ABL Round 2 (Regular Season): Sumqayit loses to Nakhchivan

There were only 2 rounds played so far and it's still very beginning of the Regular Season in ABL. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Sumqayit at the home court on Friday night. Hosts were defeated by Nakhchivan 87-76. Americans were the main players on the court. Guard Jeremy Hayes (193-1997, college: Angelo St.) scored 35 points (!!!) (on 13-of-16 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners and forward Jamaal Brantley (198-1993, college: Cameron) chipped in 13 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. Nakhchivan's coach Georgij Kondrusevich used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. point guard Jordan Watson (188-1995, college: West Liberty) responded with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Baku: Lions and NTD. Lions smashed visiting NTD by 34 points 102-68. Americans were the main players on the court also this time. Swingman DeOndre Jackson (192-1996, college: PBA, agency: MSG) notched 26 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals to lead the effort and Jordan Perkins supported him with 9 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists and 5 steals. Even 23 points and 9 rebounds by power forward Galen Smith (204-1999, college: Mississippi Coll.) did not help to save the game for NTD.

In the last game of round 2 winless Ordu lost to undefeated Neftci on the opponent's court 79-83.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 17 points and 14 assists by Shakael Pryce of Neftci.



Lions - NTD 102-68:
Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Baku: Lions and NTD. Lions smashed visiting NTD by 34 points 102-68. Lions forced 21 NTD turnovers. Strangely NTD outrebounded Lions 48-36 including a 20-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. Lions players were unselfish on offense dishing 27 assists. Americans were the main players on the court also this time. Swingman DeOndre Jackson (192-1996, college: PBA, agency: MSG) notched 26 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals to lead the effort and guard Jordan Perkins (187-1998, college: Longwood, agency: YoungGroup Unlimited) supported him with 9 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists and 5 steals. Jackson is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top summer league for players who want to play basketball overseas. Four Lions players scored in double figures. Even 23 points and 9 rebounds by power forward Galen Smith (204-1999, college: Mississippi Coll.) did not help to save the game for NTD. Power forward JQuan Ewing (206-2002, college: St.Peter's) added 15 points and 16 rebounds for the guests.
Top scorers:
Lions: J.De'Ondre 26+7reb+5ast, W.Kerwin 21+2reb+3ast, A.Ismayil 18+4reb+2ast, O.Gediminas 12+6reb+3ast, R.Mammadzada 11+4reb+1ast, P.Jordan 9+8reb+11ast
NTD: S.Galen 23+9reb+3ast, J.Ewing 15+16reb, H.Mahammad 12+8reb+2ast, M.Mirzayev 9+2reb+2ast, Q.Huseyn 6+7reb+1ast, H.Maqsud 3+5reb+8ast

Sumqayit - Nakhchivan 76-87:
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Sumqayit at the home court on Friday night. Hosts were defeated by Nakhchivan 87-76. Americans were the main players on the court. Guard Jeremy Hayes (193-1997, college: Angelo St.) scored 35 points (!!!) (on 13-of-16 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners and forward Jamaal Brantley (198-1993, college: Cameron) chipped in 13 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. Brantley is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Nakhchivan's coach Georgij Kondrusevich used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. point guard Jordan Watson (188-1995, college: West Liberty) responded with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and forward Malek Green (201-1999, college: YSU) scored 19 points and 9 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Nakhchivan: H.Jeremy 35+1reb+3ast, B.Jamaal 13+8reb+5ast, K.Christian 12+1reb, S.Dasean 10+7reb+1ast, W.Myles 7+11reb+1ast, M.Babayev 6+6reb+1ast
Sumqayit: J.Watson 20+5reb+4ast, M.Green 19+9reb+1ast, T.Kirk 10+4reb+1ast, A.Holt 10+5reb+3ast, J.Ogundele 7+3reb, S.Elshad 6+2reb+2ast

Neftci - Ordu 83-79:
The game between closely ranked teams ended with Ordu's road loss to Neftci 79-83. Neftci players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. Canadian guard Shakael Pryce (188, college: Cape Breton) notched a double-double by scoring 17 points and 14 assists to lead the effort and Montenegrin Milic Starovlah (199-1998, agency: BIG) supported him with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Even 13 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists by American point guard Grant Singleton (183-2000, college: FDU, agency: Octagon Europe) did not help to save the game for Ordu. His fellow American import guard Tyler Johnson (188-2001, college: Mercer) added 15 points for the guests. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Ordu's coach Polad Hasanov rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Neftci: P.Shakael 17+4reb+14ast, S.Aleksa 17+5reb+2ast, H.Zach 12+9reb+1ast, S.Milic 12+10reb+3ast, A.Jabrayil 10+1reb, U.Turgut 7+1reb+1ast
Ordu: T.Johnson 15+3reb+2ast, G.Singleton 13+8reb+9ast, N.Elmore 12+4reb+1ast, C.Reece 10+5reb+1ast, G.Nazar 9+2reb+1ast, A.Kovalov 8+1reb