SPB Round 27 (Regular Season): Panteras are defeated by Cocodrilos in a derby game

Coincidentally all hosts won their games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Caracas: Cocodrilos (#1) and Panteras (#7). Cocodrilos (14-3) won against visiting Panteras (5-12) 86-78. Cocodrilos outrebounded Panteras 45-34 including 34 on the defensive glass. Cocodrilos looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. It was a great evening for international swingman Franger Pirela (187-2002) who led his team to a victory scoring 19 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Dominican Luis Montero (203-1993, college: South Plains) helped adding 6 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists. The best for the losing side was the former international center Windi Graterol (204-1986, agency: Pro Sports) with 20 points and 8 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Cocodrilos have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain first place with 14-3 record. Panteras lost third consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with 12 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
The game between Top Four teams took place in Puerto La Cruz. Second ranked host Marinos (13-5) defeated 4th placed Heroes (10-7) 68-60. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Heroes. It was an exceptional evening for Lithuanian Edgaras Zelionis (207-1989, agency: Octagon Europe) who led the winners and scored 19 points and 8 rebounds. Luis Bethelmy accounted for 11 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Naturalized Colombian Luis Almanza (196-1991) came up with 23 points for Heroes in the defeat. Heroes' coach Ivan Garcia rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. Marinos maintains second place with 13-5 record behind leader Gladiadores. Heroes at the other side dropped to the third position with seven games lost. They share it with Pioneros. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.




Marinos - Heroes 68-60

The game between Top Four teams took place in Puerto La Cruz. Second ranked host Marinos (13-5) defeated 4th placed Heroes (10-7) 68-60. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Heroes. Heroes were plagued by 28 personal fouls down the stretch. It was an exceptional evening for Lithuanian Edgaras Zelionis (207-1989, agency: Octagon Europe) who led the winners and scored 19 points and 8 rebounds. The former international forward Luis Bethelmy (200-1986) accounted for 11 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side. Naturalized Colombian Luis Almanza (196-1991) came up with 23 points and Argentinian point guard Nicolas De los Santos (180-1988) added 11 points respectively for Heroes in the defeat. Heroes' coach Ivan Garcia rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. Marinos maintains second place with 13-5 record behind leader Gladiadores. Heroes at the other side dropped to the third position with seven games lost. They share it with Pioneros. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Marinos: E.Zelionis 19+8reb, C.Lemus 15+4reb+3ast, L.Bethelmy 11+8reb+4ast, Y.Palacios 6+1reb+1ast, J.Zapata 5+1reb+1ast, O.Caraballo 5+9reb
Heroes: L.Almanza 23+4reb+1ast, N.De los Santos 11+3ast, A.Nation 8+3reb, F.Thamba 6+8reb, K.Caraballo 4+6reb, B.Gonzalez 4+1reb+1ast

Cocodrilos - Panteras 86-78

The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Caracas: Cocodrilos (#1) and Panteras (#7). Cocodrilos (14-3) won against visiting Panteras (5-12) 86-78. Cocodrilos outrebounded Panteras 45-34 including 34 on the defensive glass. Cocodrilos looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. It was a great evening for international swingman Franger Pirela (187-2002) who led his team to a victory scoring 19 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Dominican Luis Montero (203-1993, college: South Plains) helped adding 6 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists. The best for the losing side was the former international center Windi Graterol (204-1986, agency: Pro Sports) with 20 points and 8 rebounds and American guard Gerald Williams (190-1991, college: La Sierra) scored 18 points and 4 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Cocodrilos have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain first place with 14-3 record. Panteras lost third consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with 12 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Cocodrilos: F.Pirela 19+7reb+5ast, J.Guerrero 18+6reb, A.Cisneros 16+7reb+1ast, O.Silverio 14+4reb+6ast, T.Cooper 8+1reb+2ast, L.Montero 6+13reb+7ast
Panteras: W.Graterol 20+8reb, G.Williams 18+4reb+4ast, W.Gomez 11+2reb+3ast, J.Price 10+8reb, C.Raines 6+4reb+1ast, J.Coakley 6+2reb+4ast