Liga Basquet Pro Round 4: No surprise as #1 Barcelona defeats Leones

- June 17, 2023

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Host teams show no mercy winning all games. The round 4 was rather boring as all games ended with very predictable results. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Liga Basquet Pro top team - Barcelona (5-0) had no problems winning another game on Friday. This time they crushed seventh ranked Leones (2-3) in Guayaquil 86-56. Undefeated Barcelona have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 5-0 record, which they share with IMP Alvarado. Leones at the other side dropped to the fifth place with three games lost. They share the position with Piratas and Spartans. Barcelona is looking forward to face Guerreros MC (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Leones will play against Portoviejo and are hoping to prove to their fans that the loss was just an accident.
Bottom-ranked Portoviejo (0-5) is still winless. This time they lost on the road their fifth consecutive match to second ranked Guerreros MC (4-1) 116-81. Guerreros MC have a solid four-game winning streak. Despite that victory Guerreros MC went down to third position due to points difference. Portoviejo at the other side still closes the standings with five games lost. Guerreros MC will play against league's leader Barcelona in Guayaquil in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Portoviejo will play at home against Leones (#6) and hopes to get finally their first victory.

There were no shocking results in the other games in round 4: Pasaje lost to undefeated IMP Alvarado on the opponent's court 56-85. J.Guzman managed to outperform Piratas in a home game 117-100. Orange recorded a loss to Spartans on the road 93-84.

Barcelona - Leones 86-56

Liga Basquet Pro top team - Barcelona (5-0) had no problems winning another game on Friday. This time they crushed seventh ranked Leones (2-3) in Guayaquil 86-56. Barcelona have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 5-0 record, which they share with IMP Alvarado. Leones at the other side dropped to the fifth place with three games lost. They share the position with Piratas and Spartans. Barcelona is looking forward to face Guerreros MC (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Leones will play against Portoviejo and are hoping to prove to their fans that the loss was just an accident.

IMP Alvarado - Pasaje 85-56

Very expected game when 8th ranked Pasaje (1-4) was crushed on the road by top-ranked IMP Alvarado (5-0) 85-56. IMP Alvarado have an impressive five-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Barcelona. Pasaje lost third consecutive game. They keep the eighth place with four games lost. They share the position with Orange. IMP Alvarado will play against Spartans (#7) in the next round where they are favorite. Pasaje will play against Piratas to get more than just one victory in their record.

Guerreros MC - Portoviejo 116-81

Bottom-ranked Portoviejo (0-5) is still winless. This time they lost on the road their fifth consecutive match to second ranked Guerreros MC (4-1) 116-81. Guerreros MC have a solid four-game winning streak. Despite that victory Guerreros MC went down to third position due to points difference. Portoviejo at the other side still closes the standings with five games lost. Guerreros MC will play against league's leader Barcelona in Guayaquil in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Portoviejo will play at home against Leones (#6) and hopes to get finally their first victory.

J.Guzman - Piratas 117-100

Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both fourth ranked J.Guzman and 9th ranked Piratas had identical 2-2 record. This time J.Guzman used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from Ibarra 117-100. J.Guzman maintains fourth position with 3-2 record. Piratas at the other side dropped to the fifth place with three games lost. They share the position with Leones and Spartans. J.Guzman will play against Orange (#8) in the next round. Piratas will play against Pasaje and hope to get back on the winning track.

Spartans - Orange 93-84

Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both fifth ranked Spartans and 6th ranked Orange had identical 1-3 record. This time Spartans used a home court advantage and won against the opponent from 93-84. Spartans maintains fifth position with 2-3 record, which they share with Piratas and Leones. Orange lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the eighth place with four games lost. They share the position with Pasaje. Spartans will play against league's second-placed IMP Alvarado in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Orange will play against J.Guzman (#4) to get more than just one victory in their record.