The "Giant - Tiny" couple brought Saigon Heat to the ABL 2023 Finals
The ABL 2023 Playoffs series did not disappoint the fans' expectations when the host Saigon Heat devoted 3 emotional games against the Singapore Slingers, experienced the first 2 matches with a 1-1 draw, the home team drew 1-1. The house entered the decisive match with a very comfortable mood.
However, the first minutes witnessed a difficult start for the home team, representing Singapore with the excellence of the striker Chanceler Gettys was the team that took the lead with close-to-basket situations and even from the 3-point line.
Although not really agile, the impressive height and throwing ability of the striker wearing the number 34 shirt still makes the white shirt players struggle to follow. Singapore Slingers quickly took the lead with a gap of up to 10 points, but it was also the time to mark the return of Saigon Heat.
After the call-out situation of coach Matt Van Pelt, the Saigon Heat began to change the game when Evan Gilyard continuously broke inside, in addition to scoring situations, the defender wearing the number 1 shirt also had passes like placing orders. for center forward Jeremy Combs to shine.
It was the continuous dunk situations of the player wearing the number 0 shirt that helped Saigon Heat revive the spirit and pull the score back to the balance. After accepting to let the opponent lead 21-18 in the first half, Saigon Heat began to flourish in the second half with consecutive scoring situations of Evan Gilyard, Jeremy Combs, Jairus Holder and Tim's flashy moments. Waal.
After the break, it was Saigon Heat that took the advantage when leading 42-36, but that gap was clearly not large in a match where the Singapore Slingers showed great determination. After minutes of being pulled out, Chanceler Gettys returned and started to have consecutive scores, the other two foreign soldiers of the away team, Xavier Alexander and Kentrell Barkley, also played an impressive role both in the attack and in the front. defense.
Until the beginning of the fourth half, the match began to drag on the chase when the two teams tit for tat point by point. If Jeremy Combs played brilliantly throughout the match, Evan Gilyard's last eight points of Saigon Heat were all scored by this "tiny" defender.
After an excellent defensive situation, Saigon Heat won the final 86-85, thereby continuing to offer a very emotional match for the fans present at Nguyen Du Gymnasium.
