The mark of domestic players in Saigon Heat's victory

Before this encounter, Saigon Heat Club showed impressive performance when winning all 4 matches while Thang Long Warriors was not far behind when only receiving 1 loss. Saigon Heat and Thang Long Warriors are also 2 teams with the best domestic players in VBA, with many national players. They are Nguyen Huynh Phu Vinh, Vo Kim Ban, Du Minh An of Saigon Heat and Dang Thai Hung, Duong Vinh Luan (Justin Young) of Thang Long Warriors.

Phu Vinh (right) of Saigon Heat blocks Dang Thai Hung's shot

Besides the foreign players, the domestic players of both teams left a strong impression, creating an exciting match with a fierce score competition. It was not until the third quarter that there were any breakthrough situations. Nguyen Huynh Phu Vinh and Vo Kim Ban shone, helping Saigon Heat create a score gap of more than 10 points for the first time.

Vo Kim Ban with impressive 3-point shots, contributed to the victory for Saigon Heat

Not letting the half end with too much advantage for Saigon Heat, player born in 2002 Tran Phi Hoang Long shined, pulling the gap to 9 points for Thang Long Warriors. The capital basketball representative played explosively at the beginning of the last half with 15 consecutive points to not only level the score but also take the lead. The Saigon Heat team immediately consulted, "tightened" the formation and showed their mettle when they rose to win the final 91-88.

Thang Long Warriors (white shirt) played explosively in the beginning of the 4th quarter but could not maintain the advantage against the defending champion Saigon Heat.

With 32 points and 19 rebounds, Saigon Heat's foreign player Kentrell Barkley won the title of Most Outstanding Player of the match. The domestic duo Vo Kim Ban and Nguyen Huynh Phu Vinh also proved their ability when they brought in 17 and 20 points respectively for Saigon Heat. These two national basketball players contributed 10/17 successful 3-point shots, helping Saigon Heat recreate the record of 17 3-point shots in a match just made by Nha Trang Dolphins Club in the 16th round of VBA 2023.

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