Al Ahli lift Super Cup.Byline: PATRICK SALOMON AL AHLI AHLI American Home Lighting Institute began the new basketball season yesterday the same way they ended the last: with trophy in hand. The defending league champions added to their impressive collection of silverware last night, lifting the first-ever Bahrain Basketball Super Cup after defeating arch-rivals Manama 84-78 at a packed Zain Basketball Arena in Um Al Hassam. The Super Cup is set to be the one-off curtain-raising game for the annual hoops campaign. The contest pits the previous season's league champions with the Association Cup holders. Bahrain national team point guard Hussain Shaker Shaker Member of the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, a celibate millenarian sect. Derived from a branch of the radical English Quakers (see Society of Friends), the movement was brought to the U.S. scored a game-high 30 points to spearhead Ahli. Former NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= first-round pick Johnny Antonio Taylor chipped in with 21. Both players came up with big baskets late in the game that helped lift their team clinch Clinch, river, c.300 mi (480 km) long, formed by the junction of two forks in SW Va., and flowing generally SW across E Tenn. to the Tennessee River at Kingston. the crown. Shaker sank a running jumper The simplest form of an on/off switch. It is just a tiny, plastic-covered metal block, which is pushed onto two pins to close that circuit. It is used to select a myriad of functions on a printed circuit board or on a peripheral device. at the third-quarter buzzer that gave them a 59-53 lead heading into the final canto. The sharp-shooting court general then scored four of his team's first six points in the last period to help keep them in front. Later in the fourth, after Manama momentarily mo·men·tar·i·ly adv. 1. For a moment or an instant. 2. Usage Problem In a moment; very soon. 3. Moment by moment; progressively. took a 74-72 lead on a Hassan Nairouz triple off a drive-and-dish from Bader Abdulla Malabes, it was Taylor's turn to shine. The six-foot, nine-inch American scored the next five points, including a three-pointer from the right wing that gave Ahli the lead for good 77-74. Contributed Sayed Hashim then added a bucket to extend their lead to five. His short stab virtually iced the game for Ahli, who are coached by veteran Bahraini tactician Aqeel Milad. Hashim and newly acquired guard Jassim Mohammed each contributed nine points in the victory. High-scoring guard Maytham Jameel had a relatively quiet night with 10, while bruiser bruis·er n. Informal A large, heavyset man. bruiser Noun Informal a strong tough person, esp. a boxer or a bully Noun 1. Mohammed Qurban finished with four. Manama's US import Calvin Warner scored 25 to lead his team. Nairouz scored 14, while star forward Mahmood Ghuloom was held to just 10 points. He and the other Manama marksmen struggled from the field. Malabes pitched in with seven, while young point guard Ahmed Abdulaziz had four. Manama, coached by national junior programme head Abdulhameed Ebrahim of the UAE (Uninterruptible Application Error) The name given to a crash in Windows 3.0. In subsequent versions of Windows, a crash was called a "General Protection Fault," "Application Error" or "Illegal Operation." See crash in Windows and abend. , began the game as the aggressors as they held a comfortable 18-12 advantage midway through the first. Shaker then scored from long range and Taylor added a power move inside for a three-point play that tied the game. Prior to the quarter's end, Qurban was left alone beyond the arc, and he made Manama pay with a three that put Ahli up 21-18. In the second, Mohammed made his presence felt and showed why he is set to make a significant impact with Ahli this year. The former Kuwait-based Bahraini lefty made successive triples before the half that gave his new team a 39-32 advantage at the break. Late in the third, Shaker gave Ahli their first double-digit lead, 52-42, on a basket and free throw, but Manama managed to close the quarter strong and get back to within six. Tonight, the Bahrain Basketball League Noun 1. basketball league - a league of basketball teams basketball team, five - a team that plays basketball league, conference - an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members tips off, with Sitra playing Nuwaidrat at 7.30pm at the same venue. Copyright 2009 Gulf Daily News Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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