Player of the Year: Richard Lugo (209-C-73) of Delfines de Miranda Guard of the Year: Gregory Vargas (-G) of Pescadores de Sucre Forward of the Year: Axier Sucre (198-F-78) of Macizos de Guayana Center of the Year: Richard Lugo (209-C-73) of Delfines de Miranda Newcomer of the Year: Christopher Darwin of Pescadores de Sucre Most Improved Player of the Year: Francisco Centeno (201-G/F) of Duros de Lara Import Player of the Year: Antwon Hall (193-G-74) of Duros de Lara Domestic Player of the Year: Richard Lugo (209-C-73) of Delfines de Miranda Defensive Player of the Year: Jackson Zapata (198-F-85) of Duros de Lara Coach of the Year: Nestor Garcia of Delfines de Miranda 1st Team Gregory Vargas (-G) of Pescadores de Sucre Antwon Hall (193-G-74) of Duros de Lara Lynwood Wade (195-G/F-72) of Macizos de Guayana Axier Sucre (198-F-78) of Macizos de Guayana Richard Lugo (209-C-73) of Delfines de Miranda 2nd Team Leinert Zerpa (182-G-82) of Macizos de Guayana David Cedeno (190-G-83) of Macizos de Guayana Victor David Diaz (195-F-68) of Delfines de Miranda Carl Mitchell (206-F-79) of Pescadores de Sucre John Jackson (201-F-74) of Graneros de Portuguesa All-Domestic Players Team Gregory Vargas (-G) of Pescadores de Sucre David Cedeno (190-G-83) of Macizos de Guayana Victor David Diaz (195-F-68) of Delfines de Miranda Axier Sucre (198-F-78) of Macizos de Guayana Richard Lugo (209-C-73) of Delfines de Miranda All-Imports Team J.R. Wallace (183-G-81) of Delfines de Miranda Antwon Hall (193-G-74) of Duros de Lara Lynwood Wade (Macizos de Guayana) Carl Mitchell (206-F-79) of Pescadores de Sucre John Jackson (Graneros de Portuguesa) All-Defensive Team Gregory Vargas (-G) of Pescadores de Sucre Antwon Hall (193-G-74) of Duros de Lara Jackson Zapata (198-F-85) of Duros de Lara Miguel Angel Marriaga (205-C-84) of Duros de Lara John Jackson (201-F-74) of Graneros de Portuguesa All-Newcomers Team Derwin Ramirez (Macizos de Guayana) Roberto Basanta (Pescadores de Sucre) Christopher Darwin of Pescadores de Sucre Jhon Romero (199-F-85) of Buchones de Cabimas Marlon Patino (202-F-80) of Estudiantiles de Guarico  LNB
2006 Finals - Game 5: Wallace makes Delfines the champions!!! - Nov. 30,
2006 J.R. Wallace (183-G-81) showed why he's made for great moments, and scored a three-point shot with two seconds left in the final quarter that gave Delfines de Miranda the victory, 96-94, over Macizos de Guayana (4-1) to regain the title of Liga Nacional de Baloncesto's champions in 2006, after being interrupted in 2005 by Guerreros de Caracas (now Lara), following a four-year reign in this league (2001-2004). Wallace, who won the Liga Profesional crown earlier this year with Trotamundos de Carabobo and under the same head coach, argentinian Nestor Garcia, received a pass from Ludwing Irazabal (201-C/F-73) and in the same move threw the ball from the long distance range to kill a spectacular reaction protrayed by the visitors, who had recovered from an eight-point deficit at the beginning of the fourth period (72-64) and had just scored a two-point shot by Axier Sucre (198-F-78) to go ahead in the scoreboard (94-93). "It was incredible they way were loosing this game, but we still had two seconds left in the clock. I had the space open and I took the shot. It's great to celebrate my second champions title in Venezuela this year", said Wallace following his amazing play. Macizos, coached by Ivan Garcia , were a very tough rival for Delfines and maintained their level of play even without Kervin Bracho (204-F/C-78) and Lynwood Wade (195-G/F-72) in the court, two starters that got injured after Game 2 and could never come back. "There can't be two champions and that's why I take my hat off when it comes to Macizos", declared Richard Lugo (209-C-73), who's the major candidate for Most Valuable Player of the Finals. LNB 2006 FINALS (Delfines wins 4-1) DELFINES DE MIRANDA 96 - MACIZOS DE GUAYANA 94 "Jose Joaquin Carrillo" Gymnasium - Caracas, D.C. Quarter by quarter DEL: 22+26+24+24= 96 MAC: 12+27+25+30= 94 Top scorers DEL: Richard Lugo (209-C-73) 23 points, Alex Quiroz (185-G-75) 21 points, Hector Romero (202-F-80) 20 points, Rafael Guevara (194-F-79) 13 points, J.R. Wallace (183-G-81) 10 points MAC: David Cedeno (190-G-83) 19 points, Axier Sucre (198-F-78) 16 points, Jose Martinez (196-F-82) (196-F-82) 15 points, Richard Mejias (187-G-78) 8 points, Leinert Zerpa (182-G-82) 7 points, Daniel Macuare 6 points |
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