V.Nguyen 6+1ast

Dragons - Catfish 86-94:
The game between closely ranked teams ended with bottom-ranked Dragons' (0-6) home loss to fifth ranked Catfish (2-4) 86-94 on Thursday. American forward AJ Sumbry (203, college: Wagner, agency: BIG) fired a double-double by scoring 24 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. The other American import guard Corey Raley-Ross (192-1991, college: Buffalo, agency: Starting 5) chipped in 21 points and 6 rebounds. Catfish's coach used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to get some rest. Filipino point guard Soy Michael (182-1997, college: Algonquin) produced a double-double by scoring 22 points and 14 assists and Palestinian Yousef Albabeish (201-2004) added 25 points and 9 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Catfish moved-up to fourth place. Loser Dragons still closes the standings with six games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Dragons: A.Yousef 25+9reb+2ast, M.Soy 22+3reb+14ast, K.Edo 14+7reb+1ast, L.Minh Duy 11+3reb+1ast, P.Trong Tai 5+3reb+2ast, D.Toan Quoc 4+1reb
Catfish: S.AJ 24+10reb+1ast, R.Corey 21+6reb+3ast, A.Opena 17+8reb+5ast, T.Huynh 17+4reb+8ast, H.Nguyen 6, T.Dau 5+2reb