NPBA Round 17 (Regular Season): High Flyers beat Rockets by three after a very close game

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game of round 17 in the NPBA took place in Nassau. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of 3rd placed Rockets (12-5) to second ranked High Flyers (15-2) 86-83 in the game for the second place. High Flyers forced 21 Rockets turnovers. Strangely Rockets outrebounded High Flyers 53-39 including a 22-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. The former international forward Qyemah Gibson (196-1997, college: St.Mary's) orchestrated the victory by scoring 29 points and 8 rebounds. Center Kemsey Sylvestre contributed with 21 points and 6 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winners. High Flyers' coach used entire bench in such tough game. Roosevelt Whylly answered with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 14 rebounds for Rockets. High Flyers maintains second place with 15-2 record having just one point less than leader Giants. Rockets at the other side keep the third position with five games lost. High Flyers are looking forward to face Rebels (#6) in the next round. Rockets' supporters also look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Nassau Shockers.
Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Nassau: Rockets (#3) and TMT Giants (#8). Rockets (12-5) won against visiting TMT Giants (5-13) 73-59. The former international power forward Kadeem Coleby (206-1989, college: Wichita St.) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 13 rebounds for the winners and Abel Joseph chipped in 8 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Forward Christopher Johnson (190-2000, college: CCBC Catonsv.) responded with 5 points, 16 rebounds and 5 blocks. Rockets maintains third place with 12-5 record having just two points less than leader Giants. TMT Giants lost eighth consecutive game. They dropped to the ninth position with 13 games lost. Rockets' supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Nassau Shockers.
Bottom-ranked Tucker Boys managed to get a fourth victory, breaking the series of four consecutive losses on Wednesday night. This time they won against sixth-ranked Rebels 66-57. Lorenzo Rolle nailed a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds for the winning side. Marcian Higgins came up with 19 points and 5 rebounds for Rebels in the defeat. Tucker Boys maintains tenth place with 4-12 record. Rebels lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the fifth position with ten games lost. They share it with Millionaires. Tucker Boys' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Nassau .

In the last game of round 17 Millionaires were beaten by Titans on the road 53-48.



Rockets - TMT Giants 73-59

Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Nassau: Rockets (#3) and TMT Giants (#8). Rockets (12-5) won against visiting TMT Giants (5-13) 73-59. They outrebounded TMT Giants 49-38 including 34 on the defensive glass. Rockets players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists comparing to just 6 passes made by TMT Giants' players. The former international power forward Kadeem Coleby (206-1989, college: Wichita St.) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 13 rebounds for the winners and the former international guard Abel Joseph (200-1990, college: Holland) chipped in 8 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Coleby is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Forward Christopher Johnson (190-2000, college: CCBC Catonsv.) responded with 5 points, 16 rebounds and 5 blocks and Canadian guard Zachary Pennerman (, college: Mount Allison) scored 10 points and 5 rebounds. Rockets maintains third place with 12-5 record having just two points less than leader Giants. TMT Giants lost eighth consecutive game. They dropped to the ninth position with 13 games lost. Rockets' supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Nassau Shockers.
Top scorers:
Rockets: C.Kadeem 21+13reb+2ast, R.Turnquest 14+1ast, L.Munnings 11+6reb+2ast, D.Beadle 8+6reb+2ast, A.Joseph 8+7reb+6ast, R.Whylly 6+11reb+3ast
TMT Giants: H.Daniel 14+2reb+1ast, M.Christoph 12+2reb, P.Zachary 10+5reb+2ast, J.Ujamaa 8+1reb+2ast, S.Rashad 5+9reb+1ast, J.Brian 5+3reb

