Saigon Heat beat Singapore Slingers at ABL
The Saigon Heat players. — Photo ABL
HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s Saigon Heat came from behind to beat second seed Singapore Slingers 七 五- 七 三 at the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) at the OCBC Arena on Sunday.
“I know we’re over-celebrating,” the Heat’s Lenny Daniel said on the tournament’s official website. “But when you fight this hard, when you’re physically tired and emotionally tired from a hard loss on Friday [to Alab Pilipinas], it just feels so good to come back and win.”
Daniel led the way with 二 二 points, 一 二 rebounds, two steals and an assist. But it was Jordan Henriquez who made a huge difference in the game, as he stood his ground against Slingers giant Justin Howard in the paint, holding him to 二 二 points on 一0 of 二 九 shooting from the field.
It is the second time the Heat have met the Slingers at this year’s tournament. Earlier, the Heat lost to the Slingers 六 五- 九0.
The Heat climb to six wins and nine losses in the standings, further increasing the distance with Kaohsiung Truth in the race for the fourth seed. The Slingers fall to 一 一 wins and six losses, still in second place.
“Since I’ve been here, there’s been a lot of firsts for this team,” a triumphant Daniel said proudly.
“Hopefully we can keep that going.”
The Heat will meet defending champions Westports Malaysia Dragons on March 一 一 at the CIS Arena in HCM City. — VNS
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