LSB Round 23 (Regular Season): Top-ranked Caribbean Coast win another game

There are only two more rounds left in the Regular Season in LSB. The round 23 was rather boring as all games ended with very predictable results. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

LSB top team - Caribbean Coast (16-4) had no problems winning another game on Tuesday. This time they crushed ninth ranked Rivas (2-17) 112-88. Caribbean Coast forced 25 Rivas turnovers and outrebounded them 38-23 including 22 on the offensive glass. Puerto Rican guard Luis Lopez (182-1998, college: PR-Mayaguez) orchestrated the victory by scoring 36 points (!!!), 9 assists and 4 steals. Puerto Rican power forward Owens Perez (206-1992) contributed with 23 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. Forward Jason Cortez (-1999) answered with 19 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists for Rivas. Caribbean Coast have an impressive series of nine victories in a row. They maintain first place with 16-4 record, which they share with Brumas. Rivas lost ninth consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with 17 games lost. They share it with Tigres. Caribbean Coast's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Managua Leones.
The game between second ranked Brumas (16-4) and 8th ranked UNI Basket (5-14) in Jinotega ended with biggest points difference. Brumas outscored guests from 91-60. Worth to mention a quality performance of American Timothy Simmons (195-1992, college: DBU) who helped to win the game recording 22 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). Kevin Andino helped adding 12 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. American forward Tyler Morman (206-1997, college: Southern Miss) responded with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 12 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the seventh consecutive win for Brumas. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Caribbean Coast. UNI Basket at the other side keeps the eighth place with 14 games lost. Brumas will play against Real Esteli (#3) on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. UNI Basket will have a break next round.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 23: Indigenas were beaten by Leones on the road 77-71. Leon won against Jaguares on its own court 86-74. Tigres were outscored by Real Esteli in a road game 106-87.
The most impressive performance of 23th round was 18 points and 12 rebounds by Lorenzo Martinez of Tigres.



Rivas - Caribbean Coast 88-112

LSB top team - Caribbean Coast (16-4) had no problems winning another game on Tuesday. This time they crushed ninth ranked Rivas (2-17) 112-88. Caribbean Coast forced 25 Rivas turnovers and outrebounded them 38-23 including 22 on the offensive glass. Puerto Rican guard Luis Lopez (182-1998, college: PR-Mayaguez) orchestrated the victory by scoring 36 points (!!!), 9 assists and 4 steals. Puerto Rican power forward Owens Perez (206-1992) contributed with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. Forward Jason Cortez (-1999) answered with 19 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists and Felix Ramos (-2003) added 20 points in the effort for Rivas. Four Rivas players scored in double figures. Caribbean Coast have an impressive series of nine victories in a row. They maintain first place with 16-4 record, which they share with Brumas. Rivas lost ninth consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with 17 games lost. They share it with Tigres. Caribbean Coast's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Managua Leones.
Top scorers:
Caribbean Coast: L.Lopez 36+3reb+9ast, O.Perez 23+13reb+1ast, G.Jorge 18+1reb+7ast, P.Neyton 9+3reb+3ast, W.Andy 6+8reb, P.Kingsly 6
Rivas: K.Rivera 20+1reb+1ast, R.Felix 20+3reb+1ast, C.Jason 19+9reb+6ast, U.Luis 12+3reb+5ast, I.Kender 9+3reb+2ast, C.Kurlam 4+2reb+1ast

Leones - Indigenas 77-71

No shocking result in a game when fourth ranked Leones (14-6) beat 7th ranked Indigenas (6-13) in Managua 77-71. Leones dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Indigenas' 34. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. It was a great evening for American guard Kaleb Hunter (193-1998, college: UNCG) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 24 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists. The former international forward Josmel Martinez (198-1999, college: Broward CC) helped adding 16 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. American guard Tylan Dean (185-1999, college: Rogers St.) responded with 30 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals (on 11-of-13 shooting from the field) and Canadian swingman Zekiah Owens (197-1998, college: AIC) scored 19 points and 9 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Leones maintains fourth place with 14-6 record. Indigenas at the other side keep the seventh position with 13 games lost. Leones' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Managua to the arena Caribbean Coast.
Top scorers:
Leones: K.Hunter 24+13reb+5ast, J.Martinez 16+8reb+6ast, M.Hinestroza 10+9reb+2ast, C.Webster 9+2reb+2ast, M.Garcia 9+2reb, M.Herman 6
Indigenas: T.Dean 30+5reb+4ast, Z.Owens 19+9reb+2ast, H.Francisco 9+4reb+2ast, C.Moten-Jackson 6+5reb+3ast, R.Mendoza 5+4reb+4ast, M.Franklin 2+1reb

