LDD Round 23 of Regular Season

The fans could enjoy quite many interesting games in the last round. The round ended with change at the leadership position, derby games and favorites losing the games. Here is the last round review presented by ESL.

Third defeat of league's leader Weber Bahia (16-3) against third ranked Obras (15-3) 85-84 was the most important game of the last round. It ended at the same time the 11-game winning streak of Weber Bahia. Peruvian point guard Juan-Pablo Venegas (183-0) saved the victory by scoring 21 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Franco Smaniotti (187-0) contributed with 15 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Brazilian center Pedro Ianguas (209-98) answered with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 14 rebounds for Weber Bahia. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Obras have an impressive series of ten victories in a row. They maintain third place with 15-3 record behind leader Quimsa. Weber Bahia at the other side dropped to the second position with three games lost. They were replaced at the leadership position by Quimsa. Weber Bahia will play next round against San Lorenzo trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Obras will try to continue on its current victory against eleventh ranked Boca Jrs.. It will be extra interesting game as Boca Jrs. is their local rival from Buenos Aires.
Bottom-ranked Platense managed to get a third victory. This time they won against seventeenth-ranked Olimpico in La Banda 84-79. It was a great evening for guard Brandon Szlaien (192-99, college: Dean) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds. Federico Copes helped adding 22 points and 8 rebounds. Alejandro Reyna responded with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 12 rebounds. Platense (3-16) moved-up to eighteenth place, which they share with defeated Olimpico. Olimpico lost their third game in a row. Platense will play against league's second-placed Weber Bahia in Bahia Blanca in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Olimpico will have a break next round.
Worth to mention about the upset in a game between Ferro (11-6) and Argentino (4-18), which took place in Junin. Higher ranked Ferro lost to eighteenth ranked Argentino in a road game 88-92 on Monday. It was an exceptional evening for Enzo Filipetti who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 28 points and 15 rebounds. Rodrigo Gerhardt came up with 22 points and 7 rebounds (perfect from the field making all six shots) for Ferro in the defeat. Ferro's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Argentino moved-up to seventeenth place. Loser Ferro dropped to the ninth position with six games lost. Argentino will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Ferro will play against Penarol (#4) and will have a slim chance for a victory.
Another upset was a game between Regatas (11-8) and San Martin (9-10), which took place in Corrientes. Higher ranked Regatas was outleveled at home by thirteenth ranked San Martin 101-72. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Regatas. The best player for the winners was Rolando Vallejos who scored 23 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. San Martin maintains thirteenth place with 9-10 record. Regatas at the other side dropped to the tenth position with eight games lost. San Martin will have a break next round.
The game between 19th ranked H.Americano (3-19) and fourth ranked Penarol (14-5) in Rio Gallegos on Tuesday ended with biggest points difference. Guests from Mar del Plata outscored H.Americano 120-85. Juan Fernandez orchestrated the victory by scoring 28 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. H.Americano's coach gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Penarol maintains fourth place with 14-5 record. H.Americano lost their third game in a row. They dropped to the bottom. Penarol will face Ferro (#9) in Buenos Aires in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 23: La Union was beaten by Libertad on the road 84-79. Atenas lost to Gimnasia on its own court 88-94. Quimsa managed to outperform Estudiantes in Santiago del Estero 81-63. Instituto rolled over Gimnasia at home 103-83. La Union defeated Atenas on the opponent's court 97-84.
The most impressive performance of 23th round was 22 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists by Lautaro Cabrera of La Union.

Libertad - La Union 84-79

No shocking result in a game when tenth ranked Libertad (12-9) beat 15th ranked La Union (7-15) in Sunchales 84-79 on Monday. However just five-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Libertad made 24-of-30 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. The former international swingman Julian Eydallin (195-0) orchestrated the victory by scoring 26 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Forward Franco Chiabotto (199-99) contributed with 20 points and 7 rebounds (was perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line !!!) for the winners. Point guard Lautaro Cabrera (172-0) answered with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and forward Nahuel Vicentin (200-97) added 16 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for La Union. Four La Union players scored in double figures. The victory was the third consecutive win for Libertad. They moved-up to eighth place. La Union lost their sixth game in a row. They keep the fifteenth position with 15 games lost. Libertad will face Gimnasia CR (#16) in Comodoro Rivadavia in the next round and are hoping to win another game. La Union will play on the road against Instituto in Cordoba and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
La Union: C.Lautaro 19+5reb+4ast, V.Nahuel 16+7reb+2ast, F.Franco 16+3reb+1ast, E.Iniguez 10+4reb, S.Agustin 6+2reb, G.F 6+4reb
Libertad: J.Eydallin 26+5reb+5ast, C.Franco 20+7reb, Q.Nicolas 19+3reb+4ast, L.Francisco 6+4reb+1ast, V.Boscacci 6+3reb+1ast, T.Scevola 5+3reb

