BABA Round 9 of Regular Season

Justin Pile

Here is the last round review presented by ESL.

Round 9 most important game was a victory of Warriors over bottom-ranked Celtics 89-53 on Sunday night. Warriors forced 29 Celtics turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. It was a good game for international forward Justin Pile who led his team to a victory with 27 points and 4 steals. Center Ricardo Toussaint contributed with 12 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. Center Jonathan Fitt answered with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds for Celtics. Warriors (1-5) left bottom position moving up to sixth place. It was Celtics' sixth loss in a row. Newly promoted team still closes the standings with six games lost.
Another interesting game for Bridgetown (5-1) which played on the court of Lakers (4-2). Second ranked Bridgetown crushed hosts 84-63. Center Joel Hunte stepped up and scored 21 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and Granville Gittens chipped in 16 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Bridgetown's coach felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was the former international forward Mark Bridgeman (198-89) with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. Defending champion maintains second place with 5-1 record behind leader Bulls. Lakers at the other side keep the third position with two games lost.
An interesting game for Bulls (6-0) which hosted in 4th placed Pinelands (3-3). Leader Bulls had an easy win 101-86. Andrew Ifill nailed 17 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals for the winning side. Ian Alexander came up with 24 points for Pinelands in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Undefeated Bulls have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain first place with 6-0 record. Loser Pinelands keep the fourth position with three games lost.