Helpless because of the 3-point rain, the Vietnamese women's basketball team fell to the Philippines
After suddenly losing to Malaysia in the match on May 12, the Vietnamese women's basketball team was forced to win against the Philippines - one of the strongest teams in the region - to raise hopes of winning the medal. chapter.
Although the start was not too bad, Truong Thao Vy and his teammates were unable to fight against a Filipino team that was too strong and even.
The Philippines brought to the match with Vietnam two "weapons" that were difficult to stop. First, they used a pair of dual strikers, Jack Animam and Clare Castro from the beginning, to hit the physical weakness of the Vietnamese team.
Animam and Castro easily got inside points thanks to their superior height. Then when coach Michael Olson's students shrunk their formation, the Filipino pitchers "heated up" and successfully threw a lot of 3-pointers.
Particularly in the first and second half, the Philippines had 11 3-pointers with a success rate of up to 60%. This increased to a total of 18 long throws all game, for a performance of 18-33 3PT.
Due to the excellent Filipino pitchers, the Vietnamese basketball team had almost no chance to close the gap.
The final whistle sounded with the final score of 116-58, the red flag warriors with yellow stars fell before the "big man" in the region, the Philippines.
Physical loss is no longer a new feature of the Vietnamese basketball team. The two defeats in the past time against Indonesia and Malaysia both came due to the lack of a striker to stop the opponent.
If Indonesia has a naturalized center with two Indonesian-Canadian bloodlines, Malaysia has an "overseas" striker from India.
Truong Thao Vy is the highest scorer for the Vietnamese women's basketball team with 15 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists. The player wearing the number 14 shirt has a mischievous ball that captures the hearts of fans when pushing the ball into the opponent's back and scoring.
Behind her are Mailee Jones (9 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals) and Nguyen Thi Tieu Duy (8 points, 1 steal, 1 block). Another notable name is Tran Thi Yen Van. Although she did not play much in the previous matches, Yen Van had a good time playing against the Philippines and got 7 points, 1 block and 1 assist.
With the failure to win against the Philippines, the chances of the Vietnamese women's basketball team to compete for a medal have decreased significantly. The top three tiers of the SEA Games 32 women's 5x5 basketball content are being split between Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
In the next two matches, captain Huynh Ngoan and his teammates will meet the host Cambodia (May 14) before ending the SEA Games campaign with a match with the Singapore women's team (9:00 a.m. on May 15). ).
