LDC Round 1 (Regular Season): Capitanes lose to Mambas

The Regular Season in LDC just started. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most important game of round 1 took place in Santiago where Mambas edged Capitanes 94-92 on Friday night. Strangely Capitanes outrebounded Mambas 41-29 including 19 on the offensive glass. Victor Torres (189-1995) stepped up and scored 32 points for the winners and Daniel Vasquez chipped in 19 points and 5 rebounds. At the losing side Francisco Germosen responded with 19 points and 4 assists. Capitanes' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Capitanes will play next round against strong CPN trying to make it back to the top of the standings. It will be a derby game for which supporters look forward to, where their team will face at home their local rival from Santiago - CPN. Mambas will try to continue on its current victory against Capitanes. It will be extra interesting game as Capitanes is their local rival from Santiago.
Moca Superior defeated Fenix at home 85-72. Micael Urena nailed a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds for the winning side and Luigi Rojas accounted for 19 points and 5 rebounds. Brayan Rodriguez came up with 16 points for Fenix in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Fenix will play next round against strong CPN trying to get back on the winning streak. It will be a derby game for which supporters look forward to, where their team will face at home their local rival from Santiago - CPN. Moca Superior will try to continue on its current victory against Immortals at Santiago.
Immortals recorded a loss in Santiago on Thursday night. Visitors were edged by CPN 89-87. Sammy Rodriguez fired 23 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals for the winners. Khalil Small produced 25 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for lost side. CPN's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Santiago to the arena Fenix.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 1: Moca Superior won against Santiago Max on the opponent's court 97-88. Winless Santiago Basket unfortunately lost to Fenix in a home game 81-84. Immortals rolled over Santiago Max on the road 83-53.



Mambas - Capitanes 94-92

The most important game of round 1 took place in Santiago where Mambas edged Capitanes 94-92 on Friday night. Strangely Capitanes outrebounded Mambas 41-29 including 19 on the offensive glass. Victor Torres (189-1995) stepped up and scored 32 points for the winners and Daniel Vasquez chipped in 19 points and 5 rebounds. At the losing side Francisco Germosen responded with 19 points and 4 assists and Adris Rodriguez produced a double-double by scoring 10 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. Four Mambas and five Capitanes players scored in double figures. Capitanes' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Capitanes will play next round against strong CPN trying to make it back to the top of the standings. It will be a derby game for which supporters look forward to, where their team will face at home their local rival from Santiago - CPN. Mambas will try to continue on its current victory against Capitanes. It will be extra interesting game as Capitanes is their local rival from Santiago.
Top scorers:
Capitanes: G.Francisco 19+4reb+4ast, S.Joan 16+8reb+2ast, A.Yodael 13+4reb+1ast, R.Adris 10+10reb+7ast, R.Marcos 10+3reb+1ast, R.Almonte 9+3reb+1ast
Mambas: T.Victor 32+4reb+2ast, V.Daniel 19+5reb+1ast, C.Eddy 16+3reb+2ast, E.Raul 10+3reb+1ast, Q.Juan 9+4reb+1ast, J.Ventura 4+3reb

Santiago Max - Moca Superior 88-97

Very expected game when Santiago Max was defeated at home by Moca Superior 97-88 on Friday. Micael Urena fired 26 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Guard Derekjeter Mejia (182-2001) chipped in 16 points. Franklyn Sabater produced 15 points and 7 assists and guard Jose Brito added 12 points and 6 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Moca Superior will meet at home Immortals in the next round. Santiago Max's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Santiago to the arena Santiago Basket.
Top scorers:
Santiago Max: S.Franklyn 15+2reb+7ast, G.Cristian 13+4reb+1ast, J.Brito 12+6reb+2ast, F.Chris 12+3reb+2ast, P.Moises 8+6reb+2ast, F.Victor 7+3reb
Moca Superior: U.Micael 26+9reb+2ast, D.Mejia 16+3reb+3ast, R.Luigi 11+3reb+1ast, C.Pablo 10+6reb+1ast, P.Andy 9+2reb, P.Manuel 9+3reb+1ast

