POSTED BY: Eurobasket News
Dancell Leter
The Regular Season in Hoofdklasse just ended. Here is the last round review presented by ESL.
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Ruckers (14-4) against third ranked Yellow Birds on Thursday night. Yellow Birds were edged by Yellow Birds 86-85. Strangely Ruckers outrebounded Yellow Birds 49-36 including a 19-2 advantage in offensive rebounds. International forward Dancell Leter (198-97) saved the victory with a double-double by scoring 38 points (!!!) and 10 rebounds. International Chaief Wielingen (188-0) contributed with 12 points for the winners. The former international Xavier Elburg (196-96) replied with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds for Ruckers. Ruckers' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Yellow Birds have a solid four-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains third position with 12-4 record having 2 victories less than leader Ruckers. Ruckers at the other side still keep top place with four games lost.
Another interesting game for De Schakel (10-7) which played on the court of one of their biggest challengers De Arend (9-8). Fifth ranked De Schakel crushed 73-44. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of De Arend. De Schakel have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place. De Arend at the other side dropped to the fifth position with eight games lost.
Bottom-ranked Finabank managed to get the second consecutive victory on Thursday night. This time they outleveled seventh-ranked CLD 82-50. It's especially surprising that the victory came too easily and 32-point difference proves that Finabank was well-prepared to that game. Andrew Blijd notched 31 points to lead the effort. Even 8 points by Neville Nelom did not help to save the game for CLD. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Finabank (3-14) moved-up to sixth place. CLD lost eighth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with 16 games lost.
In the last game of round 26 bottom-ranked CLD was beaten by Yellow Birds 89-75.
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Finabank - CLD 82-50
Bottom-ranked Finabank managed to get the second consecutive victory on Thursday night. This time they outleveled seventh-ranked CLD 82-50. It's especially surprising that the victory came too easily and 32-point difference proves that Finabank was well-prepared to that game. They dominated down low during the game scoring 38 of its points in the paint compared to CLD's 18. They outrebounded CLD 37-17 including a 23-10 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a great shooting night for Finabank especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 55.6 percentage. Andrew Blijd (-0) notched 31 points to lead the effort and Archinio Prado supported him with 14 points and 7 rebounds. Even 8 points by Neville Nelom did not help to save the game for CLD. Ivahn de-Bruin added 5 points for Finabank. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Finabank (3-14) moved-up to sixth place. CLD lost eighth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with 16 games lost.
Top scorers:
Finabank: A.Blijd 31+4reb+2ast, P.Archinio 14+7reb+3ast, A.Danzel 8+4reb, G.Sigmund 7+5reb+1ast, M.Tjon a Tsien 7+5reb, D.Iyan 7+5reb
CLD: N.Neville 8+1reb, D.Despo 8+1reb, I.Herman 6+2reb, C.Russel 6, M.Silvano 5+3reb, d.Ivahn 5+2reb+2ast
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Yellow Birds - Ruckers 86-85
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Ruckers (14-4) against third ranked Yellow Birds on Thursday night. Yellow Birds were edged by Yellow Birds 86-85. Strangely Ruckers outrebounded Yellow Birds 49-36 including a 19-2 advantage in offensive rebounds. International forward Dancell Leter (198-97) saved the victory with a double-double by scoring 38 points (!!!) and 10 rebounds. International Chaief Wielingen (188-0) contributed with 12 points for the winners. The former international Xavier Elburg (196-96) replied with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds and Bjorn Ewijk added 22 points and 7 steals (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) in the effort for Ruckers. Four Ruckers players scored in double figures. Ruckers' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Yellow Birds have a solid four-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains third position with 12-4 record having 2 victories less than leader Ruckers. Ruckers at the other side still keep top place with four games lost.
Top scorers:
Yellow Birds: D.Leter 38+10reb+3ast, W.Chaief 12+4reb+2ast, X.Van Ams 10+5reb+3ast, M.Maurice 9+5reb+4ast, P.Shankar 7+2reb, F.Krak 6+8reb+2ast
Ruckers: B.Ewijk 22+3reb+2ast, X.Elburg 19+10reb+2ast, S.Fraser 15+8reb+2ast, W.Gylan 13+5reb+3ast, M.Kelvin 8+10reb, Z.Keith 6+5reb+5ast
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De Arend - De Schakel 44-73
Another interesting game for De Schakel (10-7) which played on the court of one of their biggest challengers De Arend (9-8). Fifth ranked De Schakel crushed 73-44. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of De Arend. De Schakel have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place. De Arend at the other side dropped to the fifth position with eight games lost.
gschID: 728743
Yellow Birds - CLD 89-75
No shocking result in a game when third ranked Yellow Birds (12-4) beat bottom-ranked CLD (1-16) 89-75 on Sunday. Yellow Birds have a solid four-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains third position with 12-4 record having 2 victories less than leader Ruckers. CLD lost eighth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 16 games lost.
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