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Sims leads Biguá past Obras; Sao Paulo stays unbeaten behind Caboclo
MONTEVIDEO (Uruguay) – Monday saw action in Uruguay from Groups B and C of the 2021-22 edition of Basketball Champions League Americas and there is plenty to analyze from the double-header:
BIGUA 92-81 OBRAS
Montevideo, Uruguay can now be called Sims City.
Behind a dominant performance from Donald Sims, Biguá defeated Obras Sanitarias, 92-81, Monday night at Antel Arena.
Sims led the way with 26 points and 9 assists as the Uruguayans improved to 2-1 in Group C play.
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⬆️ @BiguaOnline 92
⬇️ @ObrasBasket 81
👀 MVP ↪️ Donald Sims
🔥 26 puntos
😤 3 rebotes
🎩 9 asistencias
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“It’s great to win in front of the home crowd,” Sims said. “We played great. We started really good and then they came back in the game. Obras is a really strong team, I respect them a lot. They play hard. We had a great third quarter.”
Sims did damage from long distance, finishing 4/11 from beyond the arc.
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💣💣💣 Loriente!!!
💣💣💣 Sims!!!
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Biguá shot 11/27 (40.7 percent) from downtown with Diego Pena (3/4) providing a spark off the bench.
Obras erased an early double-digit deficit to take the lead at halftime, 41-40 behind a balanced attack led by guards Juan Pablo Venegas and Joaquín Rodríguez.
Venegas finished with 13 points and 5 assists while Rodríguez led the team with 20 on 4/12 shooting from long range.
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However, Biguá came back from the locker room with a vengeance, uncorking a 29-14 third quarter to take full control of the game.
The attention drawn by Sims allowed the team’s other weapons to flourish.
Victor Rudd flirted with a triple-double (7 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists), while Martín Rojas poured in 17. Luis Santos added 16 points and 11 boards.
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Obras took care of the ball (just 7 turnovers) but failed to capitalize at the line, where they missed 9 of their 19 free throw attemps.
Pedro Barral had 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists as the Argentinians’ comeback efforts fell short in the fourth quarter.
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With the loss, Obras is now 0-3 and will try to notch their first win when they face Minas on Tuesday.
Biguá awaits the Brazilians on Wednesday, when they’ll try to avenge a 22-point drubbing in mid-December.
“They really got us good at their place,” Sims said.
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⬆️ @BiguaOnline 92
⬇️ @ObrasBasket 81
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NACIONAL 73-89 SAO PAULO
Bruno Caboclo is an absolute cheat code.
The 26-year-old forward dominated Nacional on both ends of the floor as Sao Paulo cruised to an 89-73 win over Nacional Monday night at Antel Arena in Montevideo.
Dunks, threes and everything in between, there was no stopping the Brazilian superstar, who finished with 30 points and 9 rebounds on 12/15 shooting, including a sizzling 6/7 from beyond the arc.
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💣💣💣 @Bruno_Caboclo @SPFCBasquetebol
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“Today my ball went in from the 3-point line, so I was very happy about that,” Caboclo said.
And the domination wasn’t just limited to the offensive end of the court, either.
Caboclo shut down his own paint with 7 blocks and was instrumental in keeping the home team to just 38.8 percent from the field.
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As per usual, he had plenty of help, mainly in the form of the legendary Marquinhos Sousa.
The Brazilian sharpshooter finished with 18 points on 3/9 from long range and showed that even at the tender age of 37 he can still get up:
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Americans Tyrone Curnell (14 points and 6 rebounds), Shamell Stallworth (15 points) and Corderro Bennett (8 assists) put the finishing touches on a masterful performance.
However, the game seemed to be heading the opposite way when Nacional jumped to an 11-2 lead to start the game behind some hot shooting from downtown.
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Despite an off night from Quincy Miller, Nacional got decent contributions from both Johndre Jefferson and Dominique Morrison.
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With the Uruguayan crowd behind him, Morrison poured in 16 points and 7 rebounds.
Manuel Schiaffarino finished 11 points and 4 assists while Jefferson added 13 and 6 boards.
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🔥🔥🔥 JEFFERSON!!! @CNdeFbasketball pic.twitter.com/kHq1QxCqH5
Sao Paulo stayed undefeated and is now 3-0 atop Group B. They will face Quimsa on Tuesday night.
Nacional (0-3) remains winless and will look to notch its first victory on Wednesday against the Argentinians.
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⬇️ @CNdeFbasketball 73
⬆️ @SPFCBasquetebol 89
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