Like in previous posts, I won’t be going into a lot of detail. I’ll use mostly images and then just add captions to each one that will, hopefully, capture the essence of the latest developments in Asian hoops.
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| 'Twas another awesome week in Asian hoops! |
Here are the highlights of this past week in Asian basketball:
- The Liaoning Flying Leopards sank to second place in the CBA standings after losing two of their last three games.
- The Ulsan Mobis Phoebus and Seoul SK Knights continued to separate themselves from the rest of the KBL pack with contrasting wins.
- The Japanese NBL resumed action post-All-Star Weekend, and the Wakayama Trians were salvaged by hometown supporters.
- In the SBL, Taiwan Beer regained some ground with three straight wins to stay among the top three teams.
- The IBF Superleague Playoffs started with Mahram punching a ticket to the Championship round.
- Moutahed and Tadamon gained some ground in the LBL, but the big story was the all-Lebanese Final in the 2015 Dubai Invitational Tournament.
2014-2015 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA):
- Images from OSports.cn.
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| Hamed Haddadi slams one home for the Qingdao Eagles as compatriot Arsalan Kazemi looks on. Qingdao has risen to third in the league table. |
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| Michel Madanly was HUGE as the Jilin Northeast Tigers upset the Xinjiang Flying Tigers this past week. Jilin is now at fifth, while Xinjiang fell to ninth. |
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| Former LA Laker Sun Yue bows in frustration as the Beijing Ducks succumbed to the Liaoning Flying Leopards, 120-96. |
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| The GuangDong Southern Tigers continued to roll. Yi Jianlian and his crew haven't lost since November 26 of last year. |
2014-2015 Korean Basketball League (KBL):
- Images from Jumpball.co.kr.
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| Kim Jong-Kyu and the Changwon LG Sakers are slowly climbing up the standings. They've won their last eight and are now fifth overall. |
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| Kim Si-Rae gets a victory ride after nailing the game-winner against Seoul Samsung Thunders, 82-81. |
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| Moon Tae-Young continued to be impressive for Ulsan Mobis Phoebus, who tripped league-leading Seoul SK Knights, 80-75, a few days ago. |
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| Rookie sensation Lee Seung-Hyun tries a difficult undergoal stab against the Seoul Samsung Thunders. Lee had 15 points and 8 rebounds in the win. |
2014-2015 Japan National Basketball League (NBL):
- Images from the NBL.
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| Michael Parker's 15 points helped propel the Toyota Alvark past hard-luck Levanga Hokkaido, 77-59. |
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| Former national team guard Ryota Sakurai aggressively attacks the Hitachi Sunrockers' defense. Sakurai tallied 6 markers in the 20-point loss. |
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| Recently acquired Shota Issiki was effective in his playmaking role as the Tsukuba Robots defeated the beleaguered Wakayama Trians twice this past week. |
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| Yuseke Endo of Link Tochigi Brex goes for the acrobatic attempt, but even he couldn't tow his team to a win against the Hitachi Sunrockers. Hitachi won this one, 99-90. |
2014-2015 Taiwan Super Basketball League (SBL):
- Images from TSNA.
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| Bryan Davis tries to get the rebound from Bank of Taiwan's Chen Kuo-Wei. Davis and the rest of KKL lost this one, 67-78. |
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| Veteran swingman and former national team mainstay Ho Shou-Cheng looks like he'll be retiring soon. |
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| Lin Kuan-Lun helped the Dacin Tigers go 2-0 this week and move up to a three-way tie for fifth place. |
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| Patrick O'Bryant flushes one home with authority as Taiwan Beer seems to have righted the ship, going 3-0 this past week. |
2014-2015 Iran Basketball Federation (IBF) Superleague:
- Images fro Nasim and ISCA.
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| Mohammad Torabi (L) and Mohammad Hassanzadeh (R) jostle for position in the paint. Torabi's Petrochimi and Hassanzadeh's Azad University are stuck in a tight semifinal series. |
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| Mohammad Reza Lofti tries to harras former NT gunner Hamed Afagh. |
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| Oshin Sahakian of Mahram-Tehran tries to provide tough D against the ball handler of Qazvin. Mahram blasted Qazvin, 87-59, to barge into the Finals outright. |
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| Saeid Davarpanah goes for the swipe against Mohammad Reza Moradian of Qazvin. Davarpanah dropped 12 points in the win for Mahram-Tehran. |
2014-2015 Lebanese Basketball League (LBL):
- Images from Arabasket.com.
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| Youngster John Assi (L) tries to give veteran guard Sabah Khoury a hard time navigating the defense. Assi's Tadamon Zouk defeated Khoury's Hoops squad, 89-69. |
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| Serbian big man Vladan Vukosavljević attracts the double-team from Hoops. He had 9 points in his team's fourth win in nine games. |
2015 Dubai Invitational Tournament:
- Images from Arabasket.com.
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| Ahmad Ibrahim was solid as Al Riyadi claimed the 2015 Dubai Invitational crown. |
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| Sagesse import Jay Youngblood soars for the deuce against the And-1 selection in the semis. |
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| Lebanese-Australian Julian Khazzouh flushes one home in the championship match. He recorded 17 points and 12 rebounds in the loss. |
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| American Jahmar Young gets a special citation after scoring 48 points in the title-clinching win for Al Riyadi. |
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| It was a proud day for Al Riyadi and all of Lebanon as two Lebanese clubs finished 1-2 after the dust settled. |
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