LDD Round 40 (Regular Season): Ferro is defeated by Obras in a derby game

The games are now more important than at the beginning of the Regular Season. We may still expect few shocking results in upcoming 4 rounds. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Buenos Aires: Obras (#3) and Ferro (#7). Ferro was defeated at home 68-72 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Ferro. Worth to mention a great performance of swingman Lautaro Barrios (195-2004) who helped to win the game recording 26 points and 4 assists and power forward Valentino Finetti (204-2005) who added 8 points and 14 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side Facundo Wolinsky responded with 24 points (made all of his seven free throws). Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Obras (24-8) have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Instituto. Ferro at the other side keeps the seventh position with 13 games lost. Obras is looking forward to face Quimsa (#11) in Santiago del Estero in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Ferro will have a break next round.
LDD top team - Gimnasia CR (27-3) managed to deliver another win. This time they beat sixth ranked Riachuelo (23-12) in Comodoro Rivadavia 73-62. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Riachuelo LR. The winners were led by Dominican swingman Angel Reyes (201-2002) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 22 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists and Marcos Chacon supported him with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Gimnasia CR's coach Gustavo Sapochnik allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds by guard Jeremias Barco (-2005) did not help to save the game for Riachuelo. Gimnasia CR have an impressive eight-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 27-3 record. Riachuelo at the other side dropped to the fifth place with 12 games lost. Gimnasia will play against Platense (#14) in Florida in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Riachuelo will have a break next round.
Thirteenth-ranked Penarol (13-20) gave a tough game to third ranked Obras (24-8) in Buenos Aires on Wednesday. Obras managed to secure only one-point victory 80-79. However their fans expected much easier game. Juan Respaud fired 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Obras' coach Javier Ielmini used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Nicolas Chiaraviglio produced a double-double by scoring 43 points (!!!) and 12 rebounds for lost side. Obras have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Instituto. Penarol lost third consecutive game. They keep the thirteenth position with 20 games lost. Obras will meet at home Quimsa (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Penarol will have a break next round.

There were no shocking results in the other games in round 40: Regatas was destroyed by Boca Jrs. on the opponent's court 90-59. Platense unfortunately lost to Riachuelo in a home game 63-75. Comunicaciones managed to beat La Union on the road 99-91. Platense crushed Regatas on its own court 89-64. Comunicaciones was beaten by Obera in a road game 83-72.



Obras - Penarol 80-79

Thirteenth-ranked Penarol (13-20) gave a tough game to third ranked Obras (24-8) in Buenos Aires on Wednesday. Obras managed to secure only one-point victory 80-79. However their fans expected much easier game. Point guard Juan Respaud (190-2005) fired 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Swingman Lautaro Barrios (195-2004) chipped in 18 points and 7 rebounds. Four Obras players scored in double figures. Obras' coach Javier Ielmini used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Forward Nicolas Chiaraviglio (199-2004) produced a double-double by scoring 43 points (!!!) and 12 rebounds and point guard Gian Rossi (185-2005) added 11 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for lost side. Obras have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Instituto. Penarol lost third consecutive game. They keep the thirteenth position with 20 games lost. Obras will meet at home Quimsa (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Penarol will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Obras: B.Lautaro 18+7reb+1ast, R.Juan 15+8reb+4ast, P.Victor 15+1reb+4ast, F.Valentino 10+7reb+1ast, P.Nicholas 8+6reb, G.Simon 5
Penarol: C.Nicolas 43+12reb+1ast, R.Gian 11+6reb+5ast, S.Tobias 10+6reb+1ast, L.Luca 8+2reb, C.Martin 4+3reb, A.Gonzalo 3+6reb+1ast