Olimpico - Platense 79-84

Bottom-ranked Platense managed to get a third victory. This time they won against seventeenth-ranked Olimpico in La Banda 84-79. Platense made 19-of-24 charity shots (79.2 percent) during the game. It was a great evening for guard Brandon Szlaien (192-99, college: Dean) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds. Swingman Federico Copes (199-2) helped adding 22 points and 8 rebounds. Alejandro Reyna responded with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 12 rebounds and J Arias scored 16 points, 7 assists and 7 steals. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Platense (3-16) moved-up to eighteenth place, which they share with defeated Olimpico. Olimpico lost their third game in a row. Platense will play against league's second-placed Weber Bahia in Bahia Blanca in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Olimpico will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
OLIMPICO: M.Francisco 17+3reb+2ast, R.Alejandro 16+12reb+2ast, A.J 16+4reb+7ast, D.Perez 15+4reb+1ast, F.Alvaro 5+7reb, F.Mariano 4+2reb+2ast
PLATENSE: C.Federico 22+8reb+1ast, B.Szlaien 20+11reb+2ast, C.Gonzalo 15+10reb, B.Lucas 10+2reb+1ast, L.Nestor 7+5reb+2ast, F.Mateo 5+3reb+1ast

Atenas - Gimnasia 88-94

There was a minor upset when 14th ranked Atenas (8-13) lost to sixteenth ranked Gimnasia CR (6-13) in Cordoba 88-94 on Monday. Gimnasia CR had a 34-22 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Uruguayan Bernardo Barrera (195-97) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 25 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists. Cuban center Pedro Bombino (207-0, agency: Pro Sports) contributed with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Forward Octavio Sarmiento (198-1) answered with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists and Leonardo Lema (204-98) added 23 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Atenas. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Atenas' coach tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. The victory was the third consecutive win for Gimnasia CR. They maintain sixteenth place with 6-13 record. Atenas lost their third game in a row. They keep the fourteenth position with 13 games lost. Gimnasia CR will face higher ranked Libertad (#8) in Sunchales in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory.
Top scorers:
Atenas: L.Lema 23+7reb+2ast, S.Octavio 23+9reb+5ast, C.Luca 12+4reb+1ast, D.Juan 10+5reb+1ast, A.Maximo 9+1reb+2ast, G.Juan 5+4reb
Gimnasia: B.Barrera 25+12reb+5ast, B.Pedro 20+14reb+5ast, M.Y 18+9reb+1ast, F.E 15+4reb+10ast, R.Pedro 6+2reb+1ast, F.Franco 5+3reb+1ast

Argentino - Ferro 92-88

Worth to mention about the upset in a game between Ferro (11-6) and Argentino (4-18), which took place in Junin. Higher ranked Ferro lost to eighteenth ranked Argentino in a road game 88-92 on Monday. Argentino made 27-of-33 free shots (81.8 percent) during the game. It was an exceptional evening for forward Enzo Filipetti (198-1) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 28 points and 15 rebounds. Point guard Agustin Cavallin (188-1) accounted for 27 points and 5 rebounds for the winning side. Naturalized Italian Rodrigo Gerhardt (199-96) came up with 22 points and 7 rebounds (perfect from the field making all six shots) and forward Ignacio Varisco (202-1) added 17 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for Ferro in the defeat. Four Argentino and five Ferro players scored in double figures. Ferro's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Argentino moved-up to seventeenth place. Loser Ferro dropped to the ninth position with six games lost. Argentino will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Ferro will play against Penarol (#4) and will have a slim chance for a victory.
Top scorers:
FERRO: R.Gerhardt 22+7reb+2ast, I.Varisco 17+6reb+4ast, G.Joaquin 14+2reb+5ast, G.Ignacio 13+4reb+1ast, C.Bruno 12+8reb, C.Gianluca 4+3reb
ARGENTINO: F.Enzo 28+15reb+1ast, C.Agustin 27+5reb+3ast, M.Franco 20+6reb+4ast, S.Martin 13+4reb, M.Gomez 4+1reb, C.S 0

