"I have never seen a women's basketball team throw as well as the Philippines against the Vietnamese team"
Everyone knows that the Philippines is one of the strongest basketball teams in Southeast Asia, including both men's and women's teams, 3x3 or 5x5 content.
The situation in the women's 5x5 basketball content at the 32nd SEA Games forced the Vietnamese women's basketball team to overtake the Philippines. This is inherently a difficult task, but it became impossible on the day the opponent played too sublime, especially from outside the 3 point round.
The whole match, the Philippines team threw 18 3-pointers into the basket, accompanied by a very high success rate - 54% (18-33 3PT). The best pitcher on the Philippines side is Ana Castillo, the owner of 7 3-pointers that succeeded in the whole match (7-12 3PT).
Sharing after the match, the head coach of the 5x5 Vietnam men's team, Mr. Todd Purves, had to say: "This is one of the most terrible 3-point throwing matches I've ever seen. As for women, I have never seen a women's basketball team throw as well as the Philippines today."
Taking advantage of the men's team's day off, Mr. Todd Purves appeared in the stands to support the Vietnamese women's basketball team in this important match.
"If they throw 3 points like that, maybe they can even beat a men's team, let alone women's basketball," the head coach of the Vietnamese basketball team added.
An Indonesian reporter at the field also had to say: "This is the long-throw performance of the NBA teams. It will be difficult to stop a team with 18 3-pointers in the game."
Possessing two strengths at the same time as a tall striker and excellent pitchers, the Philippines team scored 68 points in the first half of the match.
They have 11-18 3PT through the first two innings, creating a relatively large advantage in points. The Vietnamese team still kept the tension in the first half with 25 points, but things became difficult in the second half and especially the third.
When the gap became too far, coach Michael Olson decided to use the reserve team, keeping the pillars for the match against host Cambodia on the afternoon of May 14.
Due to losing to the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia, the Vietnamese women's basketball team's chance to compete for a medal has decreased significantly. Now Truong Thao Vy and her teammates will fight for the honor and support of the audience.
In the next two matches, Vietnam Tel will meet the host Cambodia (15:00 on May 14) before ending the SEA Games campaign with a match against the Singapore women's team (9:00 on May 15).