Boca Jrs. - Regatas 90-59

Very expected game in Buenos Aires where 17th ranked Regatas (11-23) was crushed by fourth ranked Boca Jrs (23-9) 90-59 on Thursday. Boca Jrs. forced 19 Regatas turnovers and outrebounded them 42-31 including 36 on the defensive glass. Boca Jrs. looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by Regatas' players. Federico Contrera (-2006) fired 12 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. Swingman Tomas Sonnaillon (195-2004) chipped in 10 points and 8 rebounds. Five Boca Jrs players scored in double figures. Boca Jrs' coach Gonzalo Perez felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Maximiliano Bottaro produced a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds and guard Benjamin Marco (186-2005) added 11 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Boca Jrs have a solid three-game winning streak. Boca Jrs. maintains fourth position with 23-9 record. Regatas lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the seventeenth place with 23 games lost. Boca Jrs. will meet at home Argentino (#16) in the next round which should be another easy win for them. Regatas will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Boca Jrs.: C.Fidel 14+4reb, S.Nicolas 14+4reb+1ast, S.Matias 14+1reb+3ast, C.Federico 12+5reb+7ast, P.Tiziano 11+4reb+3ast, S.Tomas 10+8reb+2ast
Regatas: F.Juan 15+3reb, B.Maximiliano 14+10reb, M.Benjamin 11+7reb+4ast, B.Viktor 9+4reb+1ast, L.Alan 5+4reb, S.Matias 4+2ast

Platense - Riachuelo LR 63-75

Very predictable result in Florida where sixth ranked Riachuelo (23-12) defeated 16th ranked Platense (12-20) 75-63 on Thursday. Guard Jeremias Barco (-2005) fired 20 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Center Fabricio Diaz (205-2006) chipped in a double-double by scoring 13 points and 13 rebounds (perfect from the field making all six shots). Five Riachuelo LR players scored in double figures. Santino Mazzucchelli produced a double-double by scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds and swingman Mariano Goicoechea (195-2004) added 19 points (made all of his nine free throws !!!) respectively for lost side. Platense's coach Alejandro Perez rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Riachuelo moved-up to fifth place. Platense lost eighth consecutive game. They dropped to the fourteenth position with 20 games lost. Riachuelo will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Platense will play against the league's leader Gimnasia (#1) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Riachuelo LR: B.Jeremias 20+9reb, B.Matias 18+4reb+1ast, D.Fabricio 13+13reb+1ast, P.Marco 10+2reb+1ast, C.Mateo 10+5reb, J.Farias 2+1reb
Platense: M.Santino 23+10reb+2ast, G.Mariano 19+4reb, M.Henyerberth 9+13reb, G.Joaquin 6+1reb, U.Anthoan 4+1reb+1ast, J.Manuel 2+1reb+1ast

La Union - Comunicaciones 91-99

Not a big story in a game in Formosa where 14th ranked La Union (12-21) was defeated by ninth ranked Comunicaciones (18-13) 99-91 on Thursday. Comunicaciones outrebounded La Union 56-26 including a 22-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. Guard Agustin Bruner (188-2004) fired 32 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Forward Marcos Panozzo (195) chipped in a double-double by scoring 26 points and 14 rebounds. Four Comunicaciones players scored in double figures. Franco Gimenez produced 37 points (!!!) and 7 rebounds and guard Franco Chir (190-2002) added 27 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. Comunicaciones maintains ninth position with 18-13 record. La Union lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the fifteenth place with 21 games lost. They share the position with Argentino. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Comunicaciones: B.Agustin 32+7reb+4ast, P.Marcos 26+14reb, R.Mateo 20+9reb+3ast, P.Yosel 12+14reb, A.Angel 5+7reb+2ast, P.Ignacio 4+4reb
La Union: G.Franco 37+7reb+2ast, C.Franco 27+5reb+2ast, C.Laureano 10+5reb+2ast, B.Lisandro 8+3reb+5ast, N.Nicolas 5+3reb, C.Maximiliano 4

