LDC Round 2: Immortals beat Sameji in a derby game

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

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Santiago: Immortals and Sameji. Sameji was smashed at home by 31 points 84-115 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Immortals dominated down low during the game scoring 82 of its points in the paint compared to Sameji's 54. They outrebounded Sameji 57-30 including a 37-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Immortals made 9 blocks. The best player for the winners was American forward James Milton (203-1992, college: Stevenson) who had a double-double by scoring 28 points and 12 rebounds. Forward Angel Rivas (198-1993) chipped in 29 points and 8 rebounds. Forward Jonathan Aybar (206-2001, college: UNF) produced 26 points for the hosts. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Immortals is looking forward to face Del Patio in the next round. Sameji's supporters also look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Santiago Santiago Max.
Another interesting game was again a derby between two teams from Santiago: Capitanes and Sameji. Sameji was defeated at home 109-121 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Center Adris Rodriguez (203-1988) orchestrated the victory with a triple-double by scoring 15 points, 27 rebounds and 10 assists. Oliver Ferreira contributed with 31 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals for the winners. Canadian-Ghanian point guard James Agyeman (178-1994) replied with 17 points for Sameji. Sameji's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Capitanes' supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Santiago Fenix.
An exciting game was played in Santiago. Capitanes faced Evolve OL. Host Capitanes defeated guests from 106-99. Rich Polanco had a triple-double by scoring 26 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the charge for the winners. Capitanes' coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Aneury Parra responded with 30 points. Capitanes' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Santiago Fenix.

In the last game of round 2 Immortals defeated Evolve OL in Santiago 123-116.

Capitanes - Evolve OL 106-99

An exciting game was played in Santiago. Capitanes faced Evolve OL. Host Capitanes defeated guests from 106-99. Capitanes outrebounded Evolve OL 49-26 including a 30-15 advantage in defensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by Evolve OL's players. Forward Rich Polanco (203-1997, college: S.Dakota) had a triple-double by scoring 26 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the charge for the winners and center Adris Rodriguez (203-1988) chipped in 13 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists during the contest. Capitanes' coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Aneury Parra responded with 30 points and Benny Nova scored 27 points and 5 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Capitanes' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Santiago Fenix.
Top scorers:
Evolve OL: P.Aneury 30+4reb+2ast, N.Benny 27+5reb+2ast, V.Cruz 16+4reb+2ast, D.Waters Jr. 11+5reb+3ast, T.Gabriel 8+3reb+1ast, D.Butler 7+3reb+5ast
Capitanes: R.Polanco 26+10reb+10ast, G.Francisco 21+4reb+2ast, F.Oliver 21+5reb+3ast, A.Rodriguez 13+13reb+6ast, R.Ernesto 7+5reb+1ast, F.Jhon 6+4reb+2ast

Sameji - Immortals 84-115

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Santiago: Immortals and Sameji. Sameji was smashed at home by 31 points 84-115 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Immortals dominated down low during the game scoring 82 of its points in the paint compared to Sameji's 54. They outrebounded Sameji 57-30 including a 37-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Immortals made 9 blocks. The best player for the winners was American forward James Milton (203-1992, college: Stevenson) who had a double-double by scoring 28 points and 12 rebounds. Forward Angel Rivas (198-1993) chipped in 29 points and 8 rebounds. Four Immortals players scored in double figures. Forward Jonathan Aybar (206-2001, college: UNF) produced 26 points and American guard DAngelo Elliott (196, college: Temple JC) added 17 points and 5 rebounds respectively for the hosts. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Immortals is looking forward to face Del Patio in the next round. Sameji's supporters also look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Santiago Santiago Max.
Top scorers:
Sameji: J.Aybar 26+3reb+2ast, D.Elliott 17+5reb+1ast, V.Wilbert 9+3reb+1ast, A.Ricardo 8+3reb+1ast, P.Luisaury 7+3reb+2ast, J.Agyeman 6+3reb+2ast
Immortals: R.Angel 29+8reb+1ast, J.Milton 28+12reb+1ast, D.Wright 16+14reb+1ast, R.Milosevic 11+4reb+2ast, A.Gil 8+4reb+5ast, J.Iwasa 8+2reb+1ast

Sameji - Capitanes 109-121

Another interesting game was again a derby between two teams from Santiago: Capitanes and Sameji. Sameji was defeated at home 109-121 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Capitanes made 17-of-22 charity shots (77.3 percent) during the game. Capitanes outrebounded Sameji 59-40 including 28 on the offensive glass. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 26 assists. Center Adris Rodriguez (203-1988) orchestrated the victory with a triple-double by scoring 15 points, 27 rebounds and 10 assists. Guard Oliver Ferreira (189-1993) contributed with 31 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals for the winners. Canadian-Ghanian point guard James Agyeman (178-1994) replied with 17 points and forward Jonathan Aybar (206-2001, college: UNF) added 16 points in the effort for Sameji. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Sameji's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Capitanes' supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Santiago Fenix.
Top scorers:
Sameji: J.Agyeman 17+3reb+2ast, J.Aybar 16+4reb+2ast, V.Wilbert 14+4reb+2ast, D.Elliott 14+6reb+2ast, A.Ricardo 14+4reb+2ast, M.Jhovanny 12+4reb
Capitanes: F.Oliver 31+6reb+5ast, R.Ernesto 23+8reb+2ast, G.Francisco 20+2reb+1ast, R.Polanco 18+8reb+4ast, A.Rodriguez 15+27reb+10ast, F.Chris 7+4reb+2ast

Evolve OL - Immortals 116-123

There was a minor upset when Evolve OL was defeated at home by Immortals 123-116 on Tuesday. Immortals looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Immortals made 8 blocks. American forward James Milton (203-1992, college: Stevenson) had a double-double by scoring 37 points (!!!) and 11 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and guard Amet Gil (191-1988) chipped in 25 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists during the contest. Benny Nova responded with 30 points and 8 rebounds and American guard DeJon Waters Jr (190-1997, college: Pitt St.) scored 26 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Immortals and five Evolve OL players scored in double figures. Immortals will meet Del Patio in the next round. Evolve OL will play against Santiago Basket and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Evolve OL: N.Benny 30+8reb+2ast, P.Aneury 26+6reb+3ast, D.Waters Jr. 26+8reb+4ast, T.Gabriel 11+4reb+2ast, G.Silvano 11+4reb+2ast, V.Cruz 5+3reb+1ast
Immortals: J.Milton 37+11reb+1ast, A.Gil 25+5reb+8ast, D.Wright 24+12reb+2ast, R.Angel 22+8reb+3ast, R.Martinez 5+1reb+1ast, N.Michael 4+4reb+2ast



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