VBA Round 9: Hanoi B. loses the game and top position - Oct 2, 2016
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There was a change at the VBA leadership position after last games. Round 9 most important game was a defeat of league's leader Hanoi B. (7-5). They were defeated by second ranked Saigon Heat (8-4) 70-62 on Saturday night. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Hanoi B.. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Saigon Heat keeps a position of league leader. Hanoi B. at the other side dropped to the second place with five games lost. They were replaced at the leadership position by Saigon H.. Hanoi B. will play next round against strong Hochiminh CW trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Saigon Heat will try to continue on its current victory against fifth ranked Danang Dragons on the road. Very significant was Hochiminh CW's (#3, 6-4) victory against 4th placed Can Tho CF (4-8) 78-67. Hochiminh CW maintains third place with 6-4 record having 2 victories less than leader Saigon H. Can Tho CF at the other side keeps the fourth position with eight games lost. Hochiminh CW will play against league's second-placed Hanoi B. on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Can Tho CF will play against Danang Dragons and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Very significant was Hochiminh CW's (#3, 6-4) victory against 4th placed Can Tho CF (4-8) 78-67. Hochiminh CW maintains third place with 6-4 record having 2 victories less than leader Saigon H. Can Tho CF at the other side keeps the fourth position with eight games lost. Hochiminh CW will play against league's second-placed Hanoi B. on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Can Tho CF will play against Danang Dragons and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
There was a change at the VBA leadership position after last games. Round 9 most important game was a defeat of league's leader Hanoi B. (7-5). They were defeated by second ranked Saigon Heat (8-4) 70-62 on Saturday night. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Hanoi B.. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Saigon Heat keeps a position of league leader. Hanoi B. at the other side dropped to the second place with five games lost. They were replaced at the leadership position by Saigon H.. Hanoi B. will play next round against strong Hochiminh CW trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Saigon Heat will try to continue on its current victory against fifth ranked Danang Dragons on the road.
VBA Round 5: Saigon Heat keeps a leadership position - 2 days ago
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The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Saigon Heat as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Saigon Heat defeated 4th placed Hanoi B. at home 84-77. The hosts trailed by 1 point at the halftime before their 44-36 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. Saigon Heat looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. American center Darius Lewis (211-94, college: Duquesne) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 19 rebounds... [read more]
The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Saigon Heat as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Saigon Heat defeated 4th placed Hanoi B. at home 84-77. The hosts trailed by 1 point at the halftime before their 44-36 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. Saigon Heat looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. American center Darius Lewis (211-94, college: Duquesne) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 19 rebounds for the winners and the former international point guard Ngoc Tu-Le (179-90) chipped in 30 points and 5 assists (on 12-of-15 shooting from the field). Dutch point guard Vincent Nguyen (178-95) responded with 20 points and 9 assists. Saigon Heat have a solid series of four victories in a row. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. Hanoi B. at the other side keeps the fourth place with three games lost. They share the position with Hochiminh CW. Hanoi B. will have a break next week, which should allow them to rest in order to get back on the winning path. Saigon Heat will try to continue on its current victory against fourth ranked Hanoi B. on the road. Leading Thang Long W. (4-2) recorded its second loss at the home court. Hosts were defeated by fifth ranked Hochiminh CW (2-3) 67-56. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Thang Long W.. Hochiminh CW moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Hanoi B. Newly promoted Thang Long W. dropped to the second position with two games lost. Hochiminh CW will play against higher ranked Can Tho CF (#3) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Thang Long W. will have a break next round. Bottom-ranked Danang Dragons (0-5) is still winless. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their fifth consecutive match to third ranked Can Tho CF (3-2) 93-74 on Saturday evening. The best player for the winners was Tan Dinh-Duy who scored 33 points (!!!) and 5 steals. Rudolphe Joly produced a double-double by scoring 29 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists (on 14-of-17 shooting from the field) for the hosts. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Can Tho CF maintains third place with 3-2 record behind leader Saigon H. Defending champion Danang Dragons still closes the standings with five games lost. Can Tho CF will meet at home Hochiminh CW (#5) in the next round. Danang Dragons will have a break next round.