Gimnasia - Riachuelo LR 73-62

LDD top team - Gimnasia CR (27-3) managed to deliver another win. This time they beat sixth ranked Riachuelo (23-12) in Comodoro Rivadavia 73-62. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Riachuelo LR. Gimnasia players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists comparing to just 6 passes made by Riachuelo's players. The winners were led by Dominican swingman Angel Reyes (201-2002) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 22 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists and Cuban swingman Marcos Chacon (194-2003, agency: Pro Sports) supported him with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Gimnasia CR's coach Gustavo Sapochnik allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds by guard Jeremias Barco (-2005) did not help to save the game for Riachuelo. Center Fabricio Diaz (205-2006) added 13 points and 7 rebounds for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Gimnasia CR have an impressive eight-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 27-3 record. Riachuelo at the other side dropped to the fifth place with 12 games lost. Gimnasia will play against Platense (#14) in Florida in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Riachuelo will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Gimnasia: R.Angel 22+13reb+4ast, D.Martiniano 13+2reb+6ast, A.Valentino 13+4reb+1ast, C.Marcos 13+10reb+3ast, C.Jose 5+6reb, M.Renzo 4+8reb+5ast
Riachuelo LR: D.Fabricio 13+7reb+2ast, B.Jeremias 12+10reb, B.Matias 12+4reb, C.Mateo 10+3reb+2ast, A.Juan 7+7reb, P.Marco 6+7reb+1ast

Platense - Regatas 89-64

The game between closely ranked teams ended with sixteenth ranked Platense's (12-20) home victory over 17th ranked Regatas (11-23) 89-64 on Friday. Santino Mazzucchelli fired a double-double by scoring 25 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Swingman Mariano Goicoechea (195-2004) chipped in 27 points and 6 rebounds. Platense's coach Alejandro Perez felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Guard Juan Ferreyra (185-2003) produced 11 points and 6 rebounds and Viktor Bender added 10 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. Four Platense and five Regatas players scored in double figures. Platense moved-up to fourteenth place. Regatas lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the seventeenth position with 23 games lost. Platense will meet at home league's leader Gimnasia in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Regatas will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Platense: G.Mariano 27+6reb, M.Santino 25+10reb+2ast, J.Manuel 12, U.Anthoan 10+1reb, P.Giovanni 5+2reb+1ast, M.Henyerberth 4+10reb+1ast
Regatas: L.Alan 13+3reb, S.Matias 13, B.Maximiliano 11+5reb, F.Juan 11+6reb+2ast, B.Viktor 10+8reb, M.Benjamin 3+6reb+2ast

Obera - Comunicaciones 83-72

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 9th ranked Comunicaciones' (18-13) road loss to eighth ranked Obera (20-15) 72-83 on Saturday. Power forward Kelvin Ramirez (204-2002) fired 21 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Point guard Maximo Koziarski (179-2006) chipped in 18 points and 5 assists. Forward Marcos Panozzo (195) produced 19 points and 9 rebounds and guard Agustin Bruner (188-2004) added 16 points and 7 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Obera have a solid four-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains eighth position with 20-15 record. Loser Comunicaciones keeps the ninth place with 13 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Obera: R.Kelvin 21+7reb+4ast, K.Maximo 18+3reb+5ast, H.Caballero 15+6reb+2ast, A.Maximiliano 12+10reb+1ast, C.Mateo 11+5reb+6ast, K.Gonzalo 5+6reb+1ast
Comunicaciones: P.Marcos 19+9reb, B.Agustin 16+7reb+3ast, A.Angel 13+9reb+1ast, R.Mateo 12+3reb+4ast, P.Yosel 10+13reb+1ast, P.Ignacio 2+3reb+1ast

Ferro - Obras 68-72

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Buenos Aires: Obras (#3) and Ferro (#7). Ferro was defeated at home 68-72 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Ferro. Worth to mention a great performance of swingman Lautaro Barrios (195-2004) who helped to win the game recording 26 points and 4 assists and power forward Valentino Finetti (204-2005) who added 8 points and 14 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side Facundo Wolinsky responded with 24 points (made all of his seven free throws) and center Augusto Roveres (207-2003) produced a double-double by scoring 10 points and 12 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Obras (24-8) have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Instituto. Ferro at the other side keeps the seventh position with 13 games lost. Obras is looking forward to face Quimsa (#11) in Santiago del Estero in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Ferro will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Obras: B.Lautaro 26+4reb+4ast, P.Victor 14+1reb+3ast, R.Juan 10+4reb+5ast, F.Valentino 8+14reb, C.Franco 6+2reb, L.Joaquin 4+3reb+1ast
Ferro: W.Facundo 24+3reb+3ast, R.Camilo 12+6reb+1ast, R.Augusto 10+12reb+1ast, P.Alejandro 9+5reb, B.Felipe 8+3reb+1ast, B.Juan 3