The reason why Hanoi Buffaloes lost to Saigon Heat

On the evening of June 10, runner-up Hanoi Buffaloes lost to defending champion Saigon Heat in the opening match of the 2023 Vietnam Professional Basketball Tournament VBA. Attending and watching the match, Coach Hoang The Vinh shared his views on the performance of both teams.

Hanoi Buffaloes Club has not solved the problem that needs to be solved in both attack and defense.

“In the second half of the match, Hanoi Buffaloes could not solve the problems of the previous period. They had many difficulties in deploying the ball and often finished in difficult positions. The capital basketball representative almost did not create favorable scoring situations. Meanwhile, Saigon Heat took advantage of Hanoi Buffaloes' poor defense to have many easy breakthroughs. In addition, thanks to the shooters' hot-handed 3-point shots early, Saigon Heat further caused Hanoi Buffaloes' zone defense to collapse,” said coach Hoang The Vinh.

Coach Hoang The Vinh evaluates the opening match of VBA 2023

Dinh Thanh Tam (right) and Hanoi Buffaloes Club have yet to taste victory against Saigon Heat.

Coach Hoang The Vinh also gave many compliments to the best player of the match and also the foreign player who just made history in VBA when he achieved a "triple-double" (having 3/5 main stats of 10 or more) in the opening match. "I consider foreign player Kentrell Barkley to be a very experienced player. This player played 39/40 official minutes and was active in both offense and defense. The performance of 28 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists for a foreign player is still an excellent achievement. Compared to Saigon Heat's star player last season, Madarious Gibbs, Kentrell Barkley plays comprehensively and has the advantage in physique," said Coach Hoang The Vinh.

At 7:30 p.m. today at Cau Giay Stadium (Hanoi), the second match of VBA 2023 will take place between Danang Dragons Club and Thang Long Warriors Club. This match will be broadcast live on VTVcab and FPT Play. This year, VBA will be organized in 2 phases: centralized competition at Cau Giay Stadium (Hanoi) from June 10 to September 3 and home and away matches from September 7 to September 30.

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