Leading Thang Long W. (4-2) recorded its second loss at the home court. Hosts were defeated by fifth ranked Hochiminh CW (2-3) 67-56. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Thang Long W.. The game without a history. Hochiminh CW led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. Hochiminh CW moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Hanoi B. Newly promoted Thang Long W. dropped to the second position with two games lost. Hochiminh CW will play against higher ranked Can Tho CF (#3) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Thang Long W. will have a break next round.
The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Saigon Heat as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Saigon Heat defeated 4th placed Hanoi B. at home 84-77. The hosts trailed by 1 point at the halftime before their 44-36 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. Saigon Heat looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. American center Darius Lewis (211-94, college: Duquesne) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 19 rebounds for the winners and the former international point guard Ngoc Tu-Le (179-90) chipped in 30 points and 5 assists (on 12-of-15 shooting from the field). Dutch point guard Vincent Nguyen (178-95) responded with 20 points and 9 assists and American Jordan Collins (208-82, college: N.Carolina St.) scored 18 points and 6 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Saigon Heat have a solid series of four victories in a row. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. Hanoi B. at the other side keeps the fourth place with three games lost. They share the position with Hochiminh CW. Hanoi B. will have a break next week, which should allow them to rest in order to get back on the winning path. Saigon Heat will try to continue on its current victory against fourth ranked Hanoi B. on the road. Top scorers: Hanoi B.: V.Nguyen 20+3reb+9ast, J.Collins 18+6reb+3ast, C.Dinh Tien 12+5reb+2ast, D.Nguyen 10+2reb+5ast, H.Dang Thai 7+4reb+3ast, H.Nguyen Phu 5+1reb+1ast Saigon H.: N.Tu Le 30+3reb+5ast, D.Lewis 20+19reb+3ast, G.Lan Hong 16+6reb+7ast, H.Hai Nguyen 15+3reb+3ast, D.Arnold 3+3reb+8ast, T.Cao Qucc 0
Bottom-ranked Danang Dragons (0-5) is still winless. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their fifth consecutive match to third ranked Can Tho CF (3-2) 93-74 on Saturday evening. The game was mostly controlled by Can Tho CF. Danang Dragons managed to win second period 17-14. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Can Tho CF forced 26 Danang Dragons turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. The best player for the winners was swingman Tan Dinh-Duy (192-95) who scored 33 points (!!!) and 5 steals. Dinh Thanh chipped in 27 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. Canadian center Rudolphe Joly (208-92, college: Sheridan JC) produced a double-double by scoring 29 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists (on 14-of-17 shooting from the field) and American point guard Horace Nguyen (178, college: Bristol) added 30 points and 4 assists (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) respectively for the hosts. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Can Tho CF maintains third place with 3-2 record behind leader Saigon H. Defending champion Danang Dragons still closes the standings with five games lost. Can Tho CF will meet at home Hochiminh CW (#5) in the next round. Danang Dragons will have a break next round. Top scorers: Danang Dragons: H.Nguyen 30+4reb+4ast, R.Joly 29+10reb+4ast, T.Le 7+2reb+1ast, W.Tim 2+6reb+1ast, D.Huy Dai 2+4reb+3ast, K. Nguycn Ba Nam 2+1reb+3ast Can Tho CF: T.Dinh Duy 33+4reb+3ast, D.Thanh 27+5reb+5ast, D.Hamilton 17+10reb+7ast, N.Le 4+1reb+1ast, N. Ticp 4+3reb+1ast, H.Thanh 3+4ast
Lewis' double-double lands him Player of the Week award - 4 days ago
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23-year old center Darius Lewis (211-C-94) had a great game in the last round for second-ranked Saigon H. and receives a Asia-basket.com Player of the Week award for round 4. He had a double-double of 15 points and 20 rebounds, while his team beat Hochiminh CW (#5, 1-3) 67-59. Saigon H. maintains the 2nd position in Vietnamese league. They maintain a perfect record without any lost game in the league. The season is still on an early stage, but Saigon H. already had a very good start winni... [read more]
23-year old center Darius Lewis (211-C-94) had a great game in the last round for second-ranked Saigon H. and receives a Asia-basket.com Player of the Week award for round 4. He had a double-double of 15 points and 20 rebounds, while his team beat Hochiminh CW (#5, 1-3) 67-59. Saigon H. maintains the 2nd position in Vietnamese league. They maintain a perfect record without any lost game in the league. The season is still on an early stage, but Saigon H. already had a very good start winning all 3 without losing a single one. Lewis turned to be Saigon H.'s top player in his first season with the team. University of Duquesne graduate has very impressive stats this year. Lewis is in league's top in points (2nd best: 25.0ppg) and averages solid 2.7bpg,3.7spg and 56.9% FGP.
