LPB Round 4: Halcones beat Lobos by two after a very close game

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game of round 4 in the LPB took place in Panama City. This derby game ended with only two-point defeat on the road of one of their biggest challengers Lobos (3-3) to fourth ranked Halcones (3-4) 87-85 on Wednesday evening. Halcones outrebounded Lobos 50-35 including a 38-24 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of Grant Alejandro (199-1993) who helped to win the game recording 30 points and 8 rebounds. Guard Bryan Waithe (188-1994, college: Lindenwood) contributed with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists for the winners. Halcones' coach used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Costa Rican swingman Daniel Shedden (191-1996, college: MSUB) replied with 24 points and 8 rebounds for Lobos. Halcones maintains fourth position with 3-4 record. Newly promoted Lobos keep the third place with three games lost. Halcones' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Panama City Atletico.
Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Panama City: Atletico (#1) and Halcones (#5). Halcones were defeated at home 70-83 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Worth to mention a great performance of Jonathan King (193-1990, college: ACU) who helped to win the game recording 18 points (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) and Aaron Gedeon who added 9 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side American swingman Brandon Franklin (191-1993, college: Pacific Union) responded with 15 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Undefeated Atletico (7-0) have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain first position with a perfect record of 7 victories in a row. Halcones lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the bottom place with five games lost. They share the position with Centinelas. Atletico will play against league's second-placed Caballos in Aguadulce in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Halcones will play against Lobos (#3) to get more than just one victory in their record.
Very important is a home loss of second ranked Caballos (4-2) against sixth ranked Centinelas (1-5) on Wednesday night. Host Caballos were defeated by Centinelas in Aguadulce 76-64. The winners were led by Lucas Chavez who scored that evening 14 points and 9 rebounds. Centinelas' coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even 22 points and 8 rebounds by Michael Hicks did not help to save the game for Caballos. Centinelas left bottom position moving up to fifth place, which they share with Universitarios. Caballos at the other side keep the second position with two games lost. Centinelas will meet at home higher ranked Lobos (#3) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Caballos will play against the league's leader Atletico in Panama City and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last two games of round 4 Atletico Nacional beat Lobos on the road 80-71. Caballos won against Halcones on its own court 84-68.

Lobos - Atletico Nacional 71-80

No shocking result in a game when top-ranked Atletico (7-0) beat on the road 3rd ranked Lobos (3-3) 80-71 on Friday. Atletico had a 32-20 advantage in offensive rebounds. The winners were led by naturalized American Adalberto Rojas (200-1986) who scored that evening 23 points and 8 rebounds and point guard Joel Munoz (183-1980) supported him with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Atletico's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even 24 points and 9 rebounds by center Jesus Lombardo (201-2000) did not help to save the game for Lobos. Costa Rican Victor Arias (197-1995) added 10 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Atletico have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 7-0 record. Newly promoted Lobos keep the third place with three games lost. Atletico will meet at home league's second-placed Caballos in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Lobos will play against Halcones and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Lobos: J.Lombardo 24+9reb, D.Shedden 14+4reb+2ast, I.Conejo 12+3reb+4ast, V.Arias 10+13reb+5ast, B.Edward 8+3reb+1ast, R.Cristhian 2+1reb+1ast
Atletico Nacional: A.Rojas 23+8reb+2ast, J.Munoz 19+5reb+6ast, F.Bryan 13+4reb+1ast, J.King 10+2reb+3ast, A.Gedeon 7+14reb+1ast, J.Blenman 6+7reb

Caballos - Halcones 84-68

Rather expected game when 4th ranked Halcones (3-4) lost to second ranked Caballos (4-2) in Aguadulce 68-84 on Saturday. Caballos outrebounded Halcones 53-27 including a 20-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. The winners were led by guard Manuel Barnes (187-1998) who scored that evening 29 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and power forward Ezequiel Bell (202-1999) supported him with 11 points and 15 rebounds. Five Caballos players scored in double figures. Even a double-double of 23 points and 15 rebounds by Grant Alejandro (199-1993) did not help to save the game for Halcones. The former international center Miguel Gotti (203-1990, college: W.Nebraska) added 11 points and 6 rebounds for lost side. Halcones' coach rotated eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Caballos maintains second position with 4-2 record having four points less than leader Atletico Nacional. Halcones at the other side keep the fourth place with four games lost. Caballos will meet league's leader Atletico in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Halcones' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Panama City Atletico.
Top scorers:
Halcones: G.Alejandro 23+15reb+2ast, M.Gotti 11+6reb+1ast, J.Andrade 10+1reb+2ast, B.Waithe 7+1reb+3ast, P.Alcides 5, A.Oses 4+1reb+1ast
Caballos: M.Barnes 29+8reb+4ast, M.Hicks 14+9reb+1ast, W.Damar 14+3reb, B.Ezequiel 11+15reb+3ast, O.Ortega 11+11reb+2ast, J.Chambers 3+1ast

