LBP Round 5 (Regular Season): Cimarrones edge Caimanes by two points

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game of round 5 in the LBP took place in Quibdo-Choco. This derby game ended with only two-point defeat on the road of 4th placed Caimanes (3-3) to seventh ranked Cimarrones (1-7) 74-72 on Friday evening. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Caimanes. The best player for the winners was Dominican swingman Juan De Los Santos (193-2002) who had a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds. Dominican Bernardo Polanco (189-1994) chipped in 25 points. Venezuelan forward Luis Bethelmy (200-1986) produced a double-double by scoring 14 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists for the guests. Caimanes' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Cimarrones maintains seventh place with 1-7 record. Caimanes at the other side dropped to the third position with three games lost. They share it with Sabios and Paisas.
Very important is a home loss of second ranked Storm (5-3) against sixth ranked Motilones (2-4) on Sunday night. Host Storm was defeated by Motilones in a tough game in San Andres Island 85-92. orchestrated the victory by scoring 37 points (!!!), 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Franco Morales contributed with 17 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. The former international forward Michael Jackson (198-1987) answered with a double-double by scoring 28 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists (was perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line !!!) for Carrib.Storm. Storm's coach tested eleven players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Motilones maintains sixth place with 2-4 record. Carrib.Storm at the other side keeps the second position with three games lost.
An exciting game was played in Cali. First ranked Toros faced 3rd placed Paisas. Host Toros (7-1) defeated guests from Medellin (3-3) 83-78. Terry Armstrong stepped up and scored 13 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Toros' coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Ty-Shon Alexander responded with 20 points and 7 rebounds. Toros have a solid series of three victories in a row. Toros Del Valle maintains first place with 7-1 record. Paisas lost third consecutive game. Defending champion keep the third position with three games lost. They share it with Sabios and Caimanes.

Other games of round 5 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Caimanes crushed Cimarrones in Villavicencio 79-46. Toros Del Valle beat Paisas at home 92-80. Motilones were destroyed by Carrib.Storm on the opponent's court 104-83.
The best stats of 5th round was 36 points (!!!), 5 rebounds and 10 assists by Romario Roque of Carrib.Storm.



Cimarrones - Caimanes 46-79

There was no surprise in Quibdo-Choco where 7th ranked Cimarrones (1-7) were crushed by fourth ranked Caimanes (3-3) 79-46 on Thursday. Caimanes dominated down low during the game scoring 44 of its points in the paint compared to Cimarrones' 20. They outrebounded Cimarrones 41-27 including 32 on the defensive glass. American Tirrell Brown (198-1993, college: OBU) stepped up and scored 16 points and 5 assists for the winners and the former international power forward Sebastian Valencia (200-1997) chipped in 13 points and 8 rebounds. Caimanes' coach felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Dominican Bernardo Polanco (189-1994) responded with 17 points and 6 rebounds and Dominican swingman Juan De Los Santos (193-2002) scored 17 points. Caimanes have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Sabios and Paisas. Cimarrones lost seventh consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with seven games lost.
Top scorers:
Caimanes: T.Brown 16+3reb+5ast, S.Valencia 13+8reb+1ast, S.Juan 11+2reb+1ast, Y.Llerena 11+2reb, L.Juan 9+7reb+1ast, L.Bethelmy 7+8reb+4ast
Cimarrones: J.De Los Santos 17+4reb+1ast, B.Polanco 17+6reb, C.Carela 5+5reb+4ast, B.Andres 4+6reb+1ast, M.Yedier 3+1reb, R.Johan 0+2reb

Cimarrones - Caimanes 74-72

The most exciting game of round 5 in the LBP took place in Quibdo-Choco. This derby game ended with only two-point defeat on the road of 4th placed Caimanes (3-3) to seventh ranked Cimarrones (1-7) 74-72 on Friday evening. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Caimanes. The best player for the winners was Dominican swingman Juan De Los Santos (193-2002) who had a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds. Dominican Bernardo Polanco (189-1994) chipped in 25 points. Four Cimarrones players scored in double figures. Venezuelan forward Luis Bethelmy (200-1986) produced a double-double by scoring 14 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists and American Tirrell Brown (198-1993, college: OBU) added 20 points and 6 rebounds respectively for the guests. Caimanes' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Cimarrones maintains seventh place with 1-7 record. Caimanes at the other side dropped to the third position with three games lost. They share it with Sabios and Paisas.
Top scorers:
Cimarrones: B.Polanco 25+4reb, J.De Los Santos 19+10reb+2ast, M.Yedier 14+7reb+2ast, C.Carela 10+4reb+3ast, B.Andres 4+10reb+2ast, R.Johan 2+4reb+3ast
Caimanes: T.Brown 20+6reb+3ast, L.Bethelmy 14+12reb+4ast, O.Munoz 10+1reb+5ast, Y.Llerena 9, S.Valencia 8+8reb+1ast, M.Alejandro 5+1reb+1ast