Second best performed player last round was Bilal Richardson (203-F) of Hochiminh CW. He is American forward in his first season at Hochiminh CW. In the last game Richardson recorded impressive double-double of 24 points and 17 rebounds. Bad luck as Hochiminh CW lost that game 59-67 to league's leader Saigon H. (#2, 3-0). Hochiminh CW managed to keep the same 5th spot in the standings. 3 lost games are too many comparing to just one victory Hochiminh CW managed to get this year. Richardson is a newcomer at Hochiminh CW and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 25.5ppg (#1). He also registered 17.8 boards per game.
Third place about best performers goes to forward Jaywuan Hill (203-F/C-89) of league's leader Thang Long W.. Hill scored 23 points and grabbed twelve rebounds (!!!). He was a key player of Thang Long W., leading his team to a 71-66 win against #4 ranked Hanoi B. in a game of the week. Thang Long W. confirms their top position in the standings. Hill has a great season in Vietnam. After only 5 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 23.6ppg (4th best), rebounds with 9.4rpg (6th best) and assists with 3.6apg (5th best).
Other top performing players last week: 4. Jordan Collins (208-PF-82) of Hanoi B. - 18 points and 8 rebounds 5. Henry Nguyen (G) of Hochiminh CW - 19 points and 4 rebounds 6. David Arnold (188-SG) of Saigon H. - 14 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Vincent Nguyen (178-PG-95) of Hanoi B. - 15 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Ngoc Tu Le (179-PG-90) of Saigon H. - 12 points and 6 rebounds 9. Justin Young (201-F/C) of Thang Long W. - 10 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Huynh Hai Nguyen (174-PG-87) of Saigon H. - 15 points and 4 rebounds
The Player of the week is chosen based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
VBA Round 4: Thang Long W. defeat Hanoi B. in the game between Top 4 teams - 5 days ago
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An interesting game for Thang Long W. (4-1) which played road game in Hanoi against 3rd ranked Hanoi B. (2-2). Second ranked Thang Long W. managed to get a 5-point victory 71-66. The guests trailed by 3 points at the halftime before their 45-37 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. Thang Long W. outrebounded Hanoi B. 38-25 including a 32-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of American power forward Jaywuan Hill (203-89, college... [read more]
An interesting game for Thang Long W. (4-1) which played road game in Hanoi against 3rd ranked Hanoi B. (2-2). Second ranked Thang Long W. managed to get a 5-point victory 71-66. The guests trailed by 3 points at the halftime before their 45-37 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. Thang Long W. outrebounded Hanoi B. 38-25 including a 32-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of American power forward Jaywuan Hill (203-89, college: SW Baptist) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 23 points and 12 rebounds. International point guard Quang To (180-84) contributed with 19 points for the winners. Thang Long W.'s coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. American Jordan Collins (208-82, college: N.Carolina St.) replied with 18 points and 8 rebounds for Hanoi B.Thang Long W. have a solid three-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader. Hanoi B. at the other side keeps the third place with two games lost. They share the position with Can Tho CF. Thang Long W. are looking forward to face Hochiminh CW (#5) at home in the next round. Hanoi B. will play against the league's second-placed Saigon Heat and it may be a tough game between close rivals. The game in Hochiminh was also worth to mention about. Top-ranked Saigon Heat (3-0) played at the court of 5th ranked Hochiminh CW (1-3). Saigon Heat managed to secure a 8-point victory 67-59. American players dominated the game. Worth to mention a great performance of center Darius Lewis (211-94, college: Duquesne) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 15 points, 20 rebounds and 4 blocks and David Arnold who added 14 points and 6 steals during the contest. At the losing side forward Bilal Richardson (203, college: N.Alabama) responded with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 17 rebounds. Saigon Heat have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 3-0 record behind leader Thang Long W. Hochiminh CW lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with three games lost. Saigon Heat will play against Hanoi B. (#4) at home in the next round. Hochiminh CW will play against the league's leader Thang Long W. to get more than just one victory in their record.
