BABA Round 10 (Regular Season): Bears are defeated by Cavaliers in a derby game

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 (#1) and Bears (#6). Bears were defeated at home 85-97 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Cavaliers dominated down low during the game scoring 72 of its points in the paint compared to Bears' 36. Cavaliers forced 22 Bears turnovers and outrebounded them 46-29 including a 19-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. The former international guard Deveron Knight (195-2000) scored 21 points and 7 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and guard Gavin Phillips chipped in 22 points and 5 steals during the contest. At the losing side Antoine Winter responded with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Undefeated Cavaliers (10-0) have an impressive nine-game winning streak. They maintain first position with a perfect record of 10 victories in a row. Newly promoted Bears keep the sixth place with eight games lost.
Another interesting game was again a derby between two teams from Bridgetown: Pinelands (#4) and Lakers (#5). Lakers were smashed at home by 16 points 76-92 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. The former international Carl Thorpe (201-2001, college: York, NE) notched 19 points, 21 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the effort and Nathan Estwick supported him with 20 points. Pinelands' coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even a double-double of 16 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists by Brandon Ruck did not help to save the game for Lakers. Pinelands maintains fourth position with 6-4 record. Lakers lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with seven games lost.
Another interesting game was again a derby match of two local teams from Bridgetown: Celtics (#2) and Bulls (#3). Celtics (9-1) won against visiting Bulls (7-3) 97-82. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Bulls. Derion Hurley fired 20 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Manuel Alleng produced a double-double by scoring 18 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists for lost side. Bulls' coach rotated ten players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Celtics have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 9-1 record behind leader Cavaliers. Defending champion Bulls keep the third place with three games lost.

In the last game of round 10 bottom-ranked Warrens lost to Tridents on the opponent's court 68-80.



Tridents - Warrens 80-68

Everything could happen in Bridgetown at the game between two tied teams. Both seventh ranked Tridents and 8th ranked Warrens had identical 1-9 record. This time Tridents used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from 80-68 on Sunday night. Tridents looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Guard Zane Gaskin fired a double-double by scoring 19 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. Isaac Griffith chipped in 20 points and 6 rebounds. Four Tridents players scored in double figures. Tridents' coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Guard Jonathan Dottin (203) produced a double-double by scoring 20 points, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks and Trishon Gaskin added 24 points and 5 steals respectively for lost side. Tridents maintains seventh position with 2-9 record. Warrens lost eighth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with ten games lost.
Top scorers:
Tridents: I.Griffith 20+6reb+2ast, Z.Gaskin 19+13reb+8ast, A.Mottley-Squires 17+2ast, D.Griffin 12+3reb+3ast, N.Scott 6+13reb+5ast, D.Toppin 2+2reb
Warrens: G.Trishon 24+4reb+1ast, D.Jonathan 20+16reb+1ast, W.Delan 9+2reb+4ast, G.Karlos 8+14reb+1ast, A.Kaliel 7+9reb+2ast, G.N 0

Bears - Cavaliers 85-97

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Bridgetown: Cavaliers (#1) and Bears (#6). Bears were defeated at home 85-97 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Cavaliers dominated down low during the game scoring 72 of its points in the paint compared to Bears' 36. Cavaliers forced 22 Bears turnovers and outrebounded them 46-29 including a 19-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. The former international guard Deveron Knight (195-2000) scored 21 points and 7 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and guard Gavin Phillips chipped in 22 points and 5 steals during the contest. Five Cavaliers players scored in double figures. At the losing side Antoine Winter responded with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and the former international Mark Bridgeman (198-1990) scored 17 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists. Cavaliers (10-0) have an impressive nine-game winning streak. They maintain first position with a perfect record of 10 victories in a row. Newly promoted Bears keep the sixth place with eight games lost.
Top scorers:
Cavaliers: G.Phillips 22+4reb+2ast, D.Knight 21+7reb+2ast, S.Ottley 16+3reb+3ast, D.Hunte 15+5reb+3ast, O.Bowen 10+9reb+1ast, Z.Cave 9+5reb+1ast
Bears: W.Antoine 23+8reb+4ast, W.Akeem 21+1reb+4ast, B.Mark 17+8reb+9ast, W.Khaleel 9+4reb+7ast, M.Roderick 8+2reb+1ast, C.Decino 7+6reb+1ast

Lakers - Pinelands 76-92

Another interesting game was again a derby between two teams from Bridgetown: Pinelands (#4) and Lakers (#5). Lakers were smashed at home by 16 points 76-92 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Pinelands dominated down low during the game scoring 70 of its points in the paint compared to Lakers' 40. They outrebounded Lakers 53-39 including a 43-23 advantage in defensive rebounds. Pinelands players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. The former international Carl Thorpe (201-2001, college: York, NE) notched 19 points, 21 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the effort and guard Nathan Estwick supported him with 20 points. Pinelands' coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even a double-double of 16 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists by Brandon Ruck did not help to save the game for Lakers. The former international guard Keefe Birkett (183-1988) added 24 points and 9 rebounds for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Pinelands maintains fourth position with 6-4 record. Lakers lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with seven games lost.
Top scorers:
Pinelands: N.Estwick 20+4reb+3ast, T.Carl 19+21reb+6ast, K.Brathwaite 19+4reb+3ast, A.Brathwaite 10+3reb+1ast, N.Jones 8+2reb, K.Morris 7+3reb+1ast
Lakers: B.Keefe 24+9reb+3ast, R.Brandon 16+16reb+4ast, L.Kurt 10+3reb+1ast, H.Dijon 10+2reb+4ast, W.David 9+8reb+2ast, K.Jamar 5+1reb

Celtics - Bulls 97-82

Another interesting game was again a derby match of two local teams from Bridgetown: Celtics (#2) and Bulls (#3). Celtics (9-1) won against visiting Bulls (7-3) 97-82. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Bulls. Celtics forced 20 Bulls turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Derion Hurley fired 20 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. The former international guard Deroni Hurley (175-2001) chipped in 16 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 6 steals. Four Celtics players scored in double figures. Manuel Alleng produced a double-double by scoring 18 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists and the former international guard Simeon Maynard (178-2004) added 24 points respectively for lost side. Bulls' coach rotated ten players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Celtics have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 9-1 record behind leader Cavaliers. Defending champion Bulls keep the third place with three games lost.
Top scorers:
Celtics: D.Hurley 20+8reb+3ast, K.Adams 19+6reb+2ast, J.Alleyne 16+9reb, D.Hurley 16+6reb+8ast, T.Greenidge 8+6reb+1ast, R.Brewster 6+4reb+7ast
Bulls: S.Maynard 24+4reb+1ast, A.Manuel 18+15reb+4ast, G.Rahim 10+11reb+6ast, D.Markahli 8+5reb, A.Marsh 8+4reb+3ast, I.Andrew 7+6reb+5ast