New Jersey (North): Gaza (D2)

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WEEK RECORD RANK COMMENTS
Week 5 4-1 6

55–50 over Lahore — a classic Gaza game: effort, rebounds, and a couple momentum swings that break your spirit. Moatze Musa delivered timely buckets, Brandon Landfair owned the glass, and the Abbassi brothers turned the game chaotic with hands and hustle. They’re not trying to win pretty; they’re trying to win possessions. That identity travels.
Week 4 3-1 6

55–50 over Lahore — a classic Gaza game: effort, rebounds, and a couple momentum swings that break your spirit. Moatze Musa delivered timely buckets, Brandon Landfair owned the glass, and the Abbassi brothers turned the game chaotic with hands and hustle. They’re not trying to win pretty; they’re trying to win possessions. That identity travels.
Week 3 2-1 7

No game (Kabul forfeited again), so the ranking slides — but the identity hasn’t changed. The Abbassi brothers bring relentless energy, Brandon Landfair injects chaos on defense. The question remains: when the game slows down, can Moatze Musa and Ramzy Saleh generate enough clean half-court buckets to close tight ones? If that answer becomes “yes,” they’re a top threat.
Week 2 1-1 5

Gaza fell to Islamabad (64–73) in a game that was tighter than the final suggests. Commissioner Abbassi still has them playing with a nonstop motor — the Abbassi brothers and Brandon Landfair bring chaos every possession — but they couldn’t generate enough clean half-court offense when it mattered most. Clean up the late-game execution and get steady buckets from Moatze Musa / Ramzy Saleh, and they’ll stay firmly in the top half.
Week 1 1-0 4
 
Gaza came out buzzing and never let Istanbul breathe (58–41). Captain Fursan A. had them playing with nonstop energy — high motor, hands everywhere. The Abbassi brothers set the tone, and with Brandon Landfair + Omar “Big O” Abbassi flying around, they looked like they enjoy the grind. If they keep rebounding, turning stops into easy points, and getting steady buckets from Moatze Musa and Ramzy Saleh, they’ll keep climbing.
Preseason 0-0 8
A high-motor team that competes possession to possession. The Abbassi brothers are relentless on both ends. They have plenty of consistent scoring options—especially with the addition of Moatze Musa—but their effort level and defensive activity (Brandon Landfair and Omar “Big O” Abbassi) can steal games and swing the standings early.