Patriots blow Barracudas away to strengthen grip on first place
Reggie Larry of the Barracudas goes for a layup. He suffered an injury in the first half but finished the game. (Photo 1 courtesy of ABL)
Manila, Philippines, Monday, December 21 2009 – The Philippine Patriots beat the visiting Brunei Barracudas 70-56 to make up for their 70-95 loss to the Barracudas earlier in the month in Bandar Sri Begawan.
The Patriots took the first quarter 18-9 and led by as many as 21 points in the second before taking a 42-22 half-time lead.
The Barracudas, shooting only 26% from the field and out-rebounded 21-12 over the first two quarters, trailed by 12 at the end of the third at 41-53.
With two minutes left on the clock in the fourth, the Patriots had a commanding 13-point lead and were never in any danger of losing the game.
We played very good defense,” Patriots coach Louie Alas told the Philippine Daily Inquirer. “I told the team that if we compete with Brunei in a shootout, we’re bound to lose. And it’s good that we gave up only 22 points in the first half.”
Jason Dixon scored 17 points and 13 rebounds for the Patriots while teammate Rob Wainwright had 16 points, including three three-pointers.
Patriots remain top of the league with a 9-2 win-loss record and need another two wins to secure first place and home-court advantage in the semi-final playoffs.
The Barracudas fall to 4-6.
Quarter by Quarter Scores
Patriots vs Barracudas
1st Q: 18-9
2nd Q: 22-13
3rd Q: 11-19
4th Q: 17-14
Philippine Patriots Game Box Score
| # | Name | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | OR | DR | TR | AST | STL | BS | PF | TO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | John Paul Alcaraz | 2 | 1/5 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20:00 |
| 1 | *Brandon Charles Powell | 10 | 3/7 | 1/2 | 1/4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24:00 |
| 3 | Warren Ybanez | 1 | 0/3 | 0/5 | 1/2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18:00 |
| 4 | Christian Coronel | DNP | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Robert Wainwright | 16 | 3/3 | 3/4 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17:00 |
| 8 | Val Acuna | DNP | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Elmer Espiritu | 5 | 1/3 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 09:00 |
| 14 | *Khazim Mirza | 4 | 2/5 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13:00 |
| 15 | Dina Daa | 3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 03:00 |
| 16 | *Jerwin Gaco | 8 | 4/8 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14:00 |
| 21 | Nonoy Baclao | 2 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 26:00 |
| 27 | *Frolian Baguion | 5 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:00 |
| 28 | Neil Raneses | DNP | ||||||||||||
| 34 | Erwin Romme Sta.Maria | 0 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 01:00 |
| 42 | *Jason Lamar Dixon | 17 | 6/12 | 0/0 | 5/6 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 40:00 |
| Total | 70 | 22/50 | 6/24 | 8/16 | 31 | 22 | 53 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 200 |
Brunei Barracudas Game Box Score
| # | Name | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | OR | DR | TR | AST | STL | BS | PF | TO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hee Lee Ho | DNP | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Aik Hock Lim | DNP | ||||||||||||
| 9 | *Francis Adriano | 13 | 4/11 | 1/1 | 2/4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 39:00 |
| 11 | Benjamin Sim | 2 | 1/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13:00 |
| 12 | Celedon Camaso | 6 | 0/2 | 2/11 | 0/0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 36:00 |
| 13 | *Michael Pilgrim | 8 | 2/9 | 0/1 | 4/6 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 40:00 |
| 18 | *Leonidez Avenido | 5 | 1/4 | 0/4 | 3/4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 28:00 |
| 20 | Yeh Leong Fong | DNP | ||||||||||||
| 22 | Soon K. Leong | DNP | ||||||||||||
| 24 | *Reggie Larry | 22 | 6/12 | 3/6 | 1/4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 37:00 |
| 33 | Esmond Tan | DNP | ||||||||||||
| 36 | *Chee Choun Lim | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 07:00 |
| Total | 56 | 14/40 | 6/25 | 10/18 | 26 | 16 | 42 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 200 |
Brandon Powell of the Patriots finishes off a drive with a dunk. (Photo 2 courtesy of ABL)
Jason Dixon scored 17 points and pulled down 13 rebounds. (Photo 3 courtesy of ABL)
Who do you think will make the 2009/10 ABL playoffs?
