HP Aspac shooting for seven for seven

HP Aspac shooting for seven for seven

Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

HP Aspac will seek to keep its winning streak going and remain
atop the standings by beating fifth ranked IM Panasonic Telkomsel
here on Thursday, the opening day of the seventh leg of the A
Mild Indonesian Basketball League (IBL) 2005.

"Our team is in its best condition. We will try to win every
game in Jakarta to maintain our clean record," HP Aspac player
Riko Hantono, voted league MVP through the sixth leg, said on
Wednesday.

HP Aspac leads the league with six wins, followed by Panasia
Garuda and SM Britama, both with five wins and two losses.

Panasia is ranked second because it defeated SM Britama 50-44
victory in the fifth series in Lampung on April 10.

Aspac will also play Avian Bima Sakti and Angsapura Sania over
the weekend.

Despite its opponents' formidable record, HP IM Panasonic
Telkomsel is determined to cause an upset during the leg, to be
held from through Monday at Soemantri Brodjonegoro Student Sports
Hall in South Jakarta.

"We are ready to play against HP Aspac and CLS Good Day (on
Saturday). We want to win the two games to help save our position
in top four," head coach Raoul Miguel Hadinoto said.

IM Panasonic Telkomsel has booked four wins and three losses
in the series.

On Thursday, Citra Satria will play SM Britama following the
game between HP Aspac and IM Panasonic.

Other teams participating in the league are Bhinneka Sritex,
Kalila and Citra Satria.

The Jakarta stop is one of the few where all 10 teams will
compete.

After the Jakarta series, the IBL 2005 will continue in Malang
(May 25-29), Medan (June 4-5), Palembang (June 4-5), Bandung
(June 8-12), Semarang (July 2-3), Pontianak (July 2-3), Batam
(July 9-10).

The semifinal will be held in Jakarta on July 21-24, with the
final operating on a home and away format on Aug. 7 and on Aug.
14/15.