The biggest game of the night saw the immovable object meet the other immovable object with Chicago Bulbs II playing Glasgow Blue Jays and both having tremendous perimeter defence. Chicago did everything they can putting in a + effort and playing inside tactics but Glasgow Blue Jays despite the lesser effort had 21 team rating, 1.3 average player rating, 54 efficiency and in the end 23 extra points scored and now have a game advantage at the top of the table.
Celestia BC have recently spent $1.65 million on the Spanish duo of Rodrigo Rodal and Albert Recasens and increased the team wage bill to $681k a week, and with wondrous perimeter defence held Skytturnar to 3.6% from 3 which likely doomed them to defeat, sensational inside shooting doing the rest in a 91-70 win for the Luxembourgois.
In the Great 8, Raging Seagull had both their Malta u21 starters put up quality performances with Tony Bonavia ending with a 54-6-10 +54 efficiency statline and Rudolph Dougall supporting with 19&16 in shocking Glasgow Raptors by 129-122 in a bright night for the future of Maltese basketball.
Locomotive Edinburgh had a tough time being up only 62-60 at the half and with both Buchan and MacNuir being somewhat down on top form, but eventually ground down Bibby Brotherhood through an absolute clinic by Scott Kennedy who ended up 57&18 &+64 efficiency in a 141-109 victory.
Game 18 Game Ratings:
158 - 14.9 - Glasgow Blue Jays
155 - 15.2 - Celestia BC
141 - 13.6 - Skytturnar
137 - 13.6 - Chicago Bulbs II
136 - 12.7 - Glasgow Raptors
133 - 13.5 - Dropito
124 - 12.6 - Locomotive Edinburgh
116 - 12.0 - Revolta Culé, B.C
114 - 12.1 - Santa Booker
094 - 10.9 - Bibby Brotherhood
064 - 06.2 - Comandaranga
055 - 05.4 - Rocalux
053 - 05.9 - Pic Pedrosa
Running Totals of Game Rating this season :-
2448 - 136.0 - Celestia BC
2438 - 135.4 - Glasgow Blue Jays
2396 - 133.1 - Chicago Bulbs II
2330 - 129.4 - Glasgow Raptors
2301 - 127.8 - Skytturnar
2182 - 121.2 - Locomotive Edinburgh
2175 - 120.8 - Dropito
2147 - 119.2 - Revolta Culé, B.C
2106 - 117.0 - Santa Booker
1887 - 104.8 - Raging Seagull
1700 - 094.4 - Bezerkers Ball Club
1598 - 088.8 - Bibby Brotherhood
1215 - 067.5 - Pic Pedrosa
1044 - 058.0 - Comandaranga
0939 - 052.2 - Rocalux
Best team stats of the evening
Points : 158 : Revolta Culé, B.C.
Rebounds : 79 : dropito
Assists : 45 : Revolta Culé, B.C.
Steals : 20 : Revolta Culé, B.C.
Block Shots : 15 : dropito
Best individual stats of the evening
Points : 57 : S. Kennedy (Locomotive Edinburgh)
Rebounds : 18 : Ó. Ásgeirsson (chicago bulbs II), S. Kennedy (Locomotive Edinburgh)
Assists : 12 : J. Torné (Revolta Culé, B.C.), M. Garnett (Glasgow Raptors)
Steals : 6 : J. Torné (Revolta Culé, B.C.), D. Maruschak (Santa Booker)
Block Shots : 6 : C. Benítez (Revolta Culé, B.C.)
Best efficiency by main position of the evening
Point Guard : D. Maruschak (Santa Booker) (29 Points, 6 Rebounds, 7 Assists, 6 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 40
Shooting Guard : J. Torné (Revolta Culé, B.C.) (39 Points, 6 Rebounds, 12 Assists, 6 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 57
Small Forward : T. Bonavia (Raging Seagull) (54 Points, 6 Rebounds, 10 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 54
Power Forward : S. Kennedy (Locomotive Edinburgh) (57 Points, 18 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 2 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 64 *MVP OF THE NIGHT*
Center : D. Meyer-Heegen (Celestia BC) (24 Points, 17 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 0 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 37
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