There's no doubt Alab Pilipinas can hang with the defending champions. It just needs to learn to finish the job.Hong Kong Eastern took advantage of Alab's porous defense late in the fourth quarter to win 99-96 in the ASEAN Basketball League on Wednesday.
[img]http://www.bearsonlinesprostore.com/images//nike_nfl_jerseys/ni... its first road game of the season, Alab kept Southorn Stadium mostly quiet, taking control of the first 3 quarters and 6 minutes into the fourth.That's when Hong Kong started its run, launching a 14-2 attack to erase a 4-point deficit and go up 96-88 with 1:24 left in the game.
A 3-pointer by Reggie Okosa allowed Alab to threaten, but Hong Kong, debuting at home, held on to win its fifth straight.Coach Jimmy Alapag and crew sank to their 3rd straight loss in as many games, two of those against Hong Kong, which escaped with a narrow 92-89 win in both teams' season opener.
Winless Alab Pilipinas takes a second crack at Hong Kong Eastern Authentic Josh Bynes Jersey when they collide in the ASEAN Basketball League on Wednesday.The two teams are on opposite ends of the standings, with defending champion Hong Kong leading the 9-team field with a 4-0 record and Alab sitting at the bottom without a win in two starts.
Hong Kong and Alab were each other’s first game, the former escaping with a 92-89 win at Mall of Asia.There, Gilas Pilipinas center Christian Standhardinger dominated Alab with 26 points and 16 rebounds, including a couple of clutch baskets late to seal the win for Hong Kong.
Standhardinger is coming off a week that saw him produce a 40-point evisceration of Mono Vampire, helping him increase his league average to 29 points, 11.5 rebounds and 3.5 steals.Alab coach Jimmy Alapag said it was important for his team to start strong after Alapag and his crew dug themselves an early hole http://www.officialh... against Hong Kong and forced the Filipino club to play catch-up.
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Tyler Lamb scored a team-high 32 points for Hong Kong. Christian Standhardinger, the focus of Alab's physical defense, added 25 points and 12 rebounds, and Marcus Elliot contributed 20 and 11.While Standhardinger kept Hong Kong in the game with his timely sniping, it was Lamb and Elliot who kept Alab at bay once the hosts took the driver's seat.
Despite being down by 8 with some 80 seconds remaining, Alab still had some fight left in it.A basket by Ray Parks Jr. and Okosa's triple made it 98-96 with 11 seconds left.In the ensuing play, Hong Kong point guard Lee Ki made his first free throw and missed the second off a foul Alab was forced to commit to stop the clock.
With no timeouts left, Alab pushed the ball to the front court but Josh Urbiztondo's game-tying attempt bounced off the rim as time expired.Ivan Johnson led Alab with 32 points and 9 rebounds, while Okosa added 25 and 13.

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