Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 18th March 2012 – Leo Avenido has successfully made his bid for Best Local Player in the AirAsia ASEAN Basketball League’s third season with his performance today. Avenido put in a stellar showing against the Bangkok Cobras, scoring 33 points including 6 three-point shots as the Beermen won 86-78 over hosts Bangkok Cobras.
Dalron Johnson finished with 20 points and Jarrid Famous added 12 points to help the Beermen extend their winning streak to five games. The Beermen are still in the second position on the standings behind AirAsia Philippine Patriots with a 10-3 record.
Avenido missed his first three shots in the game before heating up and making his next seven shots to help him finish with 19 points in the first half. The most talked about back-court tandem of Marvin Cruz and Jai Reyes were unable to match Avenido’s output as they only combined for 15 points in the first quarter and the Cobras were down 33-43 at halftime.
The game started going away for the Bangkok Cobras midway through the fourth quarter after the Beermen made a 13-2 run to stretch their lead to 81-62 after Aris Dimaunahan made a shot with 4:46 left in the game.
Determined to make this game count, the Cobras answered this run as Kittimon Wanna and Marvin Cruz hit a shot from behind the arc to spark a 12-0 run for their team. The Cobras successfully cut their deficit to 74-81 with 2:37 left but were unable to get any closer than that for the rest of the game.
George Travis had his best game with the Cobras after finishing with 20 points in this loss. Marvin Cruz and Gentry Lewis added 16 points and 15 points respectively. The Cobras are now on a 5-7 record.
The Cobras will travel to the GOR C’tra Arena in Bandung, Indoneisa on March 24th to play against the Indonesia Warriors and the Beermen will play at against Saigon Heat at the Tan Binh Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnamon that same day.
Cobras: George Travis – 20pts, Marvin Cruz – 16pts, Gentry Lewis – 15pts, Jai Reyes – 14pts, Kittimon Wanna – 5pts, Ratdech Kruatiwa – 3pts, Darunpong Apiromvilaichai – 2pts, Chanchon Klahan – 2pts, Kaedum Chaiwat – 1pt.
Beermen: Leo Avenido – 33pts, Darlon Johnson – 20pts, Jarrid Famous – 12pts, Aries Dimaunahan – 10pts, Benedict Fernandez – 4pts, John Ferriols – 3pts, Junmar Fajardo – 2pts, Roger Yap – 1pt, Froilan Baguin – 1pt.
Q1
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Q2
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Q3
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Q4
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Final
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Cobras
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18
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15
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27
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18
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78
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Beermen
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23
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20
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25
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18
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86
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