LNB Round 1 (Regular Season): Titanes defeat Soles

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

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Soles in San Cristobal on Tuesday night. Visitors were defeated by Titanes 92-85. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Terry Larrier (203-1995, college: UConn) who helped to win the game recording 26 points and 6 rebounds. point guard Richard Bautista (185-1997, agency: BMS Sport Agency) contributed with 13 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. Naturalized American Gerardo Suero (196-1989, college: Albany, agency: BMS Sport Agency) answered with 30 points and 6 rebounds for Soles. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Titanes is looking forward to face Leones in Santo Domingo in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Soles will play at home against Metros and are hoping to win this game.
Another exciting game for Indios which played in La Romana against Caneros. Indios won 85-81. American forward Tony Farmer (201-1994, college: Lee JC) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and Darnell Edge chipped in 16 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Indios' coach Abraham Disla allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. At the losing side Brazilian Lucas Caue (206-1998) responded with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds. Indios will play against Marineros in Puerto Plata in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Caneros will play on the road against Marineros in Puerto Plata and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
An interesting game was also tough road loss of Leones in a game in La Vega versus undefeated Reales 94-87. American players dominated the game. Quade Green nailed 24 points and 6 assists for the winning side. Emmitt Holt came up with 18 points and 5 rebounds for Leones in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Reales will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Leones will play against Titanes and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last game of round 1 winless Marineros lost to undefeated Metros on the road 87-91.
The most impressive performance of 1st round was 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists by Sir'Jabari Rice of Metros.



Titanes - Soles 92-85

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Soles in San Cristobal on Tuesday night. Visitors were defeated by Titanes 92-85. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Terry Larrier (203-1995, college: UConn) who helped to win the game recording 26 points and 6 rebounds. Point guard Richard Bautista (185-1997, agency: BMS Sport Agency) contributed with 13 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. Five Titanes players scored in double figures. Naturalized American Gerardo Suero (196-1989, college: Albany, agency: BMS Sport Agency) answered with 30 points and 6 rebounds and Brazilian center Dikembe Andre (206-1999, agency: BMS Sport Agency) added 15 points and 14 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) in the effort for Soles. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Titanes is looking forward to face Leones in Santo Domingo in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Soles will play at home against Metros and are hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Titanes: T.Larrier 26+6reb+1ast, R.Bautista 13+5reb+8ast, K.Jordan 13+7reb+1ast, G.Adon 13+6reb, J.De La Cruz 12+3reb, J.Corporan 6+2reb+1ast
Soles: G.Suero 30+6reb+3ast, D.Andre 15+14reb+3ast, R.Moquete 10+2reb+2ast, H.Wright 7+3reb, E.Matthews 5+2reb+1ast, L.Martinez 5+6reb+1ast

Reales - Leones 94-87

An interesting game was also tough road loss of Leones in a game in La Vega versus undefeated Reales 94-87. Reales shot 65.4 percent from the field. American players dominated the game. Point guard Quade Green (183-1998, college: Washington, agency: Octagon Europe) nailed 24 points and 6 assists for the winning side and power forward Sterling Manley (213-1998, college: UNC) accounted for 15 points and 5 rebounds. Forward Emmitt Holt (201-1996, college: Providence) came up with 18 points and 5 rebounds and guard Brachon Griffin (185-1992, college: ECSU) added 19 points and 4 assists respectively for Leones in the defeat. Five Reales and four Leones players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Reales will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Leones will play against Titanes and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Reales: Q.Green 24+1reb+6ast, S.Manley 15+5reb, E.Williams Jr. 11+4reb+1ast, L.Duarte 11+1reb+2ast, R.Smith 10+3reb+1ast, N.Carter 9+1reb
Leones: B.Griffin 19+1reb+4ast, E.Holt 18+5reb+3ast, K.Perez 14+3reb+4ast, J.Araujo 12+3reb, D.Peguero 6+1ast, L.Cabrera 6+5reb+1ast

Caneros - Indios 81-85

Another exciting game for Indios which played in La Romana against Caneros. Indios won 85-81. Indios players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. They brought some defensive toughness making 7 blocks. American forward Tony Farmer (201-1994, college: Lee JC) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and his fellow American import point guard Darnell Edge (188-1997, college: FDU) chipped in 16 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Indios' coach Abraham Disla allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. At the losing side Brazilian Lucas Caue (206-1998) responded with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds and Yeison Colome (190-1996, agency: BMS Sport Agency) scored 17 points and 6 assists. Five Indios and four Caneros players scored in double figures. Indios will play against Marineros in Puerto Plata in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Caneros will play on the road against Marineros in Puerto Plata and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Indios: T.Farmer 19+12reb+5ast, D.Edge 16+5reb+6ast, J.Allen 13+1reb+3ast, J.Flores 11+5reb+3ast, L.Ferreiras 11+12reb+3ast, J.Patton 11+8reb+2ast
Caneros: Y.Colome 17+4reb+6ast, L.Caue 15+10reb+2ast, M.Payton 15+2ast, M.Herasme 13+4reb, B.Polanco 9+4reb, Z.Irvin 6+7reb

Metros - Marineros 91-87

Metros used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Puerto Plata 91-87 on Wednesday night. Metros looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American guard Sir'Jabari Rice (193-1998, college: Texas) nailed 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side and his fellow American import guard Kyler Edwards (193-1999, college: Houston) accounted for 19 points and 4 assists. American guard Isaiah Williams (188-1995, college: Georgia St.) came up with 19 points and 8 assists and naturalized American guard EJ Dambreville (191, college: FSC) added 9 points and 10 rebounds respectively for Marineros in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. Metros will meet Soles in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Marineros will play against Caneros and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Metros: S.Rice 21+5reb+4ast, K.Edwards 19+3reb+4ast, M.Dicent 10+2reb+3ast, D.Mintz 10+5reb+7ast, T.Owens 8+1reb+1ast, J.Tilmon Jr. 8+1reb+2ast
Marineros: I.Williams 19+1reb+8ast, A.Mirambeaux 14+4reb, S.Ballas 12+4reb+2ast, B.Polanco 11+3reb, R.Christmas 9+2reb, E.Dambreville 9+10reb