Saigon Heat overcame Macau Black Bears to win the ABL Invitational 2023

On the evening of January 3, Saigon Heat officially returned to the Southeast Asian Professional Basketball League - ASEAN Basketball League. This year's tournament is called ABL Invitational 2023, held after nearly 3 years of postponement/cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Saigon Heat's rival is the Macau Black Bears, a team from Macau that was established in 2017.

The two teams entered the game with great enthusiasm and played a great match. After that, the Saigon Heat broke out and created a 10-point advantage in the middle of the second half. However, a bit of negligence by the teachers and coach Matt Van Pelt allowed the Macau Black Bears to equalize the score, ending the half with a series of 8-0 points. .

After the break, Saigon Heat created a hinged match thanks to a solid defense and fierce competition. The score of the third half was 23-14 with a 9-point advantage belonging to the Vietnamese representative.

In addition to the 4 names mentioned above, Khoa Tran (3 points, 2 assists) and Vo Kim Ban (8 points, 2-4 3PT) are the only two players with this match point.

In the next match, Saigon Heat will face NS Matrix Deers, a club from Malaysia. This is a collective with many outstanding individuals, especially internal soldier Chung Hong Ting of the Malaysian national team. The match will take place at 5:00 p.m. on January 4, Vietnam time.