- Patriots (68%, 104 Votes)
- Slingers (44%, 68 Votes)
- Satria Muda (42%, 64 Votes)
- Barracudas (21%, 32 Votes)
- Dragons (16%, 25 Votes)
- Tigers (4%, 6 Votes)
Total Voters: 153
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Wow, some people are just plain sore losers.
@MAz- If they are dirty players, then why the referees and ABL officials allowed it?Cmon, you should be helluva better than them.What is your reputation Man? if your not playing physical basketball,it is better for your SMB to play netball instead, i think you will have a good fight with singapore, we are not interested in it. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
@jack, everyone in the league aware about the bad reputation of patriots.
Singapore basketball are worst,so as their netball.
@maz, you havnt answered my questions yet, but i can tell that you have limited english skills so here it is again.. if patriots is a bad team then what do you call a team they trashed 3 times in a row?
now regarding playing dirty if you watched the first abl game between smb and patriots its the flagrant foul by faisal that cost you the ballgame.
3stars, i repeat Patriots just got lucky to win, if they meet in finals you can see.
They were lucky 3 times? Even when they beat your team on your team’s homecourt? Wow, what luck they have.
Some people really are just sore losers; looking for any kind of excuses and insults ’cause they know that is all they can do because their team can’t beat the other team.
Jeez. Sore losers.
@Maz Yes, the Patriots are not a good team….in Filipino standards.. Hell we have lots better teams and players in the Philippines yet we sent this to compete in the ABL.. And look where we are in the standings..
But saying we got lucky in our wins is wrong.. 3 times against SMB is luck?? Please Maz.. Or should I say Hanoi?? Hihihi..;p
Patriots is not a dirty team.. But some of them can play dirty given the situation.. Filipinos play physical ball.. If other teams don’t want to get hurt, then play chess instead..
SMB first lost to patiots played by previous import,the second time miller was not able to play, its only 3rd time they met but SMB give a good fight. Disregard 2 earlier loss.
Disregard earlier losses?
In the first win, the Patriots didn’t have their real coach, your team did; Patriots were formed just 6 weeks (I think); your team was 1 of 2 teams established for years already; Patriots were still sorting out their line-ups, your team with the exception of the said import (ah, the overreliance on imports) was already set; and you have the best import in the league since day one, Alex Hartman, the Patriots have Dixon and Powell who (with all due respect to them), are the least skilled of ALL the imports.
I’ll end it with this: weather a team wins by 1 point or 20, weather a team loses by 1 point or 20, a win is still a win, a loss is still a loss.
@maz.. if you really think your smb is a good team then ask yourself this.. why do they need a bajar to start the game for them on every game when theyre suppose to be the champion on your league.
For newbies(if you come to appreciate this sport in the last 5 years) in the sport of basketball for one being born with a basketball uniform and short and ball and shoes. Basketball is a physical game, for one this rarely is a sport for dwarfs and ultra thin nerds. So when you talk about being rugged try watching FIBA(Euro) games and you will know that ‘being gentle’ is not a good tactic to use when faced with burly, bearded, furry, gigantic, husky, big and powerful players, otherwise you better pull out your best boardgame(snakes and ladders anyone?). Check out the Olympics and go back in time and watch the games Dream team 3 vs. Euro not to mention Argentina and you will see what we mean. Amateur rules are more ‘barbaric’ than pro basketball..oops sorry for the term but it is so the word ‘Dirty basketball’ has no place in this sport. Just my two cents