Throwing "fire" in the Philippines basket, the Vietnamese women's 3x3 basketball team won the 32nd SEA Games gold medal

In the opening match, the Vietnamese women's 3x3 basketball team won 21-19 in extra time thanks to Huynh Thi Ngoan's decisive long throw. It was Huynh Ngoan who also scored the first score of this match, after Thao Vy assisted from a double-team position.

And it was the star wearing the number 14 shirt who also helped Vietnam Tel rise in the early stages of the match. The Philippines took a 5-3 lead, but Thao Vy's three consecutive long throws gave a deep lead advantage for coach David Grice's students.

However, the Philippines showed that they are not an easy opponent to play. The team that defeated Cambodia in the semi-finals tried to catch up. They are flexible in using Jack Amimam's 1m96 high advantage, sometimes drilling straight into this position, sometimes just using this player as bait to create space.

The long-term dilemma causes the gap to continuously narrow or even be leveled. However, the necessary long throws of Huynh Ngoan and Thao My helped Vietnam to regain the initiative.

Since then, the Philippines has not been able to keep up with the running steps of Thao Vy and her teammates. The more elegant they hit, the Vietnamese Tel completely overwhelmed and made a 5-1 run to close the match with a 21-16 victory.

Truong Thao Vy was the brightest star in the final with 4 accurate long throw situations, scoring a total of 11 points. My twin brother Thao My also had important points at the end of the game, especially a series of 4 consecutive points from 16-20. Huynh Ngoan and Tieu Duy scored the remaining 4 points.

This is the first time in the history of basketball that Vietnam has won a gold medal at the SEA Games.