On the evening of June 11, at Cau Giay Stadium (Hanoi), the second match of the 2023 Vietnam Professional Basketball Tournament VBA took place between Thang Long Warriors Club and Danang Dragons. Leading Danang Dragons is coach Todd Purves, who just participated in the 32nd SEA Games with the Vietnamese basketball team, and coach Chris Daleo of Thang Long Warriors Club, who led the Thai team to win 2 SEA Games silver medals.
Justin Young (right) and Thang Long Warriors Club contribute to a scoring party
Thang Long Warriors players took the initiative in the game with a man-to-man marking tactic right on the Danang Dragons' court. Putting pressure right on the opponent's court was effective, helping the capital's basketball team take the lead.
Adjustments from coach Todd Purves and the introduction of Vietnamese-American player William Tran helped Danang Dragons improve. With more than 4 minutes left in the second half, a long-range shot by foreign player Jermaine Marrow helped Danang Dragons take the lead 40-38.
Thang Long Warriors players (in white shirts) mark each other very carefully.
The excellence of foreign player Jermaine Marrow helped the team nicknamed “Han River Dragons” maintain the lead. Although not physically outstanding, Jermaine Marrow has the ability to shoot from a distance very well. This foreign player’s 6 successful shots at the 3-point line helped Danang Dragons lead 83-77 when the 3rd quarter ended.
In the final quarter, Danang Dragons players slowed down while Thang Long Warriors' shooters exploded. Dang Thai Hung "intervened" to help Thang Long Warriors tie the score at 84-84. Then foreign player Sameen Swint shined with consecutive baskets from many positions to help Thang Long Warriors create a 10-point gap before winning the final 106-94.
Coach Todd Purves helped Danang Dragons lead many times but failed to achieve the ultimate goal of victory.
Foreign player Sameen Swint of Thang Long Warriors Club won the title of Best Player of the match with 32 points and 8 assists. The capital basketball team showed its comprehensiveness when having 3 domestic players scoring 10 points or more: Hoang The Hien, Dang Thai Hung and Nguyen Van Hung.
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