Nguyen Huynh Phu Vinh and a series of special matches that have not been achieved by any internal army at VBA 2023
Knowing that the Regular Season has just passed more than half, however, Nguyen Huynh Phu Vinh is the number one candidate for the title of the best Civil War VBA 2023.
He has just confirmed this position with a pretty good individual performance in Saigon Heat's victory over Danang Dragons over the weekend.
The 2m03 tall domestic striker scored 14 points and completed a double-double with 14 rebounds with 3 steals and 3 assists in more than 31 minutes of the away game.
Perhaps it is thanks to a special factor that Phu Vinh can place this honor, that is, both Saigon Heat and Danang Dragons have played very well together in the use of personnel.
This was a match where one of the Dragons' two foreign players, Jermaine Marrow, was suspended. This huge hole made the Han River Dragon team soon lead by 15 points right from the first half.
Starting from the second half, the foreign soldiers and overseas Vietnamese players of both sides were gradually withdrawn from the field by the two coaches, creating a match of nearly 100% of domestic soldiers, which is rarely seen in the middle of the Regular Season.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Nguyen Huynh Phu Vinh left a strong mark with a double-double of 14 points, 14 rebounds, reaching the highest EFF score of the match.
But not only is the first internal soldier to win the Player of The Game title in VBA 2023, the 2m03 tall striker also owns a special series of matches from the beginning of the tournament.
This set of indicators may seem small at first, but they are something that not all internal players can achieve in VBA in general or the current season in particular.
Nguyen Huynh Phu Vinh is having the most exciting season of his career with an average of 13.2 points (42.5% FG - 39.3% 3PT) along with 7.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.
He leads in the group of domestic soldiers in terms of points scored and effective index (EFF), even higher than some foreign soldiers or overseas Vietnamese players.
In addition, Phu Vinh and his teammate Vo Kim Ban are the only two internal soldiers in the top 10 players with the most 3-pointers by the end of the series on July 30.
If he maintains this form, Nguyen Huynh Phu Vinh will not only go straight to the first individual title in his career, but also continue to make a great contribution to the Saigon Heat's championship defense campaign.
In the next game, Phu Vinh and his teammates will return to the CIS home ground to welcome the "national team" Cantho Catfish. The match will take place at 19:30 on Friday, August 4.
