{"id":119284,"date":"2026-05-24T20:58:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T00:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/caneros-defeat-gigantes-in-sfm-colome-scores-winning-three-pointer-in-lnb\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T20:58:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T00:58:44","slug":"caneros-defeat-gigantes-in-sfm-colome-scores-winning-three-pointer-in-lnb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/caneros-defeat-gigantes-in-sfm-colome-scores-winning-three-pointer-in-lnb\/","title":{"rendered":"Ca\u00f1eros defeat Gigantes in SFM: Colom\u00e9 scores winning three-pointer in LNB"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Este&#8217;s Ca\u00f1eros Defeat Gigantes del Cibao in Thrilling LNB Game<\/h2>\n\nIn an encounter full of emotions, the Ca\u00f1eros de Este defeated the Gigantes del Cibao with a final score of 105-100 in the Super Liga de la LNB, played in the Mario Ortega pavilion.\n\nLazar Lugic led the Ca\u00f1eros&#8217; offense with 27 points, while Yeison Colom\u00e9 became the hero of the match by scoring the decisive three-pointer. The Ca\u00f1eros demonstrated their ability to react to the Gigantes&#8217; push, who fought until the end.\n\nLugic stood out with 8 of 12 field goals, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. Marvin Smith Jr. contributed 19 points and Eusebio Suero added 18.\n\nFor the Giants, Luismal Ferreiras had an outstanding performance with 34 points and 16 rebounds. Charles Brown Jr. contributed 23 points and 7 assists, and Francis King Fitzgerald added 15 points.\n\nColom\u00e9 also scored 18 units, in addition to 5 assists and 3 steals.\n\nLos Ca\u00f1eros, with an 8-8 record, are awaiting the results to know if they advance to the next phase. Los Gigantes, with a 12-3 record, lead the 2026 season.\n\nAfter a great third quarter, the Ca\u00f1eros maintained the intensity in the last period. Smith Jr. scored a crucial three-pointer that gave them a 10-point lead (96-86) with 6:19 left. However, the Giants reacted, getting within one point (100-99) with a basket by Ferreiras with 1:25 left.\n\nDespite the Giants&#8217; effort, Colom\u00e9 responded with a three-pointer at 23.9 seconds, putting the score 103-100 in favor of the Ca\u00f1eros. The Ca\u00f1eros&#8217; defense prevented the Giants from tying in the next possession.\n\nThe key to victory for the Ca\u00f1eros was their excellent shooting from the three-point line, with 22 of 43 attempts made, a 51 percent. Lugic led with 5 of 6 three-pointers. Smith Jr. and Suero were also effective, with 6 of 9 and 5 of 9, respectively.\n\nIn the first quarter, Brown Jr. and Ferreiras boosted the Giants, scoring 13 and 10 points, respectively, allowing them to win the partial 35-26. Lugic also stood out for the Ca\u00f1eros with 13 points.\n\nIn the second quarter, the Giants&#8217; lead extended to 43-26, after a three-pointer by Jankarlo Iciano. The Ca\u00f1eros closed in, but Brown Jr. responded with another three-pointer that left the score at 58-47. The first half ended 63-52.\n\nBrown Jr. was the most outstanding player in the first 20 minutes with 20 points, followed by Ferreiras with 14 points and 7 rebounds. The Giants also had 9 points from Fitzgerald. Lugic and Smith Jr. scored 20 and 9 points, respectively, for the Ca\u00f1eros.\n\nIn the third quarter, the Ca\u00f1eros, with a solid defense, limited the Gigantes to only 14 points. Colom\u00e9 put his team ahead 75-73 and they maintained control to finish the period 81-77.\n\nThe partial scores of the match were: 26-35, 26-28, 29-14 and 24-23.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upcoming Meetings<\/h2>\n\n\nThe LNB Super League will have a break on Monday, but returns on Tuesday with the Marineros de Puerto Plata visiting the Metros de Santiago at the Oscar Gobaira Arena at 8:00 p.m., and the Soles del Este receiving the Titanes del Sur at the Rolando Ram\u00edrez multipurpose hall at 8:30 p.m.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Este&#8217;s Ca\u00f1eros Defeat Gigantes del Cibao in Thrilling LNB Game In an encounter full of emotions, the Ca\u00f1eros de Este defeated the Gigantes del Cibao with a final score of 105-100 in the Super Liga de la LNB, played in the Mario Ortega pavilion. Lazar Lugic led the Ca\u00f1eros&#8217; offense with 27 points, while Yeison [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":119285,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[997],"tags":[389,12533,1048,1451],"class_list":{"0":"post-119284","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nationals","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-caneros","10":"tag-giants","11":"tag-lnb"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119284"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119284\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/119285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}