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Iranian Basketball Super League:
Tabiat beats Naft to take 2-0 series lead in semifinals
Tabiat defeated Palayesh Naft Abadan 80-78 in Tehran on Monday to edge closer to a place in the Iranian Basketball Super League Finals.
The victory saw Mehran Shahintab’s men take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series ahead of Thursday’s Game 3 in Abadan.
American point-guard stole the show for Tabiat with 20 points, six rebounds, and double assists.
Tabiat had come out victorious by a 79-73 scoreline in Game 1 on Saturday.
The winner of the series will take on Shahrdari Gorgan or Kaleh Mazandaran in the Finals.
Shahrdari and Kaleh will square off in Game 3 today in Gorgan, with the series evenly-poised at 1-1.
Kaleh won the first game 82-76 before Shahrdari bounced back with a 122-68 rout of its host in the second game.