Abrams Fourth To Double-Up
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Devon Dynamos Taranaki forward Link Abrams became the fourth player to claim multiple Player of the Week awards in the Dominion Finance NBL this season.
Abrams had 21 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and two blocks in a 98-84 win over the Marley Canterbury Rams on Friday and backed it up with 21 points, 11 rebounds and six assists in a 99-95 overtime win over the League-leading Waikato Pistons on Sunday, earning the round 12 honours.
The 34-year-old American-born Kiwi, the second highest non-restricted player at number six in the latest NBL Player Power Rankings, also won the PoW in round eight and reached 1000 career rebounds in Friday’s win.
Other multiple PoW winners include: Stars forward Casey Frank (rounds two and four), Pistons point guard Jason Crowe (rounds three, five, 10 and 11) and Rams point guard Jeremy Kench (rounds seven and 10).
Abrams beat out Crowe, who had a monster triple-double of 44 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in a loss to the Rams and another near triple-double in the Dynamos loss, Pistons shooting guard Brian Wethers and Jets point guard Kantrail Horton, who missed a triple-double by one rebound on Sunday.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Link Abrams (Devon Dynamos Taranaki)
21 points (9/15 FG, 3/4 FT), 12 rebounds, five assists, two blocks and a steal vs Marley Canterbury Rams and 21 points (10/13 FG, 1/3 FT), 11 rebounds, six assists and a block vs Waikato Pistons
Players of the Week
Round One – Jamil Terrell (CPS Nelson Giants)
Round Two – Casey Frank (Youthtown Auckland Stars)
Round Three – Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)
Round Four – Casey Frank (Youthtown Auckland Stars)
Round Five – Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)
Round Six – Ernest Scott (Century City Wellington Saints)
Round Seven – Jeremy Kench (Marley Canterbury Rams)
Round Eight – Link Abrams (Devon Dynamos Taranaki)
Round Nine – Kantrail Horton (Property Brokers Manawatu Jets)
Round 10 – Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons) and Jeremy Kench (Marley Canterbury Rams)
Round 11 – Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)
PLAYER POWER RANKINGS
1 Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)
2 *Casey Frank (Youthtown Auckland Stars)
3 Keith Davis (Property Brokers Manawatu Jets)
4 Ernest Scott (Century City Wellington Saints)
5 Brian Wethers (Waikato Pistons)
6 *Link Abrams (Devon Dynamos Taranaki)
7 Antoine Tisby (Cartridge World Otago Nuggets)
8 *Brendon Polyblank (Century City Wellington Saints)
9 Lemar Gayle (Cartridge World Otago Nuggets)
10 Michael Harrison (CPS Nelson Giants)
The Next 10 . . .
*Jeremy Kench (Marley Canterbury Rams), *Nick Horvath (Century City Wellington Saints), Kantrail Horton (Property Brokers Manawatu Jets), *Adrian Majstrovich (Youthtown Auckland Stars), *Paora Winitana (Easy LPG Bay Hawks), *Lindsay Tait (Century City Wellington Saints), Oscar Forman (Appliance Shed Harbour Heat), Jamil Terrell (CPS Nelson Giants), *Phill Jones (CPS Nelson Giants), Kevin Smith (Easy LPG Bay Hawks)
* Non-restricted players
NBL Player Power Rankings Top-50 (Round 12) (16KB pdf)
**The Player of the Week and Player Power Rankings are decided by a formula which takes into account points scored, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, turnovers and missed shots**
ROUND 12 STATS LEADERS
Points
44 Brian Wethers (Waikato Pistons) vs Property Brokers Manawatu Jets
44 Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons) vs Marley Canterbury Rams
