LNB Round 1 (Second Stage): Paranaense lose to San Jose

The Second Stage 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 Paranaense in Asuncion on Thursday night. Visitors were rolled over by San Jose 108-70. San Jose dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Paranaense's 38. They outrebounded Paranaense 48-31 including a 35-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. San Jose looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists comparing to just 4 passes made by Paranaense's players. The former international guard Leandro Ferreira (184-94) stepped up and scored 18 points and 4 assists for the winners and Argentinian forward Sebastian Picton (197-92) chipped in 16 points and 6 rebounds. At the losing side forward Fabrizio Aquino (187-1) responded with 23 points and 5 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. San Jose's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Asuncion to the arena Ciudad N..
Very significant was Libertad A.'s 17-point road victory against Colonias G. 87-70. Javier Martinez nailed a double-double by scoring 22 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side and Jorge Martinez accounted for 19 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals. Argentinian Nelson Peralta (195-92) came up with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds for Colonias G. in the defeat. Colonias G.'s coach rotated eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Libertad A.'s supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Asuncion to the arena .
Very important is a road loss of Ciudad N. against Olimpia K. on Thursday night. Visiting Ciudad N. was crushed by Olimpia K. in 103-62. Edgar Riveros fired 22 points, 5 assists and 4 steals for the winners. Sebastian Galarza produced 17 points and 7 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for lost side. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Olimpia K. will meet at home Colonias G. in the next round. Ciudad N.'s supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Asuncion San Jose.

San Jose - Paranaense 108-70

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Paranaense in Asuncion on Thursday night. Visitors were rolled over by San Jose 108-70. San Jose dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Paranaense's 38. They outrebounded Paranaense 48-31 including a 35-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. San Jose looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists comparing to just 4 passes made by Paranaense's players. The former international guard Leandro Ferreira (184-94) stepped up and scored 18 points and 4 assists for the winners and Argentinian forward Sebastian Picton (197-92) chipped in 16 points and 6 rebounds. At the losing side forward Fabrizio Aquino (187-1) responded with 23 points and 5 rebounds and Cristhian Rodas scored 15 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. San Jose's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Asuncion to the arena Ciudad N..
Top scorers:
San Jose: L.Ferreira 18+2reb+4ast, S.Picton 16+6reb+1ast, T.Gomez 12+5reb+1ast, F.Dose 11+3reb+3ast, V.Ochipinti 11+3reb+1ast, Z.Ramon 10+3reb+1ast
Paranaense: F.Aquino 23+5reb, R.Cristhian 15+4reb, R.Alex 8+3reb+1ast, C.Baez 8+4reb, G.Karls 5+1reb, E.Sosa 3+3reb+1ast

Olimpia K. - Ciudad N. 103-62

Very important is a road loss of Ciudad N. against Olimpia K. on Thursday night. Visiting Ciudad N. was crushed by Olimpia K. in 103-62. Olimpia K. forced 22 Ciudad N. turnovers. International point guard Edgar Riveros (184-91) fired 22 points, 5 assists and 4 steals for the winners. The former international forward Alejandro Peralta (195-91) chipped in 16 points. Four Olimpia K. players scored in double figures. Sebastian Galarza (185-1) produced 17 points and 7 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) and point guard Giuliano Girett (172-1) added 10 points respectively for lost side. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Olimpia K. will meet at home Colonias G. in the next round. Ciudad N.'s supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Asuncion San Jose.
Top scorers:
Olimpia K.: E.Riveros 22+1reb+5ast, A.Peralta 16+2reb+1ast, O.Guillermo 11+3reb, P.Juan 11+7reb, F.Mellone 11+1reb+4ast, L.Ljubetich 8+3reb+5ast
Ciudad N.: S.Galarza 17+7reb+1ast, G.Girett 10+3reb+3ast, D.Olmedo 9+4reb+1ast, N.Peralta 7+3reb+1ast, H.Paredes 4+2ast, S.Nauel 4

Colonias G. - Libertad A. 70-87

Very significant was Libertad A.'s 17-point road victory against Colonias G. 87-70. Javier Martinez nailed a double-double by scoring 22 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side and international point guard Jorge Martinez (178-98) accounted for 19 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals. Four Libertad A. players scored in double figures. Argentinian Nelson Peralta (195-92) came up with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds and forward Matheus Blaich (188-1) added 6 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Colonias G. in the defeat. Colonias G.'s coach rotated eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Libertad A.'s supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Asuncion to the arena .
Top scorers:
Libertad A.: M.Javier 22+10reb+5ast, J.Martinez 19+5reb+7ast, J.Sequera 14+7reb+1ast, S.Aceval 10+2reb+3ast, D.Bareiro 7+3reb, M.Tannel 6+3reb
Colonias G.: N.Peralta 18+11reb+2ast, J.Rolon 12+1reb+1ast, T.Nicolas 8+3reb+1ast, A.Brahian 8+1reb+3ast, H.Nicolas 7+4reb+3ast, M.Blaich 6+7reb+1ast



Tags : LEANDRO FERREIRA, DEPORTIVO SAN JOSE ASUNCION, PARAGUAYAN BASKETBALL