CPN - Immortals 89-87

Immortals recorded a loss in Santiago on Thursday night. Visitors were edged by CPN 89-87. Guard Sammy Rodriguez (185) fired 23 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals for the winners. Raul Torres (182-2005) chipped in 21 points. American guard Khalil Small (190-1995, college: Green Bay) produced 25 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and forward Angel Rivas (198-1993) added 25 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. CPN's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Santiago to the arena Fenix.
Top scorers:
Immortals: K.Small 25+7reb+4ast, R.Angel 25+8reb+2ast, G.Joel 11+3reb, T.Hall 10+9reb+1ast, A.Ricardo 8+3reb+1ast, C.Yeremi 6+3reb+1ast
CPN: R.Sammy 23+5reb+5ast, T.Raul 21+3reb+1ast, R.Milosevic 17+4reb+1ast, P.Leonaisis 14+8reb+1ast, L.Adonis 5+1reb+1ast, J.Erick 4+3reb+1ast

Santiago Basket - Fenix 81-84

Very predictable result when Fenix edged on the road Santiago Basket 84-81 on Thursday. Mcgrady Rodriguez fired 27 points for the winners. Guard Angel Nunez (188, college: Lehman) chipped in 26 points. Fenix's coach used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Mexican Josue Feliz (193-1998) produced 27 points and Christopher Santos added 15 points respectively for lost side. Four Santiago Basket players scored in double figures. Fenix's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Santiago CPN.
Top scorers:
Santiago Basket: F.Josue 27+4reb+2ast, S.Christopher 15+3reb+2ast, B.Hill 11+4reb+3ast, N.Manso 11+2reb+2ast, E.Stone 7+4reb, M.Juan 5+4reb+1ast
Fenix: R.Mcgrady 27+4reb+1ast, A.Nunez 26+3reb+1ast, A.Jolmi 14+3reb+1ast, O.Domingo 5+3reb+1ast, T.Hensy 4+2reb+1ast, R.Brayan 3+1reb

Moca Superior - Fenix 85-72

Moca Superior defeated Fenix at home 85-72. They outrebounded Fenix 42-21 including a 22-11 advantage in defensive rebounds. Micael Urena nailed a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds for the winning side and Luigi Rojas accounted for 19 points and 5 rebounds. Brayan Rodriguez came up with 16 points and Jolmi Almanzar added 14 points respectively for Fenix in the defeat. Four Moca Superior and five Fenix players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Fenix will play next round against strong CPN trying to get back on the winning streak. It will be a derby game for which supporters look forward to, where their team will face at home their local rival from Santiago - CPN. Moca Superior will try to continue on its current victory against Immortals at Santiago.
Top scorers:
Fenix: R.Brayan 16+3reb+1ast, A.Jolmi 14+4reb+2ast, A.Nunez 13+3reb+1ast, R.Mcgrady 13+4reb+1ast, B.Yendi 10+3reb+1ast, O.Domingo 4+2reb
Moca Superior: R.Luigi 19+5reb+1ast, U.Micael 17+10reb+1ast, D.Mejia 13+4reb+5ast, R.Kelvin 10+4reb+2ast, P.Manuel 8+8reb+2ast, C.Pablo 6+3reb

Santiago Max - Immortals 53-83

But Santiago Max was not able to use a home court advantage and was rolled over by the opponent from Santiago 83-53 on Sunday night. Immortals dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Santiago Max's 32 and made 16-of-19 free shots (84.2 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Santiago Max 49-25 including a 29-13 advantage in defensive rebounds. American guard Khalil Small (190-1995, college: Green Bay) fired a double-double by scoring 32 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. His fellow American import forward Tay Hall (197-2003, college: Gulf Coast CC) chipped in 14 points and 9 rebounds. Four Immortals players scored in double figures. Julio Estrella produced 14 points and Franklyn Sabater added 10 points respectively for lost side. Immortals will meet Moca Superior in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Santiago Max's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Santiago to the arena Santiago Basket.
Top scorers:
Santiago Max: E.Julio 14+3reb+1ast, S.Franklyn 10+4reb+2ast, F.Chris 8+4reb+1ast, G.Cristian 7+3reb+2ast, J.Brito 6+5reb+2ast, N.Darbert 4+2reb+1ast
Immortals: K.Small 32+15reb+4ast, T.Hall 14+9reb+1ast, R.Angel 13+8reb+1ast, C.Yeremi 12+7reb+1ast, G.Joel 6+4reb, A.Ricardo 4+3reb