Lions remain king of the animals

Yee Chun Leong

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Thursday, November 11, 2010

THE Singapore Slingers took it up a notch in the final five minutes to deny the Barracudas their first back-to-back wins this season with an 81-74 victory in their Asean Basketball League (ABL) match last night at the Indoor Stadium of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex in Berakas.

The result means that the Barracudas have yet to beat the Slingers in four meetings dating back to last season.

The match was tied at 67 apiece with 4:54 remaining in regulation before the Slingers went on a 7-0 run with former-Barracudas import Leo Avenido contributing five points in the effort.

Chris Commons would reply with a three-pointer but Avenido nailed his own from beyond the arc and scored on a layup in quick succession to put his team up 79-70 with two minutes to go.

The Barracudas regrouped for back-to-back baskets to cut the deficit to five but Slingers American import Kyle Jeffers connected on a turnaround shot from the freethrow line over the outstretched arm of Chris Garnett with under a minute to play to seal the victory.

"Their (Barracudas) defence was good. I was struggling to score as they had a hand in my face the whole game but they gave me too much room late on and I took the chance," said Leo Avenido, during an interview with The Brunei Times, after the triumph.

"I didn't want to force anything early on so I left the ball in the hands of our big men (Jeffers and Marcus Skinner) and they did their job," he added. Read More…

Source: The Brunei Times