Al Seer got off to a strong start by dominating Jubaili Bros 54-42 at the opening game of Jazzville Basketball League (Inter-company Division) at Jumeira Baccalaureate School on Friday night.
Al Seer established a four-point lead, 14-10, at the end of the first period and ran on all cylinders in the second period, scoring 16 fastbreak points courtesy of Jerome del Villar and Dindo Acibar, to lead 35-22 at the half-way mark.
They maintained their well-oiled scoring machine in the third quarter and even implemented a tighter defence, limiting Jubaili Bros to a measly five-point production in the entire period, while they stretched their lead to 46-27 going into the final period.
A triple by Jeff Pocalan gave Al Seer their biggest advantage at 21 points, 51-30, in the middle of the fourth quarter but Jubaili Bros did not go down easily without a fight as Garry Perez, who led all players with 15 points, Jefferson Ibo and Randy Volante put up a last ditch effort and tried to stay close in the game.
Al Seer’s lead was pared down to 12, 52-40, but time was already winding out and they just maintained their composure by focusing on defence to secure the win.
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“This win is a really a good start for us,” Al Seer player-coach
Oliver Gavero told Sport360. “We’ve been practicing hard even before the start of the tournament and our hard work paid off. We will continue implementing our running game and trapping defence to grab more wins and get into the play-off round.”
Rene Cagalawan led Al Seer with 11 points while del Villar and Pocalan added seven markers apiece. Acibar and Jojo Bautista finished with six apiece.
Elsewhere, the duo of Jerome Santos and Roy Da-arol led Emaar to a big 59-41 win over Sumo Restaurant. Santos and Da-arol scored 17 and 11 points respectively.
In another game, Kendah Pest Control dominated Zuma from the get go and cruised to a 53-40 victory.
