Piratas and Importadora win Quarterfinal openers - Dec 14, 2016
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Piratas and Importadora win the Quarterfinal openers at the Liga Ecuatoriana de Baloncesto. Importadora overcame Juvenil 83-64 as they took 20-16 lead at the end of the first period. Importadora increased to 8 points halftime advantage and pushed the tempo later in the second half. Piratas meanwhile posted an 85-79 win over Emelec. Trailing 15 points at the halftime, Piratas exploded with a 33-15 surge in the third period and grabbed the win. The second games are scheduled for December 16th.
Leones de Riobamba took the last ticket to the semifinal of the Ecuador LNB with a victory over Importadora Alvarado 61x70 in match that was played in Ambato this Saturday night. Until the 3rd quarter the actions was close, but the offensive reaction of the Carlos Gorosito 's team reach the pace to over the Importadora's defensive strategies and took the advantage of the scoreboard without to lose it by the rest of the match. The keys for the Riobamba coach was the intensity with that the... [read more]
Leones de Riobamba took the last ticket to the semifinal of the Ecuador LNB with a victory over Importadora Alvarado 61x70 in match that was played in Ambato this Saturday night.
Until the 3rd quarter the actions was close, but the offensive reaction of the Carlos Gorosito 's team reach the pace to over the Importadora's defensive strategies and took the advantage of the scoreboard without to lose it by the rest of the match.
The keys for the Riobamba coach was the intensity with that their players jumped to the court in the last minutes of the match. Javinger Vargas (202-C-90) went out of the match with an injury in his finger, but they think that he Will be ready for to play the next Tuesday in Macas, when Leones will be going to play the 1st match of the Semifinals against ICCAN. Alexander Morillo (180-PG-92) has had big matches in the last weeks, but yesterday has been the best performance in the defensive field. And the support on the boards of Corbyn Jackson (198-F) and Reggie Charles (201-F-81) was mandatory for win in front to one of the best defensive teams in the league. The constant input of Andres Cochambay (191-F-87) and his effective input in the rush time was another key for the victory. Importadora had trouble in all the season with the pointguard player rotation. Luciano Martinez coach had great contribution for offensive from Tavarez Sledge and Jarret Blocker. Add the Jhon Romero (199-F-85) great behaviour in the pivot tasks ( defensive and offensive ). But the lost ball in the critical moments were the weakness that showed the Ambatos team in the two lastest games and Riobamba took advantage of it.
I would have liked to play against Pepe in the finals, but the basketball is like that said Gorosito.We got to focus. They have many changes and we have to defend them well said Pidal.
The challenge for Riobamba in this semifinals will be stop of a great offensive team like ICCAN; with players who have had great experience in finals like Juan Herrera (197-F-81), Jesus Centeno (190-G-85) and Cesar Silva (190-G/F-81), add Juan Alvarez with his local experience give more depth to the Juan Jose Pidal l's team. ICCAN's team need to show their offensive power and with the great experience for their players they are favorite over the Leones.
In the regular season they divided. ICCAN won the 1st match of the tournament casually over Leones 73x52, where Alexander Morillo got injured. And in the 2nd match Leones won 81x74. In this series each team won his game on the way.ICCAN didn't have Juan Herrera in the 1st match.
This serie will begin next tuesday in Macas. It playing Tuesday and Wednesday in ICCAN's home, and will travel to Riobamba Friday, and if necessary Saturday and next Tuesday will come and next tuesday will go to macas to play at 5th game if necessary.
National League Round 3 of Quarter-Finals. Leones and Piratas complete semifinal picture - 2 days ago
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Importadora - Leones 61-70 Leones upset Importadora to advance into the semifinal stage. The guests trailed by 2 points at the halftime before their 40-29 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. Leones looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. It was a great evening for Andres Conchambay (-87) who led his team to a victory scoring 17 points and 5 assists. Venezuelan point guard Alexander Morillo (180-92) helped adding 7 points, 6 rebounds and 11 ass... [read more]
Leones upset Importadora to advance into the semifinal stage. The guests trailed by 2 points at the halftime before their 40-29 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. Leones looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. It was a great evening for Andres Conchambay (-87) who led his team to a victory scoring 17 points and 5 assists. Venezuelan point guard Alexander Morillo (180-92) helped adding 7 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists. Leones' coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was American forward Tavares Sledge (203-92, college: USC Aiken, agency: Interperformances) with 14 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists and Venezuelan forward Jhon Romero (199-85) scored 15 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Importadora players scored in double figures. Top scorers: Leones: A.Conchambay 17+4reb+5ast, C.Jackson 16+5reb+2ast, R.Luis 13+2reb+1ast, J.Vargas 9+3reb+2ast, A.Morillo 7+6reb+11ast, J.Ante 6+1reb Importadora: J.Blocker 17+4reb+4ast, J.Romero 15+9reb+4ast, T.Sledge 14+8reb+7ast, N.Mina 10+2reb+1ast, J.Sanmiguel 2+2reb+1ast, C.Orozco 2+4reb+4ast