Leon - Jaguares 86-74

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 6th ranked Jaguares' (8-11) road loss to fifth ranked Leon (13-6) 74-86. Leon forced 23 Jaguares turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. It was a great evening for the former international guard Vansdell Thomas (185-1986) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 steals. Dominican Miguel Almonte (200-1991) helped adding 22 points and 9 rebounds. Four Leon players scored in double figures. Guard Christian Pizarro (180-1995, college: Miami Dade CC) responded with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists and Puerto Rican power forward Carlos Lopez-Sosa (209-1990, college: UNLV) produced a double-double by scoring 14 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists. The victory was the third consecutive win for Leon. They maintain fifth place with 13-6 record. Jaguares lost their fifth game in a row. They keep the sixth position with 11 games lost. Leon will play against Indigenas (#7) in Matagalpa in the next round. Jaguares will play against Tigres and hope to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Leon: M.Almonte 22+9reb+1ast, D.Walter 19+4reb+2ast, V.Thomas 17+10reb+7ast, J.Ocasio 14+10reb+1ast, X.de la Rosa 9+6reb+7ast, C.Lesther 3+1reb+3ast
Jaguares: C.Pizarro 23+8reb+5ast, J.Jackson 16+8reb+1ast, C.Lopez-Sosa 14+13reb+5ast, R.Ponce 9+3reb+5ast, T.Watson 8+8reb+1ast, P.Farrell 2+3reb+2ast

Brumas - UNI Basket 91-60

The game between second ranked Brumas (16-4) and 8th ranked UNI Basket (5-14) in Jinotega ended with biggest points difference. Brumas outscored guests from 91-60. Brumas outrebounded UNI Basket 45-30 including 33 on the offensive glass. They shot the lights out from three nailing 12 long-distance shots on high 52.2 percentage. Brumas players were unselfish on offense dishing 28 assists. Worth to mention a quality performance of American Timothy Simmons (195-1992, college: DBU) who helped to win the game recording 22 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). The former international Kevin Andino (186-2002) helped adding 12 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. American forward Tyler Morman (206-1997, college: Southern Miss) responded with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 12 rebounds and American-Puerto Rican guard Robert Nieves (186-1999, college: Graceland) scored 18 points and 4 assists. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the seventh consecutive win for Brumas. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Caribbean Coast. UNI Basket at the other side keeps the eighth place with 14 games lost. Brumas will play against Real Esteli (#3) on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. UNI Basket will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Brumas: T.Simmons 22+6reb+4ast, A.Kevin 12+7reb+4ast, A.Martinez 11+2ast, M.Arnulfo 10+7reb+2ast, M.Cairo 9+6reb+7ast, E.Said 7
UNI Basket: R.Nieves 18+2reb+4ast, T.Morman 18+12reb+3ast, J.Brower 10+3reb+1ast, W.Brandon 7+7reb+5ast, G.Josafat 4+1reb+4ast, G.Carlos 2+2reb

Real Esteli - Tigres 106-87

Very predictable result when third ranked Real Esteli (15-5) rolled over at home bottom-ranked Tigres (2-17) 106-87. Real Esteli dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Tigres' 40. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 34 assists comparing to just 19 passes made by Tigres' players. It was a great evening for the former international swingman Francisco Garth (195-1999) who led his team to a victory scoring 29 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. The former international swingman Jared Ruiz (188-1992) helped adding 19 points and 7 assists. Four Real Esteli players scored in double figures. American-Puerto Rican Antonio Gordon (206-2001, college: Oklah.Christian) responded with a double-double by scoring 26 points and 10 rebounds and Cuban Emmanuel Calderon (198-1998) scored 28 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Real Esteli maintains third place with 15-5 record behind leader Caribbean Coast. Tigres lost their seventh game in a row. They dropped to the bottom position with 17 games lost. They share it with Rivas. Real Esteli will play against league's second-placed Brumas in Jinotega in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Tigres will play on the road against Jaguares (#6) in Managua and hope to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Real Esteli: G.Francisco 29+6reb+4ast, J.Ruiz 19+3reb+7ast, C.Blake 10+3reb+2ast, C.Gaston 10+9reb+7ast, F.Anfearnee 9+3reb+1ast, J.Campbell 8+3reb+2ast
Tigres: C.Emmanuel 28+4reb+2ast, A.Gordon 26+10reb+3ast, L.Martinez 18+12reb+3ast, M.Jose 5+8reb+1ast, E.Jonathan 3+1reb, R.Dwight 3+2reb+2ast