An interesting game for Thang Long W. (4-1) which played road game in Hanoi against 3rd ranked Hanoi B. (2-2). Second ranked Thang Long W. managed to get a 5-point victory 71-66. The guests trailed by 3 points at the halftime before their 45-37 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. Thang Long W. outrebounded Hanoi B. 38-25 including a 32-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of American power forward Jaywuan Hill (203-89, college: SW Baptist) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 23 points and 12 rebounds. International point guard Quang To (180-84) contributed with 19 points for the winners. Thang Long W.'s coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. American Jordan Collins (208-82, college: N.Carolina St.) replied with 18 points and 8 rebounds and Dutch point guard Vincent Nguyen (178-95) added 15 points in the effort for Hanoi B.Thang Long W. have a solid three-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader. Hanoi B. at the other side keeps the third place with two games lost. They share the position with Can Tho CF. Thang Long W. are looking forward to face Hochiminh CW (#5) at home in the next round. Hanoi B. will play against the league's second-placed Saigon Heat and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Hanoi B.: J.Collins 18+8reb+1ast, V.Nguyen 15+4reb+2ast, C.Dinh Tien 7+5reb+1ast, D.Nguyen 6+1reb+1ast, H.Nguyen Phu 5+1reb, H.Dang Thai 5+3reb+1ast Thang Long W.: J.Hill 23+12reb+1ast, Q.To 19+1ast, J.Young 10+5reb+2ast, Q.Nguyen Xuan 8+2reb+1ast, L.Phan Minh 3+1reb, N.Djo 3+1reb+1ast
The game in Hochiminh was also worth to mention about. Top-ranked Saigon Heat (3-0) played at the court of 5th ranked Hochiminh CW (1-3). Saigon Heat managed to secure a 8-point victory 67-59. The guests took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But Hochiminh CW won third quarter 22-16. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Saigon Heat forced 24 Hochiminh CW turnovers. American players dominated the game. Worth to mention a great performance of center Darius Lewis (211-94, college: Duquesne) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 15 points, 20 rebounds and 4 blocks and David Arnold (188, college: Mont.St.-Billings) who added 14 points and 6 steals during the contest. Four Saigon Heat players scored in double figures. At the losing side forward Bilal Richardson (203, college: N.Alabama) responded with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 17 rebounds and guard Henry Nguyen (, college: Orange Coast CC) scored 19 points and 4 steals. Saigon Heat have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 3-0 record behind leader Thang Long W. Hochiminh CW lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with three games lost. Saigon Heat will play against Hanoi B. (#4) at home in the next round. Hochiminh CW will play against the league's leader Thang Long W. to get more than just one victory in their record. Top scorers: Hochiminh CW: B.Richardson 24+17reb+2ast, H.Nguyen 19+4reb, H.Minh Trieu 6+6reb+1ast, T.Nguyen Quoc 4+2reb, T.Nguyen 4+1reb, H.Le-Tran 2 Saigon H.: H.Hai Nguyen 15+4reb, D.Lewis 15+20reb+1ast, D.Arnold 14+4reb+2ast, N.Tu Le 12+6reb+1ast, G.Lan Hong 9+1reb+2ast, H.Vo Huy 2
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