INA – Satria Muda join PJE on top; Dell, CLS on par

JAKARTA, Indonesia (NBL Indonesia) - The race for the final rankings before the play-offs in the NBL Indonesia just got hotter with no team able to assert its dominance on any of the top four spots.

With the regulation season coming to an end this weekend, action in the Indonesian capital is bound to be intense and action packed.

Defending champions Satria Muda BritAma scored a crucial 79-72 victory against PJ Esia on Sunday, but the latter bounced back beating SW Angsapura 85-62 a day later to keep themselves on par with Satria Muda.

Angsapura themselves were to cause a flutter on Tuesday beating the more fancied Muba Hang Tuah 70-54 for only their second win of the season.

CLS Knights and Dell Aspac were involved in a battle of wits for the No 3-4 spots – both with identical 18-6 records heading into the final stretch.

The Knights overcame a tricky Stadium Jakarta 61-57 in Overtime on Tuesday after being locked at 50 at the end of regulation time. CLS had earlier beaten Muba 70-54.

Dell Aspac had no such trouble – beating BS Nikko Steel 75-56.

NBL Indonesia standings

1. PJ Esia 20-3
2. Satria Muda BritAma 20-3
3. CLS Knights 18-6
4. Dell Aspac 18-6
5. Garuda Flexi 14-10
6. Stadium Jakarta 10-13
7. Muba Hang Tuah 9-15
8. BS Nikko Steel 5-19
9. SW Angsapura 2-22
10. Comfort Mobile CS 2-21

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