Olimpia Kings Asunción secured a 77-72 win over Deportivo Amambay in the LNB tournament on Thursday evening. The result ends a difficult sequence for the hosts, who had dropped three consecutive fixtures. By then, the pressure on the home side was mounting after those setbacks.
Olimpia Kings sit second in the table with twelve victories from fourteen matches. Deportivo Amambay occupy fifth place, having won six and lost eight games so far. The gap between them in the standings remains significant, but this encounter closed it slightly.
The visitors came into this match on a five-game winning streak. They had beaten Deportivo Campoalto twice, San Alfonso and Ciudad Nueva in between. And here's the thing — Olimpia Kings managed to contain that momentum when it mattered most.
The final margin of five points suggests a tightly contested affair, though no detailed statistics were available to confirm possession or shooting accuracy. What is clear is that the home team pulled together after their recent struggles to see out the result.
Olimpia Kings remain in second place, now twelve points ahead of Deportivo Amambay in the table. The victory keeps them in the hunt for a top-four finish and adds momentum after a run of defeats.