Obras - Weber Bahia 85-84

Third defeat of league's leader Weber Bahia (16-3) against third ranked Obras (15-3) 85-84 was the most important game of the last round. It ended at the same time the 11-game winning streak of Weber Bahia. Peruvian point guard Juan-Pablo Venegas (183-0) saved the victory by scoring 21 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Franco Smaniotti (187-0) contributed with 15 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Brazilian center Pedro Ianguas (209-98) answered with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 14 rebounds and Brazilian center Gabriel Novaes (208-1) added 19 points and 8 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) in the effort for Weber Bahia. Four Obras and five Weber Bahia players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Obras have an impressive series of ten victories in a row. They maintain third place with 15-3 record behind leader Quimsa. Weber Bahia at the other side dropped to the second position with three games lost. They were replaced at the leadership position by Quimsa. Weber Bahia will play next round against San Lorenzo trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Obras will try to continue on its current victory against eleventh ranked Boca Jrs.. It will be extra interesting game as Boca Jrs. is their local rival from Buenos Aires.
Top scorers:
Weber Bahia: N.Gabriel 19+8reb+1ast, I.Pedro 18+14reb, A.Facundo 13+1reb, T.Facundo 13+3reb, P.Ezequiel 10+5reb+9ast, Z.P 4+4reb+1ast
OBRAS: V.Juan-Pablo 21+5reb+6ast, S.Ibarra 18+4reb+1ast, S.Franco 15+7reb+3ast, I.Xavier 10+9reb+1ast, A.Victor 6+9reb+1ast, A.Digon 5+2reb+3ast

Estudiantes - Quimsa 63-81

Very predictable result when leader Quimsa (16-0) won against 12th ranked Estudiantes (10-14) in Concordia 81-63 on Tuesday. Sebastian Lugo (195-98) orchestrated the victory by scoring 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Forward Bautista Fernandez (195-1) contributed with 19 points for the winners. Quimsa's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Point guard Matias Alluchon (186-0) answered with 17 points and the former international center Ramiro Rattero (199-0) added 17 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Estudiantes. The victory was the sixteenth consecutive win for Quimsa. They keep a position of league leader. Loser Estudiantes keeps the twelfth place with 14 games lost. Quimsa will face Regatas (#10) in Corrientes in the next round and are hoping to win another game.
Top scorers:
Estudiantes: A.Matias 17+4reb+2ast, R.Rattero 17+6reb, N.Lemos 15+3reb, B.Jaime 9+5reb+3ast, D.Ramiro 3+3reb, G.R 2+2reb
Quimsa: S.Lugo 19+6reb+5ast, F.Bautista 19+2reb+2ast, T.Emiliano 12+3reb+2ast, K.Rubio 9+5reb+3ast, C.Bryan 9+12reb, C.Francisco 5+3reb+1ast

Regatas - San Martin 72-101

Another upset was a game between Regatas (11-8) and San Martin (9-10), which took place in Corrientes. Higher ranked Regatas was outleveled at home by thirteenth ranked San Martin 101-72. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Regatas. San Martin made 17-of-20 charity shots (85.0 percent) during the game. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. The best player for the winners was Rolando Vallejos (195-0) who scored 23 points and 7 rebounds. Franco Mendez (188-2) chipped in 16 points and 7 rebounds. Center Joaquin Marcon (203-1) produced 13 points and 7 rebounds and point guard Gaston Turraca (186-96) added 8 points and 9 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Five San Martin and four Regatas players scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. San Martin maintains thirteenth place with 9-10 record. Regatas at the other side dropped to the tenth position with eight games lost. San Martin will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
REGATAS: M.Joaquin 13+7reb, G.Fabio 11+2reb+1ast, T.Franchela 10+3reb+3ast, D.Gianluca 10+6reb+1ast, S.Juan-Cruz 10+3reb, T.Gaston 8+9reb+2ast
SAN MARTIN: V.Rolando 23+7reb+1ast, M.Franco 16+7reb+3ast, D.Rafael 15+8reb+1ast, D.Augusto 13+1reb+4ast, B.Dylan 11+5reb+2ast, S.Guido 9+3reb+5ast

