ABBA Round 4 (Regular Season): Potters S. hands first defeat to Flyers

There are only two more rounds left in the Regular Season in ABA. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of Flyers (4-1) at the home court on Sunday night. Hosts were edged by Potters S. (6-0) 84-81. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Flyers. Potters S. forced 25 Flyers turnovers. 26 personal fouls committed by Flyers helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The former international forward Cohen Desouza (201-1994) fired a double-double by scoring 29 points and 12 rebounds for the winners. The former international guard Kareem Edwards (193-1990) chipped in 18 points. The former international forward Adonis Humphreys (198-1994, college: SW Illinois JC) produced 18 points and 9 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) for lost side. Undefeated Potters S. have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 6-0 record. Defending champion Flyers keep the second place with one game lost. Potters S. are looking forward to face Lava SSW (#6) in the next round where they are favorite. Flyers will play against Slam (#4) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
DA-Project can celebrate their first win this season after three consecutive losses. The victory is especially important as it came on the road game in , where they defeated Stingerz (2-3) 83-66. Worth to mention a great performance of Sean Nicholas who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 31 points and 20 rebounds. Bryan Matthew contributed with 16 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Jevonte Valerie (196-2002, college: Monroe Coll.BX) replied with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 12 rebounds for Stingerz. Newly promoted DA-Project maintains seventh position with 1-3 record. It was Stingerz's third loss in a row. They keep the fifth place with three games lost. They share the position with Lava SSW. DA-Project will play against higher ranked Slam (#4) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Stingerz will have a break next round.
Undefeated leader Potters S. delivered the sixth consecutive victory on Thursday night. This time they beat 7th ranked DA-Project (1-3) 70-62. Worth to mention a quality performance of Kareem Edwards who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 35 points (!!!) and 17 rebounds. At the losing side Bryan Matthew responded with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 16 rebounds. Undefeated Potters S. (6-0) have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain first position with a perfect record of 6 victories in a row. Newly promoted DA-Project keeps the seventh place with three games lost. Potters S. will meet Lava SSW (#6) in the next round where they are favorite. DA-Project will play against Slam and hope to win that game.

Rest of the games of round 4 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
winless Ottos were crushed by Flyers in a road game 68-49. Winless Ottos were beaten by Spanish Heat at home 65-73. Slam destroyed Lava SSW on the opponent's court 89-63.



Flyers - Ottos 68-49

There was no surprise when bottom-ranked Ottos (0-6) were crushed on the road by second ranked Flyers (4-1) 68-49 on Thursday. Flyers dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Ottos' 32. They outrebounded Ottos 56-40 including 23 on the offensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international forward Adonis Humphreys (198-1994, college: SW Illinois JC) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 14 points and 18 rebounds and guard Xavier Meade who added 13 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Four Flyers players scored in double figures. At the losing side guard Warren Bogle responded with a double-double by scoring 11 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists and guard Nechus Jones scored 11 points and 7 rebounds. Flyers have a solid four-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains second position with 4-1 record having just four point less than leader Potters S. Ottos at the other side still closes the standings with six games lost. Flyers will meet at home Slam (#4) in the next round. Ottos will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Ottos: N.Jones 11+7reb, W.Bogle 11+10reb+5ast, M.Newton 8+9reb+1ast, L.McFarlen 6, S.Abrams 4+7reb, A.Nibbs 4+2reb+1ast
Flyers: A.Humphreys 14+18reb+2ast, X.Meade 13+10reb+4ast, T.Lewis 11+5reb+2ast, K.Brathwaite 10+10reb+2ast, D.Hernandez 10+5reb+1ast, J.Daley 8+4reb+6ast

Potters S. - DA-Project 70-62

Undefeated leader Potters S. delivered the sixth consecutive victory on Thursday night. This time they beat 7th ranked DA-Project (1-3) 70-62. Potters S. dominated down low during the game scoring 42 of its points in the paint compared to DA-Project's 12. Potters S. forced 19 DA-Project turnovers and outrebounded them 64-27 including a 25-9 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a quality performance of the former international guard Kareem Edwards (193-1990) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 35 points (!!!) and 17 rebounds and Keroi Lee who added 11 points and 16 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side the former international forward Bryan Matthew (196-1976, college: Iona) responded with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 16 rebounds and Nathan Matthew scored 11 points. Potters S. (6-0) have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain first position with a perfect record of 6 victories in a row. Newly promoted DA-Project keeps the seventh place with three games lost. Potters S. will meet Lava SSW (#6) in the next round where they are favorite. DA-Project will play against Slam and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
DA-Project: B.Matthew 15+16reb, N.Matthew 11+3reb+3ast, E.Joseph 2+7reb+4ast, E.Joseph 2, S.Nicholas 0, O.Morris 0+1reb+2ast
Potters S.: K.Edwards 35+17reb+3ast, M.Charles 12+5reb+5ast, K.Lee 11+16reb+2ast, D.Benjamin 5+8reb+2ast, F.Hamilton 4+5reb+2ast, D.Azille 3+12reb+3ast

