A series of club records were conquered by Saigon Heat in a 41-point victory over Cantho Catfish
The unbeaten circuit of Saigon Heat has been extended to 4 matches after a strong 111-70 victory over Cantho Catfish last night (August 4).
This result continues to consolidate the No. 1 position in the rankings for "Mr. 30" with 10 wins in 11 appearances since the beginning of the season, an extremely respectable achievement for teachers and coaches Matt Van Pelt.
But not only that, Saigon Heat has just conquered a series of club records in the great victory over rival Catfish. The specific list is listed below:
The number of 111 points also helps Heat become the team to score the most points in a match this season, surpassing the old milestone of Thang Long Warriors with 106 points.
It should be noted that this is not the most distinct victory that Saigon Heat has ever had. Their old record was 42 points in a 102-60 victory also against Cantho Catfish in the opening match of the VBA Regular Season 2020.
Besides a number of collective records, Saigon Heat fans also witnessed their two favorite players set new personal records. More notably, here are two young internal soldiers:
- Antony Sundberg of the day was included in the starting line-up which had a career-high with 13 points (5-7 FG, 71%) in 21 minutes of play.
- Hoang Tu came on from the bench but still had 14 points to create a career-high, with 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.
Besides, Nguyen Huynh Phu Vinh continued a special series of matches with 16 points, 2-3 3PT, 7 rebounds and 2 assists. He is currently the only internal soldier in VBA 2023 with 11 consecutive matches, always scoring at least 10 points and having at least 1 successful 3-point ball per game.
“People often talk about foreign soldiers, but I want to focus on the internal soldiers of the team. If they didn't play well today, we wouldn't be able to win," said Player of The Game Kentrell Barkley.
"It is the internal soldiers who always train very hard, seriously every day and today's match is the result of that preparation. I am happy for the whole team and especially for our internal soldiers. I".
This match once again showed the strength of Saigon Heat at VBA 2023. They entered the season as the defending champion for 3 consecutive years and now, no opponent has really made it difficult. 30".
In the next match, Saigon Heat will be challenged by Nha Trang Dolphins at 19:30 pm on August 11 at Nha Trang University's nuclear power plant. This promises to be an extremely watchable match for the fans.