Toros Del Valle - Paisas 83-78

An exciting game was played in Cali. First ranked Toros faced 3rd placed Paisas. Host Toros (7-1) defeated guests from Medellin (3-3) 83-78. American guard Terry Armstrong (200-2000, college: Arizona) stepped up and scored 13 points and 5 rebounds for the winners and the former international swingman Cristian Solis (-2001) chipped in 10 points and 10 rebounds. Toros' coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. American guard Ty-Shon Alexander (193-1998, college: Creighton) responded with 20 points and 7 rebounds and the former international power forward Sebastian Valencia (200-1997) scored 17 points and 5 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Toros have a solid series of three victories in a row. Toros Del Valle maintains first place with 7-1 record. Paisas lost third consecutive game. Defending champion keep the third position with three games lost. They share it with Sabios and Caimanes.
Top scorers:
Toros Del Valle: M.Hayner 17+3reb, T.Armstrong 13+5reb+3ast, C.Solis 10+10reb+1ast, Q.Kevin 10+5reb, A.Minota 9+2reb, R.Miguel 8+2reb+5ast
Paisas: T.Alexander 20+7reb+1ast, C.Eric 17+5reb+2ast, A.Luis 13+6reb, B.Santiago 11+7reb, J.Tello-Palacios 7+9reb+5ast, S.De Luque 5+4reb+4ast

Toros Del Valle - Paisas 92-80

No shocking result in a game in Cali where first ranked Toros (7-1) defeated 3rd placed Paisas (3-3) 92-80 on Sunday. Toros Del Valle looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. American guard Terry Armstrong (200-2000, college: Arizona) stepped up and scored 20 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners and the former international forward Alejandro Minota (189-1998) chipped in 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Toros' coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American guard Ty-Shon Alexander (193-1998, college: Creighton) responded with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists and the former international Soren De Luque (200-1998) scored 13 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Toros Del Valle and five Paisas players scored in double figures. Toros have a solid series of three victories in a row. Toros Del Valle maintains first place with 7-1 record. Paisas lost third consecutive game. Defending champion keep the third position with three games lost. They share it with Sabios and Caimanes.
Top scorers:
Toros Del Valle: A.Minota 23+5reb+4ast, T.Armstrong 20+6reb+6ast, Q.Kevin 12+2reb, M.Zambrano 10+4reb+1ast, C.Solis 8+2reb, M.Hayner 5+3reb+1ast
Paisas: T.Alexander 24+6reb+7ast, C.Eric 18+2reb+2ast, S.De Luque 13+6reb+4ast, J.Tello-Palacios 11+3reb+1ast, A.Luis 10+7reb, C.Marcus 2+2reb+1ast

Carrib.Storm - Motilones 85-92

Very important is a home loss of second ranked Storm (5-3) against sixth ranked Motilones (2-4) on Sunday night. Host Storm was defeated by Motilones in a tough game in San Andres Island 85-92. Motilones made 21-of-27 charity shots (77.8 percent) during the game. They brought some defensive toughness making 11 blocks. orchestrated the victory by scoring 37 points (!!!), 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Chilean point guard Franco Morales (181-1992) contributed with 17 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Four Motilones players scored in double figures. The former international forward Michael Jackson (198-1987) answered with a double-double by scoring 28 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists (was perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line !!!) and Dominican Bernardo Polanco (189-1994) added 9 points and 15 rebounds in the effort for Carrib.Storm. Storm's coach tested eleven players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Motilones maintains sixth place with 2-4 record. Carrib.Storm at the other side keeps the second position with three games lost.
Top scorers:
Motilones: C.Yeison 37+6reb+6ast, F.Morales 17+8reb+4ast, C.Andres 15+4reb+3ast, P.Sean 15+5reb+2ast, R.Abad 6+13reb, C.William 2+4reb+1ast
Carrib.Storm: M.Jackson 28+13reb+4ast, J.Jim 16+1reb+2ast, R.Roque 11+2reb+2ast, M.Andres 9+15reb+3ast, V.Luis 7+4reb+1ast, M.Andres 5+4reb

Carrib.Storm - Motilones 104-83

Very expected game in San Andres Island where 6th ranked Motilones (2-4) were rolled over by second ranked Storm (5-3) 104-83 on Monday. Carrib.Storm dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Motilones' 36. They outrebounded Motilones 53-39 including 40 on the defensive glass. Carrib.Storm looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The former international forward Romario Roque (180-1998) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 36 points (!!!), 5 rebounds and 10 assists for the winners and chipped in 13 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Storm's coach felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Chilean point guard Franco Morales (181-1992) responded with 25 points and the former international forward Alejandro Minota (189-1998) scored 16 points and 7 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Carrib.Storm maintains second place with 5-3 record having just two points less than leader Toros Del Valle. Loser Motilones keep the sixth position with four games lost.
Top scorers:
Carrib.Storm: R.Roque 36+5reb+10ast, M.Jackson 14+4reb+1ast, M.Andres 13+6reb, J.Jim 13+7reb+5ast, T.Rayner 8+4reb+2ast, M.Andres 6+13reb+1ast
Motilones: F.Morales 25+4reb+1ast, C.Yeison 16+7reb+3ast, P.Sean 14+7reb+1ast, J.Rodriguez 11+5reb, C.Andres 9+4reb, R.Abad 6+5reb+1ast