LNB Round 9 (Regular Season): Felix Perez beat Amambay by three after a very close game

LNB is at the halfway of the Regular Season and there are still another 9 rounds left. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game of round 9 in the LNB took place in Asuncion. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of 4th placed Amambay (4-4) to fifth ranked Felix Perez (5-3) 61-58 in the game for the fourth place. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Amambay. Felix Perez dominated down low during the game scoring 42 of its points in the paint compared to Amambay's 22. It was a good game for Anthony Strings who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 15 rebounds. American Dominique Morrison (198-1989, college: ORU, agency: Haylett Sports) contributed with 24 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Brazilian guard Osmar Ventura (190-2004) answered with 9 points and 11 rebounds for Amambay. Amambay's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Felix Perez have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to fourth place. Amambay at the other side dropped to the fifth position with four games lost. Felix Perez's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Asuncion to the arena Ciudad N..
Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Asuncion: Colonias (#2) and Campo Alto (#7). Campo Alto was crushed at home by 31 points 82-113 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Tiago Tischler stepped up and scored 12 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners and Ricardo Sarubbi chipped in 16 points. The best for the losing side was Colombian Carlos Morales (192-2001) with 15 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. Colonias have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain second place with 7-1 record behind leader Olimpia K. Newly promoted Campo Alto keeps the seventh position with six games lost. Colonias will play against Amambay (#5) in the next round. Campo Alto's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Asuncion San Jose.
LNB top team - Olimpia K. (8-0) had no problems winning another game on Saturday. This time they crushed ninth ranked Luqueno (0-8) 74-40. Jeremiah Wood nailed a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds for the winning side. Santiago Peralta came up with 15 points and 4 assists for Luqueno in the defeat. 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. Undefeated Olimpia K. have an impressive series of eight victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 8-0 record. Loser Luqueno still closes the standings with eight games lost. Olimpia K. will meet San Alfonso (#6) in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Luqueno will have a break next round.

In the last game of round 9 San Jose smashed San Alfonso on the road 89-44.
The most impressive performance of 9th round was 19 points and 5 rebounds by Danjel Purifoy of Olimpia K..



Felix Perez - Amambay 61-58

The most exciting game of round 9 in the LNB took place in Asuncion. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of 4th placed Amambay (4-4) to fifth ranked Felix Perez (5-3) 61-58 in the game for the fourth place. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Amambay. Felix Perez dominated down low during the game scoring 42 of its points in the paint compared to Amambay's 22. It was a good game for Anthony Strings who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 15 rebounds. American Dominique Morrison (198-1989, college: ORU, agency: Haylett Sports) contributed with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Brazilian guard Osmar Ventura (190-2004) answered with 9 points and 11 rebounds and Hugo Ramos added 16 points and 4 steals in the effort for Amambay. Amambay's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Felix Perez have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to fourth place. Amambay at the other side dropped to the fifth position with four games lost. Felix Perez'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:
Amambay: H.Ramos 16+3reb+2ast, G.Riveiro 11+6reb+3ast, V.Da Costa 10+5reb, E.Alvarenga 9+8reb+3ast, O.Ventura 9+11reb+3ast, A.de los Rios 3+2reb
Felix Perez: D.Morrison 24+10reb+2ast, A.Strings 23+15reb+1ast, H.Alvarez 6+6reb+5ast, F.Gauto 4+3reb+1ast, D.Bareiro 2+2reb+2ast, A.Lopez 2+3reb

