Kalila wins opening game in IBL series four<\/p>\n
Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar<\/p>\n
After losing twice in earlier games, Kalila of Jakarta won 70-
\n61 over Angsapura Sania of Medan in the opening game of the
\nIndonesian Basketball League's fourth series at Merpati Sports
\nHall here on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Kalila easily took a 34-21 lead after the first two quarters
\ncounting on fast breaks led by Kashmeer and Kelly Purwanto.<\/p>\n
Realizing they could not match Kalila's quick runners,
\nAngsapura players tried to slow down the rhythm of play and
\nsuccessfully closed the gap to 44-43 by the end of the third
\nquarter.<\/p>\n
Angsapura had several chances to take the lead later on in the
\nfourth but failed to do so, with Marcello and Donald P Marpaung
\nbeing frustrated under the net.<\/p>\n
Kalila pulled away to 62-55 before ending the game 70-61.<\/p>\n
"Our players made a good start but later on they began to
\ntire, particularly in the third quarter, thus our opponents could
\nclose the gap to only a single-point deficit," Kalila manager
\nZainul Hilal said after the game.<\/p>\n
Angsapura coach Freddy M. Gorrey said his players did not play
\nto their strengths against Kalila.<\/p>\n
"We knew the Kalila players would create many fast breaks, but
\nour players were to blame for not stopping them," he said.<\/p>\n
"Seventy percent of Kalila points came from fast breaks," he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
With the victory, Kalila now has one win and two losses. In
\nearlier series, Kalila lost 71-59 to CLS Good Day and 82-58 to
\nSatria Muda Britama.<\/p>\n
For Angsapura, the last game was its fourth defeat after it
\nlost to Satria Muda Britama 71-43, IM Panasonic 63-55, and
\nPanasia Garuda 59-45 in earlier series. The club won twice
\nagainst CLS Good Day 66-59 and Citra Satria 68-48.<\/p>\n
In the other match on Saturday, Avian Bimasakti Malang
\ndefeated Citra Satria Jakarta 68-62.<\/p>\n
The IBL, which was introduced only in 2003, has 10
\nparticipating teams this year's season incorporating 11 series in
\n15 major cities.<\/p>\n
Four teams are also competing in Lampung. Defending champion
\nSatria Muda defeated Bhinneka Sritex 67-55 and Panasia Garuda
\nchalked up a 57-55 victory over CLS Surabaya.<\/p>\n
The the other two Hewlett Packard Aspac and IM Panasonic
\nTelkomsel have their turn of resting.<\/p>",
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