1st Division A Round 3 (Regular Season): #1 HBA-Marsky is defeated by LrNMKY

After 3 rounds played we can already see who rules in the 1st Division A and who belongs to weaker ones. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of HBA-Marsky (1-1) in Helsinki on Friday night. Hosts were defeated by LrNMKY (2-1) 81-70. LrNMKY forced 19 HBA-Marsky turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by HBA-Marsky's players. It was a great evening for American swingman Will Brown III (196, college: Essex CC) who led his team to a victory scoring 24 points and 5 assists. Center Eemeli Salmi (200-2004) helped adding 15 points and 8 rebounds. The best for the losing side was the former international forward Olavi Suutela (204-2006) with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 13 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. LrNMKY is looking forward to face Oulun Bball (#9) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. HBA-Marsky will play against Pyrinto Ak.A in Tampere and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Very important is a road loss of Pyrinto Ak.A (2-1) against JBA (2-1) on Saturday night. Visiting Pyrinto Ak.A was defeated by JBA in Jyvaskyla 79-62. It was an exceptional evening for forward Eino Pallijeff (200-2004) who led the winners and scored 20 points and 7 rebounds. Tuomas Flinck accounted for 8 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. Forward Jaakko Nieminen (203-2006) came up with 20 points and 5 rebounds for Pyrinto Ak.A in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. JBA will play against HNMKY (#8) in Helsinki in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Pyrinto Ak.A will play at home against HBA-Marsky (#7) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
The game between Top Four teams took place in Lahti. host Lahti (3-0) smashed ToPo Juniorit (2-1) 92-70. The best player for the winners was Avery Sullivan who had a double-double by scoring 16 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was Eldar Skamo who recorded 8 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Lahti will meet Huima (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. ToPo Juniorit will play against Kipina (#5) and hope to secure a win.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 3: HNMKY won against Raiders Basket on the opponent's court 77-73. Kipina outscored RaPy in a home game 99-73. Winless Huima recorded a loss to Oulun Bball on the road 110-97.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 41 points (!!!) and 15 rebounds by Bryce Beamer of Oulun Bball.



HBA-Marsky - LrNMKY 70-81

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of HBA-Marsky (1-1) in Helsinki on Friday night. Hosts were defeated by LrNMKY (2-1) 81-70. LrNMKY forced 19 HBA-Marsky turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by HBA-Marsky's players. It was a great evening for American swingman Will Brown III (196, college: Essex CC) who led his team to a victory scoring 24 points and 5 assists. Center Eemeli Salmi (200-2004) helped adding 15 points and 8 rebounds. The best for the losing side was the former international forward Olavi Suutela (204-2006) with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 13 rebounds and center Kalle Kuhalampi (199-2006) scored 12 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. LrNMKY is looking forward to face Oulun Bball (#9) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. HBA-Marsky will play against Pyrinto Ak.A in Tampere and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
LrNMKY: W.Brown III 24+4reb+5ast, E.Salmi 15+8reb+3ast, R.Lindberg 13+7reb+3ast, O.Vanhasaari 9+3reb+1ast, J.Immonen 9+5reb, Y.Daud 5+3reb+2ast
HBA-Marsky: O.Suutela 15+13reb+1ast, K.Kuhalampi 12+5reb+2ast, C.Blomfelt 10+2reb+2ast, J.Kaivos 9+2reb, E.Korhonen 7+5reb+3ast, V.Ulander 5+2reb

Raiders Basket - HNMKY 73-77

There was a minor upset in Jarvenpaa where Raiders Basket (1-2) was defeated by HNMKY (1-2) 77-73 on Friday. HNMKY outrebounded Raiders Basket 43-28 including 29 on the defensive glass. HNMKY looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The best player for the winners was center Henri Mennander (204-2003) who scored 31 points (on 15-of-18 shooting from the field). Point guard Lenni Hervola (179-2003) chipped in 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was American point guard Jamal Hartwell II (175-1999, college: UC Riverside) who recorded 33 points (!!!) and swingman Samatar Abokar (190-2000) added 11 points respectively. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. HNMKY will meet at home JBA (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Raiders Basket will play against RaPy (#12) in Tampere and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
HNMKY: H.Mennander 31+4reb, L.Hervola 15+5reb+6ast, T.Harsila 8+7reb+3ast, A.Kumpulainen 5+2reb+1ast, L.Eklund 5+3reb+5ast, M.Muilu 4+1reb
Raiders Basket: J.Hartwell II 33+3reb+3ast, S.Abokar 11+3reb+1ast, J.Nyman 9+2reb, J.Viita 5+3reb+3ast, P.En 5+1reb+1ast, S.Saari 4

