Philippine Patriots - Saigon Heat 76:62
Philippine Patriots accounted for the third win in ASEAN League season. They defeated visiting Saigon Heat for 3-1 record. Anthony Johnson (197-G/F-79, agency: Interperformances, college: La-Lafayette) scored 23 points to pace the winners. The Heat suffered the fourth loss in a row and remained at the bottom of the ladder.
The Patriots dominated the opening quarter. They outscored the visitors 21:9. But Saigon Heat bounced back in the second frame [read more]
Philippine Patriots - Saigon Heat 76:62
Philippine Patriots accounted for the third win in ASEAN League season. They defeated visiting Saigon Heat for 3-1 record. Anthony Johnson (197-G/F-79, agency: Interperformances, college: La-Lafayette) scored 23 points to pace the winners. The Heat suffered the fourth loss in a row and remained at the bottom of the ladder. The Patriots dominated the opening quarter. They outscored the visitors 21:9. But Saigon Heat bounced back in the second frame. They trimmed the deficit at just 5-point mark at halftime 30:35. Philippine Patriots quickly restored a safe buffer in the third stanza. The hosts established a 12-point lead heading into the fourth frame and raced to the victory. Nakiea Miller (204-C-79, college: Iona) finished with 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Patriots. Julius Hodge (201-G-83, agency: I.D.S. Law, college: N.Carolina St.) had 26 points and 10 rebounds for the Heat. Jonathan Jones (211-C-79, agency: TSS Management) accounted for 21 points and 14 boards in the loss.
Saigon Heat falls to more experienced Singapore Slingers - Jan 27, 2012 (by Huy Ngo)
The drummers banged away, the cheerleaders shimmied to the beats and a near-capacity crowd at Tan Binh Sports and Culture Center kept the Saigon Heat pumped all the way to a near-upset over the Singapore Slingers Wednesday night in Vietnam.
The game was the first home opener for international pro basketball history in Vietnam, and proved to be a very entertaining affair. Paced by former Denver Nugget Julius Hodge (201-G-83, agency: I.D.S. Law, college: N [read more]
The drummers banged away, the cheerleaders shimmied to the beats and a near-capacity crowd at Tan Binh Sports and Culture Center kept the Saigon Heat pumped all the way to a near-upset over the Singapore Slingers Wednesday night in Vietnam. The game was the first home opener for international pro basketball history in Vietnam, and proved to be a very entertaining affair. Paced by former Denver Nugget Julius Hodge (201-G-83, agency: I.D.S. Law, college: N.Carolina St.) 18 points and nine rebounds, the Heat put up a spirited game before falling 60-55 to the more experience Slingers. Saigon's own Trieu Han Minh set the tone by scoring the first basket on home soil, and that lead would remain with the home side for the majority of the game as Saigon led at the half 27-21. But a combination of some missed shots down the stretch and fatigue owing to a short bench got the better of the Heat. Jonathan Jones notched 17 points and pulled down 15 boards for Saigon, while Singapore's Donald Little led all scorers with 22 points, including a thunderous dunk that nearly brought down the backboard. 'We made some mental mistakes,' conceded Heat coach Robert Newson. 'We kept them to 21 points. We just have to knock down shots.' Newson allowed that it was an improvement on the Heat's season opener in Bangkok against the Chang Thailand Slammers, a more lopsided 78-58 contest. The team seemed to feed off the enthusiastic crowd, taking in the historic home opener during Vietnam's Tet holidays. 'There really were a lot of people, especially during Tet,' Newson said. 'It was a really good atmosphere.' Hodge concurred, despite getting a hand to the eye in the dying minutes and seeing his team's lead slip away. But he refused to offer fatigue as an excuse, despite four starters playing the entire game. 'We're professionals, we have to play through that,' Hodge said. ' (But) I hope that we showed we play with a lot of heart and a lot of guts when we represent Vietnam. Saigon resident Tien Nguyen, who sat behind the Saigon bench, was excited to be one of the first fans to see pro basketball up close in Vietnam. 'I believe professional games will raise the level of the game here,' he said, adding it's becoming more and more popular with young players every day in this country. The Heat's next game is this Saturday in Kuala Lumpur against the Westport Dragons.
ASEAN League: Singapore Slingers claim second win - Jan 26, 2012 (by Eurobasket News )
Saigon Heat - Singapore Slingers 55:60
Singapore Slingers recorded the second consecutive win at the ASEAN League. They defeated Saigon Heat on the road to climb at 2-1 record. The debutants from Vietnam in the meantime slipped at 0-2 record after the loss.
Saigon Heat led by Julius Hodge (201-G-83, agency: I.D.S. Law, college: N.Carolina St.) got to a confident start. The hosts built a 15:10 lead ten minutes into the game. The Heat maintained the advantage throughout the second quarter [read more]
Saigon Heat - Singapore Slingers 55:60
Singapore Slingers recorded the second consecutive win at the ASEAN League. They defeated Saigon Heat on the road to climb at 2-1 record. The debutants from Vietnam in the meantime slipped at 0-2 record after the loss. Saigon Heat led by Julius Hodge (201-G-83, agency: I.D.S. Law, college: N.Carolina St.) got to a confident start. The hosts built a 15:10 lead ten minutes into the game. The Heat maintained the advantage throughout the second quarter. Moreover the Heat secured a 27:21 halftime advantage. But the Slingers turned things around after the big break. They erased the deficit and even pulled ahead after a three-pointer from Dulay. But Saigon regained the lead 42:40 heading into the fourth frame. However Graham Louis (205-F/C-84, agency: Z.A.G. - Law Offices) helped the Slingers surge ahead again. The visitors boosted the lead to 7 points late in regulation and hung on to escape with a tough win at the end. Little Donald (211-C-78, college: Cincinnati) provided 21 points, while Dulay Donald (173-G-80) finished with 16 points in the win. Saigon Heat answered with 18 points and 9 rebounds from Julius Hodge. Jonathan Jones (211-C-79, agency: TSS Management) had 17 points and 15 rebounds in defeat.
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