Saigon Heat wins big on opening day of VBA 2024

(NLDO) - Entering the 2024 season, Saigon Heat defeated Nha Trang Dolphins with a score of 89-60 to have a favorable start towards defending the title and the goal of winning the championship for the 5th consecutive season.

The 9th VBA 5x5 season officially began on the evening of June 19 with the highly anticipated match between Nha Trang Dolphins and Saigon Heat at Ho Xuan Huong Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City. The match promises to bring drama to the opening day when both teams are opponents in the VBA 2023 final.

However, the reality was completely opposite, the reigning champion of the tournament - Saigon Heat won a devastating victory over their opponent with a score of 89-60.

Exciting competition between foreign players of both teams

With Nha Trang Dolphins, they had many problems on both offensive and defensive fronts, even the score gap between the two teams was up to 39 points (score 81-42) at the end of the third quarter.

Meanwhile, the defending champions with the excellence of Jevonnie Scott (17 points) and Vo Kim Ban (24 points) helped them have a favorable start to their championship defense campaign.

Vo Kim Ban shined the brightest in the match, bringing victory to Saigon Heat.

In addition to the exciting opening match, VBA 2024 also brought to the audience the performance of the KIRABASE cheerleading team as a special guest from Taiwan. The dance team with outstanding girls has hundreds of thousands of followers on social networking sites.

Taiwanese dance group and the enthusiastic atmosphere in the stands of the two teams' fans

Tomorrow, the VBA 2024 group stage (June 19 to August 31) will continue with the match between Ho Chi Minh City Wings and Hanoi Buffaloes at Ho Xuan Huong Stadium.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/saigon-heat-dai-thang-ngay-khai-mac-vba-2024-196240619231759171.htm