The home field advantage gave the Thang Long Warriors players more motivation to welcome the defending champion Saigon Heat in the first leg of the VBA 2023 semi-finals. Thanks to that, the home team created a balanced match against the opponent who had the important return of pitcher Vo Kim Ban. Before the end of the first half, Truong Hoang Trung had an accurate 3-point shot, helping the Thang Long Warriors Club lead 20-18.
Sameen Swint (in black) could not help Thang Long Warriors Club defeat the strong Saigon Heat.
The Thang Long Warriors continued to play explosively in the second half when Nguyen Van Hung and Sameen Swint shined, helping the home team increase the gap to 8 points. However, the Saigon Heat players accelerated strongly with consecutive scoring phases to bring the match back to a tie.
The third quarter became the "stage" of Vo Kim Ban when he threw an accurate 3-point shot to help Saigon Heat take the lead. His excellent 3-point shooting ability helped Vo Kim Ban continue to cause sadness to Thang Long Warriors fans. The shining performance of this domestic player helped Saigon Heat close the third quarter with a 9-point gap (62-53) over Thang Long Warriors.
Kentrell Barkley (right) is the number 1 scorer for Saigon Heat.
Thanh Long Warriors players rose strongly in the 4th quarter to level the gap, in which Le Hieu Thanh had a moment to score to help the home team reduce the gap to 3 points. However, when the spirit of Thang Long Warriors players was high, Vo Kim Ban coldly threw a 3-point shot to discourage the opponent and help Saigon Heat win the final victory 89-79.
Vo Kim Ban (11) brings sadness to his opponents by coldly shooting 3-point shots.
Foreign player Kentrell Barkley received the title of best player of the match with 35 points, but Vo Kim Ban was the hero of Saigon Heat Club with decisive and beautiful plays, including 5 successful 3-pointers.
The 2023 VBA semi-finals will be played in a 3-win-2 format, so Thang Long Warriors Club will still have a chance to equalize the score in the second leg to enter the decisive match. However, with their strength, Saigon Heat Club is aiming for the 4th consecutive final match in VBA.
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