Piratas cruised past Juvenil to secure the semifinal birth. The game was mostly controlled by Piratas. Juvenil was better in fourth quarter 28-23. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Piratas dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Juvenil's 30. They outrebounded Juvenil 42-31 including 30 on the defensive glass. Piratas players were unselfish on offense dishing 26 assists. It was a quality performance for Puerto Rican-Venezuelan swingman Rafael Perez (193-82, agency: Paris Global Sports) who led the winners and scored 24 points and 5 rebounds. American forward Willie Clayton (203-92, college: Georgia St.) accounted for 15 points and 10 rebounds for the winning side. Five Piratas players scored in double figures. Piratas' coach felt very confident that he used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Venezuelan guard Jovanni Diaz (195-92) came up with 38 points (!!!) and 7 rebounds (went 9 for 9 at the free throw line !!!) and Venezuelan Nelson Palacios (192-92) added 11 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Juvenil in the defeat. Top scorers: Piratas: R.Perez 24+5reb+2ast, W.Clayton 15+10reb+1ast, C.Malatay 14+3reb, J.Luis Mejia 13+4reb+3ast, E.Tenorio Parales 10+1reb+3ast, P.Cano 10+11reb+1ast Juvenil: J.Diaz 38+7reb+1ast, N.Palacios 11+6reb+2ast, L.Lopez 10+4reb+1ast, M.Martinez 6+5reb+4ast, J.Liberio 2+2reb+4ast, L.Aviles 2+2reb+2ast
National League Round 2 of Quarter-Finals. Barcelona and Iccan enter semifinals - 3 days ago
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Piratas - Juvenil 83-94 Juvenil edged Piratas to even the quarterfinal series at 1-1. The game without a history. Juvenil led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. Venezuelan forward Lenin Lopez (198-91) notched a double-double by scoring 23 points and 16 rebounds to lead the effort and Venezuelan guard Jovanni Diaz (195-92) supported him with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Even 19 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists by Puerto Rican-... [read more]
Juvenil edged Piratas to even the quarterfinal series at 1-1. The game without a history. Juvenil led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. Venezuelan forward Lenin Lopez (198-91) notched a double-double by scoring 23 points and 16 rebounds to lead the effort and Venezuelan guard Jovanni Diaz (195-92) supported him with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Even 19 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists by Puerto Rican-Venezuelan swingman Rafael Perez (193-82, agency: Paris Global Sports) did not help to save the game for Piratas. American forward Willie Clayton (203-92, college: Georgia St.) added 15 points and 13 rebounds for the hosts. Top scorers: Juvenil: N.Palacios 27+6reb+5ast, J.Diaz 23+10reb+5ast, L.Lopez 23+16reb+1ast, M.Martinez 9+1reb+2ast, J.Liberio 7+2ast, A.Guerra 5+4reb+1ast Piratas: R.Perez 19+5reb+4ast, P.Cano 17+7reb+2ast, W.Clayton 15+13reb, E.Tenorio Parales 9+1reb+1ast, C.Delgado 7+7reb, C.Malatay 7+2reb+8ast
Iccan outgunned Triple E-Uda to sweep the quarterfinal series. Iccan unloaded 35 points in the first period to take an 18-point lead. They never looked back in the reminder of the contest and cruised to the victory.
Barcelona overcame Portoviejo to complete the sweep of the series. Portoviejo was tied at the half but could not keep up in last two quarters eventually losing the game. American power forward Keith Bowman (201-91, college: Menlo, agency: SDJ Sports) notched 20 points and 7 rebounds to lead the effort and the other American import guard Sam Prescott (190-90, college: Mt.St.Mary's, agency: SDJ Sports) supported him with 19 points. Four Barcelona players scored in double figures. Barcelona's coach felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even 19 points and 8 rebounds by Venezuelan Braulis Barrios (199-85) did not help to save the game for Portoviejo. International guard Jonathan Arboleda (190-95) added 12 points for the guests. Top scorers: Barcelona: K.Bowman 20+7reb+3ast, S.Prescott 19+2reb+3ast, D.Henry 16+7reb, R.Cardenas 14+5reb+1ast, M.Cairo 6+6reb+2ast, F.Corozo 3 Portoviejo: B.Barrios 19+8reb+2ast, J.Arboleda 12+4reb+2ast, R.Roldan 8+5reb+2ast, B.Geraldo 6+4reb+1ast, A.Sabando 5+2reb, C.Cedeno 5+1ast
Leones upset Importadora on the road to force the decisive third game in the series. Importadora trailed by 11 points after 3 quarters before a 26-20 run in the last quarter cut the deficit to 63-68 at the end of the game. Venezuelan point guard Alexander Morillo (180-92) scored 15 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Rafael Luis chipped in 13 points during the contest. Leones' coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Venezuelan forward Jhon Romero (199-85) responded with 19 points and 8 rebounds and American forward Tavares Sledge (203-92, college: USC Aiken, agency: Interperformances) scored 12 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Top scorers: Leones: A.Morillo 15+8reb+5ast, J.Vargas 14+1reb+2ast, R.Luis 13+4reb+2ast, C.Jackson 12+1ast, A.Conchambay 5+5reb+6ast, J.Ante 4+3reb Importadora: J.Romero 19+8reb+3ast, N.Mina 12+3reb, J.Blocker 12+2reb+2ast, T.Sledge 12+9reb+6ast, C.Orozco 3+3reb+2ast, J.Sanmiguel 3
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