H.Americano - Penarol 85-120

The game between 19th ranked H.Americano (3-19) and fourth ranked Penarol (14-5) in Rio Gallegos on Tuesday ended with biggest points difference. Guests from Mar del Plata outscored H.Americano 120-85. Penarol dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to H.Americano's 38. They outrebounded H.Americano 34-21 including a 27-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. Penarol looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by H.Americano's players. Forward Juan Fernandez (198-99) orchestrated the victory by scoring 28 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Tomas Monacchi (196-97) contributed with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field) for the winners. Point guard Jose Barrios (178-96) answered with 21 points and 4 assists and guard Braulio Soules (185-3) added 22 points in the effort for H.Americano. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. H.Americano's coach gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Penarol maintains fourth place with 14-5 record. H.Americano lost their third game in a row. They dropped to the bottom. Penarol will face Ferro (#9) in Buenos Aires in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game.
Top scorers:
H.Americano: S.Braulio 22+3reb, J.Barrios 21+3reb+4ast, A.Nicolas 14+5reb+4ast, A.Agustin 11+1reb+4ast, F.Damian 6+2reb, I.Santiago 4+2reb
Penarol: J.Fernandez 28+5reb+5ast, T.Monacchi 28+6reb+4ast, Q.Francisco 19+6reb+3ast, L.Gorosterrazu 12+2reb+4ast, B.Ignacio 11+2reb+1ast, M.Santiago 9+4reb+2ast

Instituto - Gimnasia 103-83

Not a big story in a game when 16th ranked Gimnasia CR (6-13) was outscored by eighth ranked Instituto (12-5) in Cordoba 103-83 on Wednesday. Instituto forced 24 Gimnasia CR turnovers. Juan Tulian (196-0) orchestrated the victory by scoring 22 points and 8 rebounds. Federico Pedano (191-0) contributed with 22 points for the winners. Instituto's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Cuban center Pedro Bombino (207-0, agency: Pro Sports) answered with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 12 rebounds and Uruguayan Bernardo Barrera (195-97) added 18 points and 6 assists in the effort for Gimnasia CR. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Instituto moved-up to sixth place. Loser Gimnasia CR keeps the sixteenth position with 13 games lost. Instituto will face La Union (#15) in Formosa in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Gimnasia CR will play at home against Libertad and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Gimnasia: B.Pedro 18+12reb+3ast, B.Barrera 18+3reb+6ast, F.E 13+8reb, R.Pedro 13+4reb, M.Y 9+2reb+1ast, S.Tomas 6+2reb+1ast
Instituto: J.Tulian 22+8reb+2ast, F.Pedano 22+4reb+2ast, S.Franco 13+2reb+2ast, B.Stefano 12+6reb+6ast, C.J 9+1reb+3ast, S.Josue 8

Atenas - La Union 84-97

We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when fifteenth ranked La Union (7-15) defeated 14th ranked Atenas (8-13) in Cordoba 97-84 on Wednesday. La Union looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Point guard Lautaro Cabrera (172-0) orchestrated the victory with a triple-double by scoring 22 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. Forward Nahuel Vicentin (200-97) contributed with 24 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Point guard Maximo Araujo (183-3) answered with 25 points and power forward Juan-Cruz Oberto (201-97) added 14 points and 9 rebounds in the effort for Atenas. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Atenas' coach tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. La Union maintains fifteenth place with 7-15 record. Atenas lost their third game in a row. They keep the fourteenth position with 13 games lost. La Union will face higher ranked Instituto (#6) in Cordoba in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory.
Top scorers:
Atenas: A.Maximo 25+1reb+2ast, J.Cruz Oberto 14+9reb+1ast, C.Luca 12+3ast, A.Alejo 11+5reb+5ast, G.Juan 8+8reb+1ast, S.Octavio 7+7reb+1ast
La Union: E.Iniguez 25+5reb+4ast, V.Nahuel 24+9reb+3ast, C.Lautaro 22+11reb+11ast, F.Franco 16+3reb+2ast, S.Agustin 6+3reb+1ast, G.Marcos 3+5reb



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