JBA - Pyrinto Ak.A 79-62

Very important is a road loss of Pyrinto Ak.A (2-1) against JBA (2-1) on Saturday night. Visiting Pyrinto Ak.A was defeated by JBA in Jyvaskyla 79-62. JBA forced 26 Pyrinto Ak.A turnovers. It was an exceptional evening for forward Eino Pallijeff (200-2004) who led the winners and scored 20 points and 7 rebounds. Point guard Tuomas Flinck (182-1999) accounted for 8 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists for the winning side. Four JBA players scored in double figures. Forward Jaakko Nieminen (203-2006) came up with 20 points and 5 rebounds and swingman Arttu Pitkanen (195-2003) added 10 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Pyrinto Ak.A in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. JBA will play against HNMKY (#8) in Helsinki in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Pyrinto Ak.A will play at home against HBA-Marsky (#7) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
JBA: E.Pallijeff 20+7reb+1ast, R.Civilis 14+3reb+1ast, E.Abbey 11+2reb+4ast, M.Koskela 10+5reb+1ast, T.Kuukkanen 9+2reb+3ast, T.Flinck 8+7reb+8ast
Pyrinto Ak.A: J.Nieminen 20+5reb+2ast, A.Pitkanen 10+7reb+2ast, J.Talola 8+1reb, O.Eskola 8+4reb+6ast, O.Raisanen 7+2reb+2ast, K.Mattila 4+1reb+1ast

Lahti - ToPo Juniorit 92-70

The game between Top Four teams took place in Lahti. host Lahti (3-0) smashed ToPo Juniorit (2-1) 92-70. Lahti outrebounded ToPo Juniorit 48-24 including a 36-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Lahti looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The best player for the winners was American power forward Avery Sullivan (203-1999, college: Lamar) who had a double-double by scoring 16 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. His fellow American import guard Lue Williams (196-2001, college: Tarleton St.) chipped in 22 points. Four Lahti players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was forward Eldar Skamo (198-1986) who recorded 8 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals and point guard Sakari Laakso (194-1997) added 13 points respectively. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Lahti will meet Huima (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. ToPo Juniorit will play against Kipina (#5) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Lahti: L.Williams 22+2reb+3ast, A.Sullivan 16+10reb+6ast, L.Kilpinen 14+4reb+2ast, V.Karvonen 11+4reb+3ast, P.Kaunola 8+2reb+1ast, T.Kuukkanen 7+15reb+4ast
ToPo Juniorit: S.Laakso 13+2reb+3ast, A.Michelsen 12+3reb+2ast, M.Laitinen 12, J.Toikka 9+1reb+2ast, E.Skamo 8+12reb+6ast, M.Rautasalo 6+1reb+2ast

Kipina - RaPy 99-73

Very predictable result in Aanekoski where Kipina (2-1) smashed RaPy (0-3) 99-73 on Sunday. Kipina dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to RaPy's 42. Kipina looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The best player for the winners was American point guard Tevin Brewer (173-1999, college: Duquesne) who scored 23 points and 9 assists. His fellow American import power forward Jordan O'Neal (201-2001, college: Jackson St.) chipped in a double-double by scoring 18 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Four Kipina players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was guard Eero Lehtonen (195-1998) who recorded 21 points and 5 rebounds and forward Panu Peltokangas (200-1992) added 9 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists respectively. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. Kipina will meet ToPo Juniorit (#4) in the next round. RaPy will play against Raiders Basket (#10) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Kipina: V.Virtaharju 24+6reb, T.Brewer 23+2reb+9ast, J.O'Neal 18+10reb+5ast, S.Mantymaa 13+5reb+1ast, E.Varis 6+2reb+3ast, M.Anthony 6+7reb+2ast
RaPy: E.Lehtonen 21+5reb, T.Aalto 11+3reb+1ast, P.Peltokangas 9+8reb+5ast, N.Juntunen 9+5reb+1ast, S.Maki 7+5reb+3ast, K.Puittinen 6+1reb+5ast

Oulun Bball - Huima 110-97

We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when Huima (0-2) was defeated on the road by Oulun Bball (1-2) 110-97 on Sunday. Oulun Bball outrebounded Huima 42-24 including a 27-15 advantage in defensive rebounds. Oulun Bball shot the lights out from three sinking 17 long-distance shots on high 54.8 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. The best player for the winners was American forward Bryce Beamer (197-1998, college: FMU, agency: 6th Man Basketball Agency) who had a double-double by scoring 41 points (!!!) and 15 rebounds. His fellow American import guard JJ Kalakon (196, college: W.Illinois) chipped in a double-double by scoring 10 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists. Oulun Bball's coach Lars Ekstrom used entire bench and allowed the starting five to get some rest. At the other side the best for losing team was Gabonese forward Channick Nkoma (203, college: UWF) who recorded a double-double by scoring 32 points and 13 rebounds and American guard Zyon Dobbs (193, college: Fairmont St.) added 14 points and 6 assists respectively. Four Oulun Bball and five Huima players scored in double figures. Oulun Bball will meet LrNMKY in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Huima will play against Lahti (#1) where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either.
Top scorers:
Oulun Bball: B.Beamer 41+15reb+2ast, A.Syrjamaki 15+4reb+1ast, N.Mykra 12+5reb+7ast, P.Kantomaa 11+2reb+1ast, J.Kalakon 10+6reb+10ast, V.Koivisto 7+2reb+1ast
Huima: C.Nkoma 32+13reb+1ast, J.Lasarov 15+1reb, Z.Dobbs 14+2reb+6ast, O.Niinikoski 11+1reb+4ast, A.Metsala 10+1reb+4ast, V.Jamsen 9+2ast