2023-07-12 17:43:21
The first meeting of the concentrated competition period in Hanoi, Hanoi Buffaloes won convincingly once morest Ho Chi Minh City Wings.
In the first rematch at home VBA 2023, the Ho Chi Minh City Wings force suffered heavy losses without the service of the 2.11m high striker Amir Williams. This is the second time since the beginning of the tournament, the representative of TP. Ho Chi Minh had to play once morest a foreign soldier.
In addition, in this match, defender Tan Hai Dang of the club was also suspended for having committed 3 technical errors.
Contrary to the home team, the Hanoi Buffaloes are in high form thanks to two consecutive wins, including the victory to break the unbeaten streak of the defending champion Saigon Heat.
Despite the lack of a pillar, the remaining main pitcher of Ho Chi Minh City Wings, Jeremy Smith, still entered the game with great determination. This left-handed defender repeatedly used speed to get through the entire Hanoi Buffaloes squad and score points.
Combined with smart runs and finishes from Tran Thanh Tung, following only 4 minutes of excitement, Ho Chi Minh City Wings took the lead 12-10.
To stop the momentum from Ho Chi Minh City Wings, Hanoi Buffaloes coach Erik Rashad called for a conference call. Returning to the field following a minute of correction, the Hanoi Buffaloes players immediately scored 10 points in a row and led back to the opponent 12-20.
In addition, the pitch of the approximately 2m tall pioneer Pham Duc Kien also helped Hanoi Buffaloes not only set up a barrier to closely protect the near-basket area, but also closed the first half with a score of 22-32.
The second half was the low note of Ho Chi Minh City Wings when in the first 7/10 minutes, the home team might not put the ball into the Hanoi Buffaloes basket. In parallel with the stalemate on the offensive front, the defense system of Ho Chi Minh City Wings also encountered many difficulties in the absence of the “shield” Amir Williams.
Making full use of the space left by this foreign player, Hanoi Buffaloes’ throwers have had a wide range of winning streaks from Udun Osakue’s breakthroughs, Nguyen Tien Duong’s treacherous triples, and his wits. at many distances by Anthony January.
At the end of the first half of the match, Hanoi Buffaloes seemed to have put a hand on the victory when far ahead of the opponent with a score of 60-30.
Entering the third half, coach Erik Rashad of Hanoi Buffaloes continued to show his rich experience. Specifically, the collective of representatives of the Capital’s basketball did not ignore the opponent, on the contrary, constantly disputed and defended fiercely to protect the advantage.
The disciplined play of the “Green Half of the Capital” almost suffocated the efforts of the Ho Chi Minh City Wings collective.
In the decisive round, Anthony January continued to dominate the space under the basket, and at the same time, repeatedly served the ball across the line between the two ends of the basket for Dinh Tien Cong to counterattack to score a flash point. The visitors’ rhythmic coordination made Ho Chi Minh City Wings sometimes lead 34 points deep.
Towards the end of the match, the exhaustion of the number one spearhead Jeremy Smith also put an end to Ho Chi Minh City Wings. In the end, Hanoi Buffaloes had a convincing victory with a score of 94-63.
Anthony January, the versatile striker of the Hanoi Buffaloes once once more received the Player of the Game title with 31 points and 31 catches.
On the other side of the line, Jeremy Smith leads with 25 points while the rest of the pitchers have less than 10 points. With no striker competing for the ball in the area near the basket, Ho Chi Minh City Wings’ pitchers are completely lacking in confidence at the 3-point line.
Throughout this match, coach Erik Olson’s teachers and students only successfully made a three-pointer following 17 attempts.
After this victory, Hanoi Buffaloes rose to 2nd place in the rankings with a record of 6 wins and 2 losses, while Ho Chi Minh City Wings remained at 6th place with a result of 2 wins and 5 defeats.
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