LNB Round 9 (Regular Season): Titanes defeat Caneros

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The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Caneros (9-4) in La Romana on Wednesday night. Hosts were defeated by third ranked Titanes (8-4) 87-83. It ended at the same time the seven-game winning streak of Caneros. Titanes made 18-of-22 free shots (81.8 percent) during the game. It was a good game for American forward Terry Larrier (203-1995, college: UConn) who led his team to a victory with 25 points and 5 rebounds. point guard Richard Bautista (185-1997, agency: BMS Sport Agency) contributed with 8 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. Yeison Colome (190-1996, agency: BMS Sport Agency) answered with 19 points, 8 assists and 4 steals for Caneros. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Titanes have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain third place with 8-4 record behind leader Reales. Caneros at the other side dropped to the second position with four games lost. Titanes are looking forward to face Marineros (#6) in Puerto Plata in the next round. Caneros will play on the road against the league's leader Reales (#1) in La Vega and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
An interesting game for Titanes (8-4) which hosted in San Cristobal their close opponent Metros (7-8). Third ranked Titanes had an easy win 111-95. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Metros. Point guard Richard Bautista (185-1997, agency: BMS Sport Agency) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 29 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists and 5 steals (on 12-of-14 shooting from the field) for the winners and KJ Jackson chipped in 25 points. The best for the losing side was American forward Emmitt Williams (198-1998, college: LSU, agency: BMS Sport Agency) with 30 points and 5 rebounds (on 13-of-14 shooting from the field). Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Titanes have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain third place with 8-4 record behind leader Reales. Metros at the other side dropped to the fifth position with eight games lost. Titanes will play against Marineros (#6) in Puerto Plata in the next round. Metros will play at home against Soles and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
LNB top team - Caneros (9-4) added another victory to their record on Tuesday. This time they beat eighth ranked Leones (2-11) in Santo Domingo 87-82. Raimer Santana nailed 17 points and 4 assists for the winning side. Emmitt Holt came up with 19 points and 6 rebounds for Leones in the defeat. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. Caneros have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. Despite that victory Caneros went down to second position due to points difference. Leones lost third consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 11 games lost. Caneros will meet league's leader Reales in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Leones will play against Indios (#4) in San Francisco and hope to secure a win.

In the last game of round 9 Indios beat Soles on the road 119-101.



Titanes - Metros 111-95

An interesting game for Titanes (8-4) which hosted in San Cristobal their close opponent Metros (7-8). Third ranked Titanes had an easy win 111-95. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Metros. Titanes forced 19 Metros turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. Point guard Richard Bautista (185-1997, agency: BMS Sport Agency) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 29 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists and 5 steals (on 12-of-14 shooting from the field) for the winners and American guard KJ Jackson (187-1998, college: UMBC) chipped in 25 points. Five Titanes players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American forward Emmitt Williams (198-1998, college: LSU, agency: BMS Sport Agency) with 30 points and 5 rebounds (on 13-of-14 shooting from the field) and guard Oliver Garcia (188-1996, agency: BMS Sport Agency) scored 16 points (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Titanes have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain third place with 8-4 record behind leader Reales. Metros at the other side dropped to the fifth position with eight games lost. Titanes will play against Marineros (#6) in Puerto Plata in the next round. Metros will play at home against Soles and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Metros: E.Williams 30+5reb+3ast, O.Garcia 16, B.Mendez 10+2reb+1ast, J.Iciano 7+1reb+4ast, J.Allen 6+6reb, M.Dicent 6+2reb+3ast
Titanes: R.Bautista 29+7reb+10ast, K.Jackson 25+3reb+3ast, K.Jordan 19+6reb+4ast, T.Criswell 16+3reb, T.Larrier 12+4reb+3ast, R.Bautista 4+1reb+3ast

