BABA Round 2 (Regular Season): Cavaliers beat Pinelands in a derby game

There were only 2 rounds played so far and it's still very beginning of the Regular Season in BABA. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Bridgetown: Cavaliers and Pinelands. Cavaliers smashed visiting Pinelands by 23 points 92-69. Cavaliers forced 27 Pinelands turnovers. The best player for the winners was the former international guard Deveron Knight (195-2000) who scored 37 points (!!!), 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals. Guard Zachary Cave chipped in 12 points and 7 rebounds. Guard Rachad Hall (183) produced 22 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists for the guests. Pinelands' coach gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Cavaliers' supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Bridgetown Bulls.
Another interesting game was again a derby between two teams from Bridgetown: Bulls and Lakers. Lakers were smashed at home by 31 points 73-104 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. The former international guard Simeon Maynard (178-2004) orchestrated the victory by scoring 28 points. Rasheed Maynard contributed with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Bulls' coach felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Guard Primus Walrond (201, college: Baton Rouge) replied with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 12 rebounds for Lakers. Bulls' supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Bridgetown to the arena Cavaliers.
Another interesting game was again a derby match of two local teams from Bridgetown: Celtics and Bears. Celtics smashed visiting Bears by 31 points 84-53. Derion Hurley scored 12 points and 8 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners. Coach 's team controlled all game and the coach could let to play 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Antoine Winter responded with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 19 rebounds. Celtics' supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Bridgetown Pinelands.

In the last game of round 2 winless Tridents were crushed by Warrens in a road game 91-72.



Cavaliers - Pinelands 92-69

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Bridgetown: Cavaliers and Pinelands. Cavaliers smashed visiting Pinelands by 23 points 92-69. Cavaliers forced 27 Pinelands turnovers. The best player for the winners was the former international guard Deveron Knight (195-2000) who scored 37 points (!!!), 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals. Guard Zachary Cave chipped in 12 points and 7 rebounds. Five Cavaliers players scored in double figures. Guard Rachad Hall (183) produced 22 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists and the former international Carl Thorpe (201-2001, college: York, NE) added 23 points and 10 rebounds respectively for the guests. Pinelands' coach gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Cavaliers' supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Bridgetown Bulls.
Top scorers:
Cavaliers: D.Knight 37+9reb+4ast, Z.Cave 12+7reb+2ast, S.Ottley 11+7reb+1ast, S.Norville 10+4reb+6ast, O.Bowen 10+9reb, G.Phillips 8+5reb+3ast
Pinelands: C.Thorpe 23+10reb+1ast, H.Rachad 22+9reb+7ast, B.Adriel 8+7reb, M.Khenti 4+6reb, B.Foster 3+1reb, T.Michael 2

Lakers - Bulls 73-104

Another interesting game was again a derby between two teams from Bridgetown: Bulls and Lakers. Lakers were smashed at home by 31 points 73-104 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Bulls forced 19 Lakers turnovers and had a 16-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. Bulls players were unselfish on offense dishing 27 assists. The former international guard Simeon Maynard (178-2004) orchestrated the victory by scoring 28 points. The former international forward Rasheed Maynard (185-2000) contributed with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Bulls' coach felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Guard Primus Walrond (201, college: Baton Rouge) replied with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 12 rebounds and the former international guard Keefe Birkett (183-1988) added 18 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Lakers. Four Lakers players scored in double figures. Bulls' supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Bridgetown to the arena Cavaliers.
Top scorers:
Bulls: M.Simeon 28+3reb+2ast, R.Maynard 23+5reb+4ast, R.Gibbons 12+5reb+6ast, K.Phillips 9+5reb+2ast, M.Downie 7+3reb, M.Alleng 7+3reb+2ast
Lakers: W.Primus 24+12reb+1ast, B.Keefe 18+6reb+3ast, L.Kurt 13+3reb+4ast, H.Tyreke 12+3reb, R.Brandon 6+7reb+3ast, W.Scott 0+5reb+2ast

Warrens - Tridents 91-72

The game between closely ranked teams ended with Tridents' road loss to Warrens 72-91 on Saturday. Warrens dominated down low during the game scoring 66 of its points in the paint compared to Tridents' 40. Warrens forced 26 Tridents turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Trishon Gaskin had a double-double by scoring 31 points and 5 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and forward Karlos Greenidge chipped in 17 points and 14 rebounds during the contest. Guard Darreon Griffin responded with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists and guard Zane Gaskin scored 13 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Tridents' coach rotated twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Warrens will meet at home Lakers in the next round. Tridents' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Bridgetown to the arena Bears.
Top scorers:
Warrens: T.Gaskin 31+5reb+1ast, K.Greenidge 17+14reb+3ast, B.Hope 11+8reb+6ast, A.Lawrence 9+1reb+4ast, J.Dottin 9+6reb, K.Boyce 8+3reb+2ast
Tridents: G.Darreon 21+6reb+5ast, G.Zane 13+6reb+5ast, M.Ari 9+2reb, G.Nathan 7+11reb+1ast, B.Xavier 5+3reb, R.Kristopher 4+5reb+1ast

Celtics - Bears 84-53

Another interesting game was again a derby match of two local teams from Bridgetown: Celtics and Bears. Celtics smashed visiting Bears by 31 points 84-53. Celtics forced 28 Bears turnovers. Derion Hurley scored 12 points and 8 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and guard Renico Brewster (-2000) chipped in 14 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. Four Celtics players scored in double figures. Coach 's team controlled all game and the coach could let to play 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Antoine Winter responded with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 19 rebounds and the former international Mark Bridgeman (198-1990) scored 15 points and 9 rebounds. Celtics' supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Bridgetown Pinelands.
Top scorers:
Celtics: R.Brewster 14+6reb+2ast, D.Hurley 12+3reb+4ast, D.Hurley 12+8reb+2ast, A.Joseph-Thorne 11+4reb+4ast, J.Hunte 9+9reb+1ast, K.Adams 9+3reb+2ast
Bears: W.Antoine 18+19reb+3ast, B.Mark 15+9reb+1ast, S.Christopher 7+5reb, W.Akeem 6+3reb+5ast, W.Khaleel 2+1reb+2ast, M.Roderick 2+4reb