Ho Chi Minh City shows the strength of the squad, winning the heart of Hanoi's uniform

Losing to Soc Trang in the opening match, the Ho Chi Minh City basketball team wore a new shirt with a new determination, wanting a change in all aspects to bring positivity to the whole team. The first half showed that of teachers and coaches Ly Vinh Khang.

While Hanoi used a lot of individual-based play like Dang Thai Hung, To Ngoc Khanh or Bui Thai Ha, the HCMC team responded with a close-knit team play, scoring from many positions, taking the lead. by Tran Dang Khoa.

Not only playing well and diverse in attack, Ho Chi Minh City also has an extremely annoying full-field defense to put Hanoi in a difficult position. The Capital team has suffered a lot of turnover from not being able to get the ball across the field to attack.

Making the most of this, Ho Chi Minh City started the first half with a 14-point gap before exploding in the second and third quarters, bringing the gap between the two longest teams to 30 points (score 68- 38).

The final round showed the return of the white army when they shortened the score to 14 points. But that was also the last effort that teachers and coach Hoang The Vinh showed in the match.

The final score of the competition between two rivals of Vietnamese basketball was 86-70, the victory belonged to the team from the city named after Uncle.

Tran Dang Khoa is the highest scorer on the Ho Chi Minh side with 24 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals. Right behind Khoa "Xu" is young talent Le Khac Dang Khoa with 13 points, 7 rebounds in 13 minutes of play.

The strength of the equality on the HCMC side is shown with 61 points from the reserve players, nearly three times higher than the score from the main team. All players of coach Ly Vinh Khang on the field have points.

Meanwhile, this number of Hanoi is 31 with the main contributions belonging to Hoang The Hien (9 points, 6 rebounds) and Nguyen Thanh Dat (9 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists).

Dang Thai Hung is the player with the most points for the white team with 12 points and 9 rebounds. Right behind him is the duo Tran Minh Hieu and To Ngoc Khanh, scoring 10 and 11 points respectively.

With this result, Ho Chi Minh City still hopes to win a silver medal or more. Coach Ly Vinh Khang's teachers and students will have a day off before entering a very important match against the Army.

As for the Hanoi men's team, two consecutive defeats to open the tournament almost made them only able to compete for the bronze medal. They will continue to play tomorrow with the opponent Binh Thuan basketball team.