Photo series: Hanoi Buffaloes upstream spectacularly against Saigon Heat, climbing to the top of the VBA 2023 chart

Hoang Mai House is a place that brings back bad memories for Hanoi Buffaloes. Although this is the home ground of the "buffalo of the Capital", but it is the place where they once had to see their opponents raise the VBA 2022 championship trophy.

But in the 2023 VBA season, NLD Hoang Mai has become a solid spiritual support with many good memories with the Buffaloes at the Regular Season.

Anthony January scored the most points in Hanoi Buffaloes and was chosen as 'Player of The Game' with 27 points (11-22 FG), 16 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 blocks.

Udun Osakue, after many misses, now has his first triple-double, scoring 13 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists. Dinh Tien Cong hit the season-high milestone with 20 points (8-13 FG). Captain Dinh Thanh Tam scored 11 points with 3 steals, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

More than 70% of Hanoi Buffaloes' team's scoring phases were assisted (24 assists out of a total of 33 successful shots, only 7 TO). This shows that coach Erik Rashad's army has rotated the ball and coordinated with each other very smoothly.

On the Saigon Heat side, Kentrell Barkley stood out the most with 27 points (11-19 FG), 14 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 blocks and 3 steals.

Internal soldier Nguyen Huynh Phu Vinh had a good game with 19 points (8-11 FG), 16 rebounds and 2 blocks. Hassan Thomas and Vo Kim Ban are the two remaining outstanding names, contributing 14 and 9 points respectively to "Mr. 30".

Besides their not-so-good three-throw ratio (only 25% 3PT), a forgettable statistic from the Saigon Heat is that they stick to 20 turnovers, giving the Buffaloes 19 points from loss.

In the next match, Saigon Heat will stay in Hanoi Capital for a trip to Thang Long Warriors' field on the evening of August 27.

Meanwhile, Hanoi Buffaloes will have a week of rest and then play the last Regular Season match against Nha Trang Dolphins on September 2.