34 Lemar Gayle (Cartridge World Otago Nuggets) vs Easy LPG Bay Hawks
33 Keith Davis (Property Brokers Manawatu Jets) vs Waikato Pistons
30 Dave Langrell (Marley Canterbury Rams) vs Waikato Pistons
Rebounds
14 Kevin Owens (Century City Wellington Saints) vs CPS Nelson Giants
14 Nick Horvath (Century City Wellington Saints) vs CPS Nelson Giants
12 Mika Vukona (Appliance Shed Harbour Heat) vs Property Brokers Manawatu Jets
12 Link Abrams (Devon Dynamos Taranaki) vs Marley Canterbury Rams
11 Multiple (five players)
Assists
11 Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons) vs Marley Canterbury Rams
11 Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons) vs Devon Dynamos Taranaki
10 Kantrail Horton (Property Brokers Manawatu Jets) vs Appliance Shed Harbour Heat
8 Ben Jeffrey (Devon Dynamos Taranaki) vs Waikato Pistons
7 Kantrail Horton (Property Brokers Manawatu Jets) vs Youthtown Auckland Stars
7 Jarrod Kenny (Appliance Shed Harbour Heat) vs Property Brokers Manawatu Jets
Steals
6 Ben Jeffrey (Devon Dynamos Taranaki) vs Marley Canterbury Rams
5 Dillon Boucher (Youthtown Auckland Stars) vs Property Brokers Manawatu Jets
4 Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons) vs Property Brokers Manawatu Jets
4 Jeremy Kench (Marley Canterbury Rams) vs Waikato Pistons
4 Pero Cameron (Waikato Pistons) vs Marley Canterbury Rams
4 Keith Davis (Property Brokers Manawatu Jets) vs Youthtown Auckland Stars
Blocks
3 Michael Harrison (CPS Nelson Giants) vs Century City Wellington Saints
2 Multiple (seven players)
NBL LEAGUE LEADERS
(After round 12)
Points
27.8 Brian Wethers (Waikato Pistons)
27.4 Lemar Gayle (Cartridge World Otago Nuggets)
24.1 Antoine Tisby (Cartridge World Otago Nuggets)
23.5 Casey Frank (Youthtown Auckland Stars)
23.4 Kantrail Horton (Property Brokers Manawatu Jets)
Rebounds
10.2 Kevin Owens (Century City Wellington Saints)
9.7 Link Abrams (Devon Dynamos Taranaki)
9.4 Keith Davis (Property Brokers Manawatu Jets)
9.4 Antoine Tisby (Cartridge World Otago Nuggets)
9.2 Nick Horvath (Century City Wellington Saints)
Assists
8.5 Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)
6.9 Luke Martin (Century City Wellington Saints)
5.7 Paul Henare (Easy LPG Bay Hawks)
4.5 Hayden Allen (Appliance Shed Harbour Heat)
4.3 Jarrod Kenny (Appliance Shed Harbour Heat)
Steals
3.3 Jeremy Kench (Marley Canterbury Rams)
3.0 Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)
2.3 Dillon Boucher (Youthtown Auckland Stars)
2.3 Hayden Allen (Appliance Shed Harbour Heat)
2.2 Keith Davis (Property Brokers Manawatu Jets)
Blocks
2.4 Michael Harrison (CPS Nelson Giants)
1.7 Ernest Scott (Century City Wellington Saints)
1.4 Nick Horvath (Century City Wellington Saints)
1.3 Kevin Owens (Century City Wellington Saints)
1,2 Link Abrams (Devon Dynamos Taranaki)
FG % (Min 5 FGA/PG)
70.0 Brendon Polyblank (Century City Wellington Saints)
65.6 Link Abrams (Devon Dynamos Taranaki)
61.3 Puke Lenden (Waikato Pistons)
59.2 Keith Davis (Property Brokers Manawatu Jets)
57.7 Tim Behrendorff (Appliance Shed Harbour Heat)
3pt % (Min 3 3PA/PG)
47.9 Michael Fitchett (CPS Nelson Giants)
47.4 Oscar Forman (Appliance Shed Harbour Heat)
47.4 Ernest Scott (Century City Wellington Saints
44.8 Chris Daniel (CPS Nelson Giants)
43.6 Casey Frank (Youthtown Auckland Stars)
FT % (Min 3 FTA/PG)
87.9 Keith Salscheider (Devon Dynamos Taranaki)
87.2 Kantrail Horton (Property Brokers Manawatu Jets)
82.0 Kevin Smith (Easy LPG Bay Hawks)
80.9 Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)
80.9 Tim Behrendorff (Appliance Shed Harbour Heat)