Campo Alto - Colonias 82-113

Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Asuncion: Colonias (#2) and Campo Alto (#7). Campo Alto was crushed at home by 31 points 82-113 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Colonias dominated down low during the game scoring 72 of its points in the paint compared to Campo Alto's 52. They outrebounded Campo Alto 50-32 including a 35-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. Tiago Tischler stepped up and scored 12 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners and international point guard Ricardo Sarubbi (184-1998) chipped in 16 points. The best for the losing side was Colombian Carlos Morales (192-2001) with 15 points and 5 rebounds and Jefferson Arguello scored 8 points and 9 rebounds. Four Campo Alto players scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Colonias have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain second place with 7-1 record behind leader Olimpia K. Newly promoted Campo Alto keeps the seventh position with six games lost. Colonias will play against Amambay (#5) in the next round. Campo Alto's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Asuncion San Jose.
Top scorers:
Campo Alto: C.Morales 15+5reb+2ast, P.Caballero 13+6reb, G.Girett 11+1reb+1ast, K.Godans 11+1reb+1ast, J.Marti 11+1reb+2ast, J.Arguello 8+9reb+2ast
Colonias: R.Sarubbi 16+2reb+1ast, H.Flores 12+5reb+1ast, F.Bogarin 12+3reb, T.Tischler 12+8reb+6ast, N.Lopez 11+2reb+1ast, J.Poisson 11+3reb+1ast

San Alfonso - San Jose 44-89

No shocking result in a game when third ranked San Jose (6-2) crushed on the road 6th ranked San Alfonso (3-5) 89-44 on Saturday. San Jose dominated down low during the game scoring 74 of its points in the paint compared to San Alfonso's 22. They outrebounded San Alfonso 44-23 including a 34-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. San Jose looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists comparing to just 5 passes made by San Alfonso's players. American swingman Austin Wrighten (192-1996, college: Lynchburg) nailed 20 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side and his fellow American import power forward Raven Barber (206-1991, college: Mt.St.Mary's) accounted for 22 points (perfect from the field making all eleven shots !!!). Wrighten is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Four San Jose players scored in double figures. Silvio Moura came up with 20 points and 8 rebounds and Alejandro Acosta added 11 points and 7 rebounds respectively for San Alfonso in the defeat. 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. San Jose maintains third place with 6-2 record having just two points less than leader Olimpia K. San Alfonso lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with five games lost. San Jose's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Asuncion to the arena Campo Alto.
Top scorers:
San Alfonso: S.Moura 20+8reb, A.Acosta 11+7reb, H.Leiva 5+2reb+1ast, A.Calvo 3, M.Roque 3+3reb+1ast, D.Holloway 2+2reb+1ast
San Jose: R.Barber 22+4reb+1ast, A.Wrighten 20+8reb+2ast, F.Benitez 12+6reb+2ast, G.Peralta 10+5reb+2ast, S.Picton 5+2reb+4ast, A.Montiel 4+5reb+1ast

Luqueno - Olimpia K. 40-74

LNB top team - Olimpia K. (8-0) had no problems winning another game on Saturday. This time they crushed ninth ranked Luqueno (0-8) 74-40. Olimpia K. held Luqueno to an opponent 22.6 percent shooting from the field compared to 47.5 percent accuracy of the winners. They outrebounded Luqueno 51-25 including a 42-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. American power forward Jeremiah Wood (201-1985) nailed a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds for the winning side and his fellow American import forward Danjel Purifoy (201-1995, college: Auburn, agency: Helping Ballers) accounted for 19 points and 5 rebounds. Argentinian point guard Santiago Peralta (183-2000) came up with 15 points and 4 assists and Alan Healy added 3 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Luqueno in the defeat. 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. have an impressive series of eight victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 8-0 record. Loser Luqueno still closes the standings with eight games lost. Olimpia K. will meet San Alfonso (#6) in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Luqueno will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Luqueno: S.Peralta 15+3reb+4ast, J.Lima 7+1reb, N.Escala 5+1reb, M.Farias 5+3reb, A.Healy 3+7reb+2ast, F.Arca 3+3reb
Olimpia K.: D.Purifoy 19+5reb+3ast, J.Wood 18+11reb+3ast, M.Saldivar 13+2reb, T.Gomez 8+6reb+2ast, E.Riveros 7+5reb+3ast, A.Talavera 3+3reb+1ast