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The struggles continue for Kobe Paras and the Niigata Albirex BB as they suffered their seventh straight loss in the Japan B. League after falling to the top-seeded Ryukyu Golden Kings, 86-75, on Saturday, November 6 at the City Hall Plaza Aore Nagaoka.
Paras came up with just 7 points on 3-of-13 shooting and 4 rebounds in the loss as the Albirex BB failed to put an end to their disastrous losing streak and slipped further down the standings with a 2-8 record.
Trailing by only 5 points, 41-46, thanks to a buzzer-beating jumper by Paras to end the first half, the Albirex BB started off slow in the third period and trailed by as many as 20 points, 45-65, with 3:46 left to play in the quarter.
The Albirex BB answered with a quick 9-0 run to cut the deficit back to just 11, 54-65, with 41 seconds remaining in the third frame, but the Golden Kings managed to push their lead back to 15, 72-57, early in the final period, crushing any hopes of a Niigata comeback.
Dwayne Evans led the charge for the Golden Kings with 26 points and 8 rebounds, while Keita Imamura added 23 points.
Three-time PBA Best Import Allen Durham also contributed a double-double of 15 markers and 11 boards for the Golden Kings in the victory.
Rosco Allen finished with his own double-double of 21 points and 10 rebounds, while Tshilidzi Nephawe had 14 markers and 7 boards.
The Albirex BB will look to finally get back on the win column as they once again clash with the powerhouse Golden Kings on Sunday, 4:05 pm, Manila time.
The Scores
Ryukyu 86 – Evans 26, Imamura 23, Durham 15, Maki 12, Namizato 8, Kishimoto 2, Tashiro 0, Kotera 0, Flippin 0, Onodera 0.
Niigata 75 – Allen 21, Nephawe 14, Ayres 10, Watanuki 10, Paras 7, Nohmi 5, Sato 4, Hoshino 2, Ikeda 2, Okamoto 0.
Quarters: 21-21, 46-41, 66-54, 86-75.
– Rappler.com
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