Halcones - Lobos 87-85

The most exciting game of round 4 in the LPB took place in Panama City. This derby game ended with only two-point defeat on the road of one of their biggest challengers Lobos (3-3) to fourth ranked Halcones (3-4) 87-85 on Wednesday evening. Halcones outrebounded Lobos 50-35 including a 38-24 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of Grant Alejandro (199-1993) who helped to win the game recording 30 points and 8 rebounds. Guard Bryan Waithe (188-1994, college: Lindenwood) contributed with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists for the winners. Halcones' coach used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Costa Rican swingman Daniel Shedden (191-1996, college: MSUB) replied with 24 points and 8 rebounds and Costa Rican Victor Arias (197-1995) added 26 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Lobos. Four Lobos players scored in double figures. Halcones maintains fourth position with 3-4 record. Newly promoted Lobos keep the third place with three games lost. Halcones' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Panama City Atletico.
Top scorers:
Lobos: V.Arias 26+5reb+2ast, D.Shedden 24+8reb+2ast, J.Lombardo 20+9reb+1ast, I.Conejo 12+7reb+7ast, C.Fausto 2+2reb, E.Russo 1+3reb
Halcones: G.Alejandro 30+8reb+1ast, B.Waithe 15+5reb+9ast, M.Gotti 15+7reb+3ast, A.Oses 9+10reb+2ast, J.Andrade 6+4reb+3ast, P.Alcides 5+2reb

Caballos - Centinelas 64-76

Very important is a home loss of second ranked Caballos (4-2) against sixth ranked Centinelas (1-5) on Wednesday night. Host Caballos were defeated by Centinelas in Aguadulce 76-64. Strangely Caballos outrebounded Centinelas 51-30 including a 26-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. The winners were led by Lucas Chavez (187-1995) who scored that evening 14 points and 9 rebounds and American Antonio Austin (196-1991, college: SDCC) supported him with 21 points. Austin is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Four Centinelas players scored in double figures. Centinelas' coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even 22 points and 8 rebounds by forward Michael Hicks (196-1976, college: TAMUCC) did not help to save the game for Caballos. Power forward Ezequiel Bell (202-1999) added 7 points and 17 rebounds for lost side. Centinelas left bottom position moving up to fifth place, which they share with Universitarios. Caballos at the other side keep the second position with two games lost. Centinelas will meet at home higher ranked Lobos (#3) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Caballos will play against the league's leader Atletico in Panama City and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Caballos: M.Hicks 22+8reb+1ast, M.Barnes 12+5reb+2ast, W.Damar 8+7reb+1ast, B.Ezequiel 7+17reb, O.Ortega 5+7reb+3ast, W.Aymar 4+5reb
Centinelas: A.Austin 21+4reb, A.Cotton 18+4reb+1ast, C.Lucas 14+9reb+3ast, D.Morales 10+6reb, O.Jose Luis 7+1reb+4ast, A.Jeremy 4+2reb+3ast

Universitarios - Atletico Nacional 70-83

Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Panama City: Atletico (#1) and Halcones (#5). Halcones were defeated at home 70-83 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Worth to mention a great performance of Jonathan King (193-1990, college: ACU) who helped to win the game recording 18 points (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) and forward Aaron Gedeon (203-1999, college: Southwest) who added 9 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side American swingman Brandon Franklin (191-1993, college: Pacific Union) responded with 15 points and 6 rebounds and Arturo Molina (182-2003) scored 14 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Atletico (7-0) have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain first position with a perfect record of 7 victories in a row. Halcones lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the bottom place with five games lost. They share the position with Centinelas. Atletico will play against league's second-placed Caballos in Aguadulce in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Halcones will play against Lobos (#3) to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
Universitarios: B.Franklin 15+6reb, M.Arturo 14+4reb+2ast, W.Anthony 9+9reb+2ast, P.Jean 7, C.Ibarra 6+3reb+2ast, M.Jeff 5+3reb+1ast
Atletico Nacional: J.King 18+4reb+1ast, F.Bryan 14+1reb+3ast, A.Gedeon 9+6reb+3ast, H.Diego 7, A.Rojas 7+1reb+1ast, J.Sanjur 6+5reb+1ast



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