Leones - Caneros 82-87

LNB top team - Caneros (9-4) added another victory to their record on Tuesday. This time they beat eighth ranked Leones (2-11) in Santo Domingo 87-82. Point guard Raimer Santana (183-1997, agency: BMS Sport Agency) nailed 17 points and 4 assists for the winning side and Yeison Colome (190-1996, agency: BMS Sport Agency) accounted for 14 points and 5 assists. American forward Emmitt Holt (201-1996, college: Providence) came up with 19 points and 6 rebounds and Nicaraguan forward Jean Quezada (-2000) added 11 points and 11 rebounds respectively for Leones 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. Caneros have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. Despite that victory Caneros went down to second position due to points difference. Leones lost third consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 11 games lost. Caneros will meet league's leader Reales in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Leones will play against Indios (#4) in San Francisco and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Leones: E.Holt 19+6reb+1ast, B.Griffin 14+2reb+3ast, L.Manuel Lopez 11+4reb+6ast, J.Quezada 11+11reb, A.Puello 9+5reb+5ast, L.Cabrera 8+4reb
Caneros: R.Santana 17+2reb+4ast, T.Cooper 16+2reb+1ast, Y.Colome 14+2reb+5ast, E.Suero 13+2ast, M.Herasme 8+1reb, T.Zanna 6+7reb

Soles - Indios 101-119

No shocking result in a game when fifth ranked Indios (7-6) beat 7th ranked Soles (3-9) in Santo Domingo 119-101 on Wednesday. Indios looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Luismal Ferreiras (200-2003, agency: BMS Sport Agency) nailed a double-double by scoring 24 points and 14 rebounds (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) for the winning side and naturalized American point guard Eddy Polanco (193-1994, college: SE Louisiana, agency: Octagon Europe) accounted for 23 points. Naturalized American Luis Martinez (198-1984, college: William Pater.) came up with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and Oliver Liriano added 27 points and 5 rebounds (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) respectively for Soles in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Indios moved-up to fourth place. Soles lost their third game in a row. They keep the seventh position with nine games lost. Indios will meet at home bottom-ranked Leones (#8) in the next round. Soles will play against Metros in Santiago and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Soles: O.Liriano 27+5reb+1ast, L.Martinez 23+6reb+4ast, Z.Cooks 12+1reb+5ast, S.Verplancken 12+3reb+1ast, M.Guzman 10+3reb, R.Boyce III 8+1ast
Indios: L.Ferreiras 24+14reb+2ast, E.Polanco 23+1reb+2ast, J.Rodriguez 18+1reb+6ast, W.Green Jr. 13+1reb+2ast, R.Abad 11+1reb+1ast, B.Dawson 8+5reb+2ast

Caneros - Titanes 83-87

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Caneros (9-4) in La Romana on Wednesday night. Hosts were defeated by third ranked Titanes (8-4) 87-83. It ended at the same time the seven-game winning streak of Caneros. Titanes made 18-of-22 free shots (81.8 percent) during the game. It was a good game for American forward Terry Larrier (203-1995, college: UConn) who led his team to a victory with 25 points and 5 rebounds. Point guard Richard Bautista (185-1997, agency: BMS Sport Agency) contributed with 8 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. Yeison Colome (190-1996, agency: BMS Sport Agency) answered with 19 points, 8 assists and 4 steals and American guard Thomas Cooper (196-1992, college: Calgary) added 16 points in the effort for Caneros. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Titanes have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain third place with 8-4 record behind leader Reales. Caneros at the other side dropped to the second position with four games lost. Titanes are looking forward to face Marineros (#6) in Puerto Plata in the next round. Caneros will play on the road against the league's leader Reales (#1) in La Vega and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Caneros: Y.Colome 19+3reb+8ast, T.Cooper 16+3reb, M.Herasme 10+5reb+2ast, E.Suero 9+2reb+1ast, L.Belbere 9+2reb, R.Santana 7+2reb+4ast
Titanes: T.Larrier 25+5reb+2ast, T.Criswell 19+1reb, K.Jordan 12+6reb+1ast, R.Bautista 8+3reb+2ast, R.Bautista 8+7reb+8ast, K.Jackson 7+4reb+3ast