International point guard Nuno Oliveira (186-PG-89) had an amazing evening in the last round for Barcelos and that's him to receive a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 11. The 23-year old playmaker had a double-double of 25 points and ten rebounds, while his team beat Sampaense (#7, 4-6) 90-83. Barcelos maintains the 6th position in Portuguese LPB. Barcelos is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 5-5 record. It's Oliveira's second year at Barcelos and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Oliveira has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in points (8th best: 15.5ppg).
The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was 27-year old Cape Verdean shooting guard Joao Gomes (201-SG-85) of league's best team Benfica. Gomes impressed basketball fans with 23 points and 9 rebounds. Of course Benfica cruised to a 91-80 relatively comfortable win over the lower-ranked Ovarense (#4, 7-3). It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Benfica consolidated its place in the very top position of the standings. He plays for the best team in the league and Benfica managed to win all 10 games keeping perfect record. Gomes is well-known by Benfica fans and he already established his position as one of team's most reliable players.
The third best performed player last round was Cape Verdean Ivan Almeida (198-G-89, agency: Pro Partner Sports Management) of Vitoria SC (#5). Almeida scored 25 points and grabbed fifteen rebounds (!!!). Despite Almeida's great performance Vitoria SC lost 64-71 to the lower-ranked Lusitania (#9, 2-7). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. The last thing Vitoria SC needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 5 victories and 5 lost games. Almeida has a great season in Portugal. After 10 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 17.7ppg (4th best) and rebounds with 9.6rpg (6th best). Ivan Almeida has also Portuguese passport and can play in the league with a status of domestic player.
Other top performing players last week: 4. Marko Loncovic (200-F-91) of Barcelos - 23 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Sergi Coll (204-F/C-82) of Ovarense - 28 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Rui Quintino (194-SF-83) of Alges - 15 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Marcel Momplasir (205-C-81) of Lusitania - 14 points and 13 rebounds 8. Al Rapier (200-F-89) of Sampaense - 21 points and 11 rebounds 9. Carlos Ferreirinho (200-F/G-91) of Sampaense - 26 points and 7 rebounds 10. Josimar Cardoso (201-F-87) of Alges - 18 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists
The Player of the week is choosen based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3*(REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4*(2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3*(2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3*(3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
LPB Round 1 of Finals. Benfica snatch win in the opener - May 18, 2013
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Benfica - Academica 69-67
Benfica claimed the opening win in the title series versus Academica. The hosts were tied at the half but managed to speed up in last two quarters eventually winning the game. Benfica made 21-of-22 free shots (95.5 percent) during the game. Benfica outrebounded Academica 35-22 including 26 on the defensive glass [read more]
Benfica claimed the opening win in the title series versus Academica. The hosts were tied at the half but managed to speed up in last two quarters eventually winning the game. Benfica made 21-of-22 free shots (95.5 percent) during the game. Benfica outrebounded Academica 35-22 including 26 on the defensive glass. American guard LaceDarius Dunn (193-87, college: Baylor, agency: Three Eye Sports) stepped up and scored 30 points and 5 rebounds for the winners and the former international Joao Gomes (201-85) chipped in 18 points and 13 rebounds. Benfica's coach Carlos Lisboa used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. At the losing side forward Joao Balseiro (192-87) responded with 19 points and American-Spanish forward Arnette Hallman (199-88) scored 11 points and 6 rebounds. Top scorers: Benfica: L.Dunn 30+5reb, J.Gomes 18+13reb, D.Carreira 5+3reb+2ast, C.Fonseca 4+3reb, R.Franklin 4+2ast, E.Evora 2+5reb Academica: J.Balseiro 19+1reb, A.Hallman 11+6reb+1ast, M.Fernandes 10+2reb+4ast, M.Goncalves 9+6reb, F.Sousa 7+2reb+3ast, D.Simoes 5+3reb+4ast
Proliga Round 3 of Finals. Oliveirense take the lead - May 18, 2013
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Oliveirense - Maia Basket 83-65
Oliveirense made another step towards Proliga title as they edged Maia Basket at home court for 2-1 lead in the championship series. The game without a history. Oliveirense led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Maia Basket to just 7 points in third quarter [read more]
Oliveirense made another step towards Proliga title as they edged Maia Basket at home court for 2-1 lead in the championship series. The game without a history. Oliveirense led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Maia Basket to just 7 points in third quarter. Oliveirense dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Maia Basket's 30. They outrebounded Maia Basket 45-25 including a 33-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. Oliveirense looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. The best player for the winners was the former international guard Joao Reveles (187-80) who had a double-double by scoring 18 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists. Guard Joao Abreu (179-83) chipped in a double-double by scoring 17 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists. Five Oliveirense players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was center Paulo Diamantino (203-85) who recorded 13 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and guard Pedro Catarino (184-90) added 21 points respectively. Top scorers: Oliveirense: J.Reveles 18+13reb+7ast, J.Abreu 17+5reb+10ast, R.Azevedo 16+6reb+2ast, N.Cortez 16+12reb+2ast, A.Pereira 12+6reb+1ast, C.Resende 4+2reb Maia Basket: P.Catarino 21+2reb, P.Diamantino 13+7reb+4ast, P.Tavares 7+1reb+4ast, N.Marcal 7+6reb+1ast, R.Pinto 5+2reb+1ast, A.Dara 5+5reb+4ast
LPB Round 5 of Semi-Finals. Academica join Benfica in the Final - May 15, 2013
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CAB Madeira - Academica 76-79
Academica came up strong in the second half to stun CAB Madeira in the fifth game of the LPB semifinals. Academica advanced into Final where they would face Benfica. CAB Madeira was tied after three quarters but could not keep up in the last quarter eventually losing the game. Academica dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to CAB Madeira's 26 [read more]
Academica came up strong in the second half to stun CAB Madeira in the fifth game of the LPB semifinals. Academica advanced into Final where they would face Benfica. CAB Madeira was tied after three quarters but could not keep up in the last quarter eventually losing the game. Academica dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to CAB Madeira's 26. The former international point guard Mario Fernandes (176-82) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 10 assists for the winners and forward Joao Balseiro (192-87) chipped in 18 points and 5 rebounds. American power forward Shawn Jackson (203-71, college: Johnson C. Smith) responded with 19 points and 9 rebounds and the other American import guard Jason Smith (183-83, college: Al.-Huntsville) scored 17 points and 6 assists. Top scorers: CAB Madeira: S.Jackson 19+9reb+1ast, J.Smith 17+4reb+6ast, J.Manuel Coego 15+5reb, J.Freitas 8+2reb+2ast, J.Silva 6+1reb, F.Lima 5+1reb Academica: M.Fernandes 22+4reb+10ast, J.Balseiro 18+5reb+1ast, S.Lukasiak 14+7reb+1ast, M.Goncalves 10+3reb, A.Hallman 9+7reb+2ast, F.Sousa 6+7reb+3ast
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