Guaros de Lara was crowned Champion of the Professional Basketball League 2018

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MVP Taylor finished with 27 points, followed by Nèstor Colmenares with 22 points, Heissler Guillent contributed 17 and Luis Bethelmy 12

 

Guaros de Lara traced the final series of the Professional Basketball League (LPB) and won the tournament title for the second consecutive year, defeating Trotamundos de Carabobo by 97-86, in the seventh and decisive match held in the Bolivarian Dome of Barquisimeto to burst, with Tyshawn Taylor erected as the Most Valuable Player of the Tournament (MVP).

The Larenses came from behind, they were always down in the series after giving up matches one, three and five and, winning games two, four and six, to force the decisive game. The drama would not end there. A protest by Trotamundos after victory six, led to the suspension of the seventh duel that would initially be played on August 7. After meeting of the board of directors, it was decided that the clash would be held on Saturday the 11th, where finally those led by the coach Fernando Duró, raised the trophy that they also won last season.

It was a round day for coach Duró, who led his 100th game in the League. In addition, Luis Bethelmy became the player with more games played in the final series with 56, beating Jesús Centeno (55), while José Vargas added his sixth title and the "Tsunami" and Gregory Vargas, the fifth.

It was the first final in which Guaros played a seventh game in its history.

The game was for a single street, although it was even in the first part. After the jump between two, Guaros dominated 29-25 and, in the following lapse gave by 26-24, but continued ahead by a double basket of difference, 53-51.

In the second part the story changed. The Larenses received globetrotters with partial 9-0 after the break of the first half, to lead by 11, 62-51, until 7:46 that David Cubillán with triple broke the zero (62-54). Lacking 3:30 Guaros up by 15, 75-60, Terrell Stoglin converted a foul and in an act of despair he snatched the ball from the referee and kicked him to the stands, took off his shirt and threw it in the middle of the court to leave expelled from the commitment. 27-17 Guaros took the lapse to go to the final 10, 80-68.

The room was even but everything was already written. Trotamundos sealed it 18-17 in his favor, but without any damage in the overall score, so Guaros celebrated with his fans, as a carbon copy of the last edition, unlike it was in six crashes.

The MVP Taylor culminated with 27 points, followed by Nèstor Colmenares with 22 points, Heissler Guillent contributed 17 and Luis Bethelmy 12.

Pedro Chourio closed with 16 points and Jerai Grant with 15 for Trotamundos.