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Dec 12, 2012 Sports
Blackout halts Bulls/Flames game at half time 33-32
The unbeaten Kashif and Shanghai Kings dominated Retrieve Raiders, routing them 59-33, while Half Mile Bulls rebounded from a first game loss to coast past Victory Valley Royals 54-45 on Saturday, while a blackout at half time halted the game between the Bulls who led 33-23 against Victory Valley Royals at half time on Sunday, as play in the Linden Amateur Basketball Association’s Malta Supreme Magnificent Seven Christmas Basketball Championship continued over the weekend at the Mackenzie Sports Club hard court in Linden.
This evening two more matches are slated for the tournament venue MSC as the round robin format before the semifinals with Block 22 Flames coming up against Retrieve Raiders at 7:00pm, and at 9:00pm Victory Valley Royals take on the only other team with an unblemished record after two matches, Amelia’s Ward Jets.
When the Kings met the Raiders on Sunday, their experienced starting five looked in top shape, led by power forward Omally Sampson who netted 15 points, veteran forward Abdulla Hamid who plugged in 13 and guards Steve Neils (Jr), Orin Rose and Marvin Hartman all contributing nine apiece to completely overwhelmed their unsettled opponents who never came to the party.
Sampson punished the Raiders defence with some big inside moves as Hamid, Rose, Neils and Hartman all launched bombs from outside and in the process rendered the Raiders unable to put together a winning combination.
In the end, Kings who led 12-4, 24-15, 42-21 and then 59-33 looked the team which ruled the roost earlier this year when they won the Trophy Stall Regulation tournament; while Raiders who lost just one game in the BOSAI championship, in the final against Bulls, seemed out of sorts, were completely different to the one that played superbly in the last tournament.
Now, the Raiders will have to regroup quickly if they are to remain one of the strong candidates to reach the final four after splitting their first two games, as they face Block 22 Flames who have two losses.
None of the Raiders talented key players were in good scoring touch and their most accomplished player, forward Neil Marks, was held to just 2 points, as guard Sheldon Noel contributed 10 points, Omar Sam got seven and Anson Durant six in the heavy loss.
In the other game, Bulls after losing to Pistons in their first game, came back to score a 54-45 win against Royals. Centre Shane Lewis and guard Keon Cameron were their standout players with 12 points each as Michael Turner add seven for the winners.
After close shaves when they led at the end of the first quarter (12-10) and at half time 24-22, the Bulls moved away through the pivotal third quarter leading 36-31 before accelerating to complete a memorable 54-45 win.
Royals’ Harold Adams led all scorers with 18 points as Marlon Pollydore netted 15 in their loss to the Bulls.
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