KBF League: Imperious KPA carry on with winning momentum

Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) men’s basketball head coach Sammy Kiki is pleased with his boys’ performance over the weekend, after they put a solid shift to beat Terror 68-38 despite the long league break.

The Dockers defeated University Of Nairobi's Terror 68-38 on Saturday before beating Thunder 70-64 on Sunday in a match staged at Makande Gymnasium.

“We played well despite staying away for almost two months, the level of fitness was not that good but the three days we trained together really helped us on the way we played. We did not struggle and I am happy with the way we played,” Kiki said.

“The wins largely contributed to the team chemistry and following instructions and the urge to play defensively and that’s why we were able to stop Thunder’s offensive attacks.

On his part Thunder head coach Sadat Gaya blamed a slow start for the loss.

“Defensively we were okay; once we started scoring we closed the lead. KPA did a great job just running the clock with four minutes to go. I could have made better adjustments,” Gaya said.

The wins saw KPA reach the 29 points mark after 15 games, winning 14 and losing one while Thunder have 31 points from 20 matches, winning 11 and losing  nine.

In their Sunday’s game against Thunder the Dockers won the opening quarter 20-12 before another win of 22-17 in the second quarter as they established a 42-29 cushion at the break.

The teams drew 18-18 in the third quarter with KPA opening a 13-point lead before Thunder closing with a 17-10 in the last quarter.

Elsewhere KPA ladies team won 105-15 over UoN Dynamites on Saturday before getting a walkover against Kisumu Lady Bucks on Sunday.

The wins saw KPA continue with their unbeaten run in the league, having played 15 matches, winning all  to bag 30 points.

-KPA 105-15 UON Dynamites- WP

-KPA 20-00 Kisumu Lady Bucks- WP- (Walk Over)

-KPA 68-38 UON Terror- MP