LNB Round 8 (Regular Season): San Jose beat Felix Perez in a derby game

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Asuncion: San Jose (#1) and Felix Perez (#2). Felix Perez was defeated at home 71-86 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Felix Perez. San Jose dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Felix Perez's 32 and made 19-of-24 free shots (79.2 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Felix Perez 41-29 including 29 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was Argentinian point guard Nicolas Paletta (179-1987) who scored 17 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. The former international forward Fernando Dose (200-1994) chipped in 16 points and 6 rebounds. Argentinian center Nicolas Burgos (207-2003) produced a double-double by scoring 13 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks for the hosts. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Undefeated San Jose (8-0) have an impressive eight-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with a perfect record of 8 victories in a row. Felix Perez at the other side keeps the second place with three games lost.
An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Asuncion. Third ranked Campo Alto faced one of their biggest challengers San Alfonso. Host Campo Alto (6-4) smashed guests from (3-7) 91-71. Kal Godans orchestrated the victory by scoring 25 points and 6 rebounds. Henry Leiva contributed with 19 points and 7 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) for the winners. Campo Alto's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Argentinian guard Nicolas Reyero (183-2004) replied with a double-double by scoring 26 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists for San Alfonso. Newly promoted Campo Alto maintains third position with 6-4 record despite having the same number of points like the leader Olimpia K. San Alfonso at the other side, also newcomer in the league, keeps the fourth place with seven games lost. They share the position with Luqueno.
Bottom-ranked Guairena (0-8) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 66-50 loss to fourth ranked Ciudad N. (3-5) in Asuncion on Monday evening. Worth to mention a great performance of Elias Martinez who helped to win the game recording 26 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Ciudad N.'s coach used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Diego Ortega responded with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 16 rebounds. Ciudad N. maintains fourth position with 3-5 record. Newly promoted Guairena still closes the standings with eight games lost.

In the last game of round 8 Luqueno crushed Central in a road game 121-45.
The best stats of 8th round was 31 points and 4 assists by Luis Sosa of Luqueno.



Felix Perez - San Jose 71-86

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Asuncion: San Jose (#1) and Felix Perez (#2). Felix Perez was defeated at home 71-86 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Felix Perez. San Jose dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Felix Perez's 32 and made 19-of-24 free shots (79.2 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Felix Perez 41-29 including 29 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was Argentinian point guard Nicolas Paletta (179-1987) who scored 17 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. The former international forward Fernando Dose (200-1994) chipped in 16 points and 6 rebounds. Five San Jose players scored in double figures. Argentinian center Nicolas Burgos (207-2003) produced a double-double by scoring 13 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks and Uruguayan guard Hernan Alvarez (182-1999) added 14 points respectively for the hosts. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. San Jose (8-0) have an impressive eight-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with a perfect record of 8 victories in a row. Felix Perez at the other side keeps the second place with three games lost.
Top scorers:
Felix Perez: H.Alvarez 14+3reb+2ast, N.Burgos 13+10reb+1ast, F.Gauto 13+4reb+1ast, L.Ferreira 7+2reb+1ast, S.Porta 6, M.Gomez 5+2ast
San Jose: N.Paletta 17+5reb+6ast, F.Dose 16+6reb+2ast, G.Peralta 14+6reb+1ast, F.Benitez 12+9reb+1ast, R.Hassan 11+4reb+2ast, R.Sanchez 9+5reb+2ast

Ciudad N. - Guairena 66-50

Bottom-ranked Guairena (0-8) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 66-50 loss to fourth ranked Ciudad N. (3-5) in Asuncion on Monday evening. They held Guairena to an opponent 23.3 percent shooting from the field compared to 38.2 percent accuracy of the winners. Worth to mention a great performance of Elias Martinez who helped to win the game recording 26 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and Venezuelan Eduardo Rios (198-1988) who added 22 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. Ciudad N.'s coach used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Diego Ortega responded with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 16 rebounds and Luis Molas produced a double-double by scoring 13 points and 11 rebounds. Ciudad N. maintains fourth position with 3-5 record. Newly promoted Guairena still closes the standings with eight games lost.
Top scorers:
Guairena: J.Cisneros 14+3reb+3ast, L.Molas 13+11reb+2ast, D.Ortega 11+16reb, L.Davalos 9+7reb, Y.Amado 2+6reb, E.Rodriguez 1+2reb
Ciudad N.: E.Martinez 26+8reb+4ast, E.Rios 22+9reb+3ast, N.Peralta 11+7reb+1ast, S.Ochipinti 2+10reb+3ast, M.Baez 2, J.Zalazar 2+3reb+1ast

Campo Alto - San Alfonso 91-71

An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Asuncion. Third ranked Campo Alto faced one of their biggest challengers San Alfonso. Host Campo Alto (6-4) smashed guests from (3-7) 91-71. Campo Alto outrebounded San Alfonso 49-38 including 37 on the defensive glass. Campo Alto players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. Kal Godans orchestrated the victory by scoring 25 points and 6 rebounds. Guard Henry Leiva contributed with 19 points and 7 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) for the winners. Campo Alto's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Argentinian guard Nicolas Reyero (183-2004) replied with a double-double by scoring 26 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists and Silvio Moura added 14 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for San Alfonso. Newly promoted Campo Alto maintains third position with 6-4 record despite having the same number of points like the leader Olimpia K. San Alfonso at the other side, also newcomer in the league, keeps the fourth place with seven games lost. They share the position with Luqueno.
Top scorers:
San Alfonso: N.Reyero 26+10reb+5ast, S.Moura 14+14reb+4ast, B.Arce 12+1reb, U.Caceres 9+1reb+1ast, M.Roque 6+7reb+3ast, F.Nunes 2+1reb+1ast
Campo Alto: K.Godans 25+6reb, H.Leiva 19+7reb+3ast, F.Ferreira 12+6reb+3ast, J.Arguello 8+8reb+3ast, A.Tiecher 8+1reb+4ast, A.Acosta 5+4reb+1ast

Central - Luqueno 45-121

The game between closely ranked teams ended with bottom-ranked Central's (0-10) home loss to fifth ranked Luqueno (3-7) 45-121 on Monday. Luqueno held Central to an opponent 25.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 55.6 percent accuracy of the winners. Luqueno forced 22 Central turnovers and outrebounded them 58-42 including a 44-29 advantage in defensive rebounds. Luqueno looked well-organized offensively handing out 32 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Central's players. Worth to mention a great performance of Luis Sosa who helped to win the game recording 31 points and 4 assists (on 13-of-17 shooting from the field) and Donatto Ferro who added 14 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. Brian Espinola responded with 10 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and Angelo Lezcano scored 5 points and 6 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. Luqueno moved-up to fourth place, which they share with San Alfonso. Central at the other side, also newcomer in the league, still closes the standings with ten games lost.
Top scorers:
Central: B.Espinola 10+6reb+4ast, M.Gomez 7+6reb, D.Lopez 6+4reb+2ast, F.Gimenez 6+2reb+1ast, A.Lezcano 5+6reb+2ast, J.Matias 4+2reb
Luqueno: L.Sosa 31+2reb+4ast, D.Ferro 14+8reb+3ast, S.Aguilera 12+1reb+3ast, J.Zaracho 11+3reb+2ast, S.Peralta 11+3reb+6ast, A.Healy 9+4reb