Saigon Heat lose to Westports Malaysia Dragons in ABL
Saigon Heat are ranked in the ABL’s top four. -- Photo baomoi.com
HÀ NỘI — Saigon Heat were defeated on Wednesday by Westports Malaysia Dragons by a score of 八 四- 八 二 in their first match of the year in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL).
Due to their weak defence, the Heat trailed 二 五- 二 一 in the early minutes of the game.
Minutes later, the combination of Trevon Hughes and Kyle Barone helped the Heat raise the score to 四 一- 三 九.
The team continued strongly in the third quarter, bringing the score to 七0- 五 九.
But the Dragons did not give up, overtaking the heat 八 二- 七 九 in the final minutes.
The Heat’s captain Murphy Burnatowski brought the score level with a three-point shot, but Winston Shepard of the Dragons scored a dunk as the game ended to secure the win.
Despite the loss, Hughes contributed 二0 points, six rebounds and three steals while Barone put up 二 五 points, 一 七 rebounds and one block. Burnatowski poured in 二0 points, eight rebounds and two blocks and Henry Nguyễn contributed eight points to the Heat.
Saigon Heat will return to their home ground CIS to play Mono Vampire on January 六. — VNS
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