Ottos - Spanish Heat 65-73

No shocking result in a game when first ranked Spanish Heat (3-2) defeated on the road bottom-ranked Ottos (0-6) 73-65 on Saturday. Spanish Heat forced 31 Ottos turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of Danny Perez who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 15 points and 11 rebounds and guard Steven Matthew who added 22 points and 4 assists during the contest. Four Spanish Heat players scored in double figures. At the losing side center Morlon Davis responded with a triple-double by scoring 12 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists and guard Nechus Jones scored 20 points and 5 rebounds. Despite that victory Spanish Heat went down to third position due to points difference. Ottos at the other side 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:
Ottos: N.Jones 20+5reb+2ast, M.Davis 12+11reb+11ast, D.Simon 7+1reb+1ast, M.Newton 7+7reb+2ast, W.Bogle 6+11reb+2ast, Q.Francis 6+8reb
Spanish Heat: S.Matthew 22+4ast, D.Perez 15+11reb+1ast, C.Quinland 12+6reb, D.Perez 12+8reb+1ast, K.Pimental 6+4reb+4ast, B.Andrew 4+5reb+1ast

Lava SSW - Slam 63-89

Rather expected game when 6th ranked Lava SSW (2-3) was rolled over at home by fourth ranked Slam (2-2) 89-63 on Saturday. Slam forced 28 Lava SSW turnovers. Strangely Lava SSW outrebounded Slam 60-47 including 27 on the offensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Humroy Wright who helped to win the game recording 41 points (!!!) and 5 rebounds and guard Sergio Symister who added 12 points and 11 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side guard Lincoln Weekes responded with 30 points and Michael Barton scored 9 points and 21 rebounds. Slam maintains fourth position with 2-2 record. Newly promoted Lava SSW dropped to the fifth place with three games lost. They share the position with Stingerz. Slam will meet league's second-placed Flyers in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Lava SSW will play against the league's leader Potters S. and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Lava SSW: L.Weekes 30+4reb+3ast, J.Hastings 11+18reb, M.Barton 9+21reb+2ast, F.Obeidat 5+7reb+1ast, E.Celero 5+1reb+1ast, L.Kirby 1+9reb+1ast
Slam: H.Wright 41+5reb, S.Symister 12+11reb+3ast, A.Venture 10+4reb+10ast, K.Casey 9+6reb+2ast, A.Anthony 5+7reb+1ast, S.Thomas 4+10reb+1ast

Stingerz - DA-Project 66-83

DA-Project can celebrate their first win this season after three consecutive losses. The victory is especially important as it came on the road game in , where they defeated Stingerz (2-3) 83-66. DA-Project forced 19 Stingerz turnovers. Strangely Stingerz outrebounded DA-Project 45-31 including 18 on the offensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of Sean Nicholas who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 31 points and 20 rebounds. The former international forward Bryan Matthew (196-1976, college: Iona) contributed with 16 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Jevonte Valerie (196-2002, college: Monroe Coll.BX) replied with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 12 rebounds and guard Tehran Zachariah added 10 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists in the effort for Stingerz. Four Stingerz players scored in double figures. Newly promoted DA-Project maintains seventh position with 1-3 record. It was Stingerz's third loss in a row. They keep the fifth place with three games lost. They share the position with Lava SSW. DA-Project will play against higher ranked Slam (#4) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Stingerz will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Stingerz: A.Williams 12+8reb+1ast, S.Phillip 11+6reb, T.Zachariah 10+9reb+5ast, T.Jacobs 7+8reb, J.James 6+2reb+5ast
DA-Project: N.Matthew 31+20reb, M.Bryan 16+9reb+5ast, M.Nathan 11+1reb+3ast, M.Olivee 2+1reb+3ast, J.Eric 0,

Flyers - Potters S. 81-84

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of Flyers (4-1) at the home court on Sunday night. Hosts were edged by Potters S. (6-0) 84-81. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Flyers. Potters S. forced 25 Flyers turnovers. 26 personal fouls committed by Flyers helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The former international forward Cohen Desouza (201-1994) fired a double-double by scoring 29 points and 12 rebounds for the winners. The former international guard Kareem Edwards (193-1990) chipped in 18 points. The former international forward Adonis Humphreys (198-1994, college: SW Illinois JC) produced 18 points and 9 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) and guard Xavier Meade added 11 points and 9 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Potters S. have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 6-0 record. Defending champion Flyers keep the second place with one game lost. Potters S. are looking forward to face Lava SSW (#6) in the next round where they are favorite. Flyers will play against Slam (#4) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Flyers: A.Humphreys 18+9reb+1ast, D.Hernandez 14+3reb, X.Meade 11+9reb, S.Brathwaite 11+3reb, T.Lewis 9+7reb+2ast, J.Daley 9+1reb+3ast
Potters S.: C.Desouza 29+12reb+3ast, K.Edwards 18+4reb+1ast, K.Lee 12+5reb+2ast, M.Charles 12+3reb+1ast, D.Benjamin 5+1reb+3ast, D.Azille 4+5reb+1ast