-
Manuel Guzmán was the hero in the match won by the Titans before the Meters.
Veteran Manuel Guzmán scored a dramatic three-point basket that gave the victory to the Titanes del Distrito Nacional 93 by 92 against the Santiago Metros in a match of the National Basketball League (LNB) held this Thursday at the Sports Center of this city.
The Metros (1-1) were up on the scoreboard 92-91 with 12 seconds left when it came Guzman’s game-winning shot and help the Titans to 1-1.
Guzmán finished He had seven points and the same number of rebounds, while Jassel Pérez was also a factor by stealing the ball that started the play in the last seconds of the game. Pérez finished with 17 points.
“ For that shot, I just wanted to enjoy the moment, the game. I’m used to this type of situation & rdquo ;, he commented. Guzmán after the match.
Jassel Pérez, for his part, added: “I am always ready to play. I always demanded minutes because I know I know what I can do and they expect much more from me.”
For the Titans, the best scorer was Jordan Williams, with 30 points; Keith Jordan Jr, with 17, and Richard Bautista contributed. nine points with 11 assists.
For the Mets, Terry Larier finished with 28 points, Cliff Alexander contributed. 17, Adrys de León had 10 with five assists and Robert Glenn scored. 12.
The team from Santiago won the match. the first half 15-29, while the Titans took the remaining three with scores 26-19, 22-17 and 30-24.
The Metros took advantage of the bad start in the first quarter of the Titans, losing 15-29, but in the second quarter, the locals considerably improved the game to win the quarter 26-19.
Despite the offensive improvement of the Titans, the Metros resisted and went into the break with a seven-point lead (48-41). to be up to 15 points in the first half. A 7-2 run in the first three minutes allowed that the Titans approached from nine points (22-31) and then with 2:36 of the second half they closed the distance to six points (34-40).
This Friday’s session
The Soles of Santo Domingo Este (0-1) will receive the Cañeros del Este (0-1) at the Invivienda sports center at 7:00 p.m. , while at 9:00 the Indios de San Francisco de Macorís (1-0) will visit the Reales de La Vega (1-0) at the Fernando Teruel.