Rebels - Tucker Boys 57-66

Bottom-ranked Tucker Boys managed to get a fourth victory, breaking the series of four consecutive losses on Wednesday night. This time they won against sixth-ranked Rebels 66-57. They outrebounded Rebels 62-38 including a 44-30 advantage in defensive rebounds. Lorenzo Rolle nailed a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds for the winning side and Clayton Tucker accounted for 19 points and 7 rebounds. point guard Marcian Higgins (187-1996) came up with 19 points and 5 rebounds and Ishad Rolle added 13 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for Rebels in the defeat. Tucker Boys maintains tenth place with 4-12 record. Rebels lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the fifth position with ten games lost. They share it with Millionaires. Tucker Boys' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Nassau .
Top scorers:
Tucker Boys: C.Tucker 19+7reb+2ast, L.Rolle 18+10reb+3ast, A.Rolle 10+8reb+4ast, D.Marshall 8+7reb+4ast, G.Styles 7+6reb, D.Maycock 2+12reb+1ast
Rebels: H.Marcian 19+5reb+1ast, R.Ishad 13+7reb+5ast, W.Kevin 12+6reb, G.Oliver 6+7reb, S.Wilben 5+10reb+2ast, P.Dario 2+3reb

Titans - Millionaires 53-48

There was a surprise result when ninth ranked Titans (5-12) beat at home higher ranked Millionaires (6-10) 53-48 on Friday. Titans held Millionaires to an opponent 23.9 percent shooting from the field compared to 33.9 percent accuracy of the winners. Strangely Millionaires outrebounded Titans 49-35 including 20 on the offensive glass. Forward Kenneth Reckley (198, college: Niagara) nailed a double-double by scoring 10 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side and Devon Curtis accounted for 18 points. Sirmar Rolle came up with 10 points and 8 rebounds and Chadwin James added 8 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Millionaires in the defeat. Titans moved-up to eighth place. Millionaires lost fourth consecutive game. Millionaires at the other side, also newcomer in the league, keep the fifth position with ten games lost. They share it with Rebels. Titans will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Millionaires will play against Shockers (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Titans: D.Curtis 18+2reb+1ast, B.Cornish 13+6reb, K.Reckley 10+15reb+5ast, D.Dorsett 9+4reb+1ast, N.Hudson 2+1reb, W.Dean 1+1reb+1ast
Millionaires: R.Sirmar 10+8reb+1ast, J.Chad-Vaughn 8+2reb, J.Chadwin 8+5reb+3ast, C.Cameron 8+6reb+2ast, M.Kriston 6+3reb+1ast, C.Johnathan 6+6reb

High Flyers - Rockets 86-83

The most exciting game of round 17 in the NPBA took place in Nassau. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of 3rd placed Rockets (12-5) to second ranked High Flyers (15-2) 86-83 in the game for the second place. High Flyers forced 21 Rockets turnovers. Strangely Rockets outrebounded High Flyers 53-39 including a 22-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. The former international forward Qyemah Gibson (196-1997, college: St.Mary's) orchestrated the victory by scoring 29 points and 8 rebounds. Center Kemsey Sylvestre contributed with 21 points and 6 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winners. High Flyers' coach used entire bench in such tough game. Roosevelt Whylly answered with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 14 rebounds and the former international guard Abel Joseph (200-1990, college: Holland) added 21 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for Rockets. High Flyers maintains second place with 15-2 record having just one point less than leader Giants. Rockets at the other side keep the third position with five games lost. High Flyers are looking forward to face Rebels (#6) in the next round. Rockets' supporters also look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Nassau Shockers.
Top scorers:
High Flyers: G.Qyemah 29+8reb+1ast, K.Sylvestre 21+6reb+2ast, K.Farrington 8+3reb+3ast, R.Ingraham 8, S.Pratt 5+5reb+6ast, J.Neely 4+1reb+1ast
Rockets: W.Roosevelt 23+14reb+3ast, J.Abel 21+9reb+4ast, K.Coleby 17+11reb+3ast, F.Devon 6+3reb+1ast, B.Leon 5+3reb+1ast, B.Renardo 4+8reb+3ast