Fatigued Easyway hold off Estetika
Soon Lee-Easyway scraped through with a 80-68 victory over Estetika
in Group B of the second round of the 2010 Sultan's Cup last night to
keep their hopes alive for a semi-finals berth at the Brunei Basketball
Association court in Batu Bersurat.
Four players got into double figures for Soon Lee-Easyway with Po Yung Hui notching a game-high of 23 points. Yap Chun Ping and Tan Ye Wei each poured in 13 points while Lim Aik Hock added 12 in the victory.
Sherwin Antonio led the way for Estetika with 20 points.
Both teams got off to a sloppy start with Soon Lee-Easyway looking the more tired team after their sixth straight game in as many days. Estetika
were trying to get the ball into the paint but faced a 12-19 deficit heading into the second quarter.
Estetika tried to apply a 3-2 defensive strategy as their opponents were going for outside shots but Soon Lee-Easyway responded by penetrating to the hoop to rack up the points. They were, however, not helped by their turnovers which allowed Estetika to keep the game close with fastbreak points at 30-40 at halftime.
Going back to the basics on their full court pressure defence, Soon Lee-Easyway began to torment their opponents and converted steals into fast break points to open up a 54-34 advantage halfway through the stanza.
Estetika managed to regroup towards the end of the period but by then Soon Lee-Easyway were firmly in the driving seat with a 62-44 lead going into the final quarter.
Soon Lee-Easyway unloaded their bench to give their starters a breather but Estetika would turn to Antonio in hope of a comeback. The plan worked to perfection as the center used his huge frame to score under the basket.
They gained momentum with the backing of the crowd to pull within 60-68 with five minutes to play. Despite the charge, Estetika would soon run out of steam to give the national cagers a crucial win.
The match would never had been close if Soon Lee-Easyway had made their free throws. The statistics read that the national squad only made 11 of their 34 attempts from the charity stripe and national basketball coach Kevin Reece needs his team to take advantage from the stripe.
"It has always been our weakness. The players have to stay focus from the beginning till the end. It can be physical or mental fatigue at this
point but they should have made them. After the tournament, we'll have
to rest and work on that," Reece told The Brunei Times after the
victory. Read More...
Source: The Brunei Times
in Group B of the second round of the 2010 Sultan's Cup last night to
keep their hopes alive for a semi-finals berth at the Brunei Basketball
Association court in Batu Bersurat.
Four players got into double figures for Soon Lee-Easyway with Po Yung Hui notching a game-high of 23 points. Yap Chun Ping and Tan Ye Wei each poured in 13 points while Lim Aik Hock added 12 in the victory.
Sherwin Antonio led the way for Estetika with 20 points.
Both teams got off to a sloppy start with Soon Lee-Easyway looking the more tired team after their sixth straight game in as many days. Estetika
were trying to get the ball into the paint but faced a 12-19 deficit heading into the second quarter.
Estetika tried to apply a 3-2 defensive strategy as their opponents were going for outside shots but Soon Lee-Easyway responded by penetrating to the hoop to rack up the points. They were, however, not helped by their turnovers which allowed Estetika to keep the game close with fastbreak points at 30-40 at halftime.
Going back to the basics on their full court pressure defence, Soon Lee-Easyway began to torment their opponents and converted steals into fast break points to open up a 54-34 advantage halfway through the stanza.
Estetika managed to regroup towards the end of the period but by then Soon Lee-Easyway were firmly in the driving seat with a 62-44 lead going into the final quarter.
Soon Lee-Easyway unloaded their bench to give their starters a breather but Estetika would turn to Antonio in hope of a comeback. The plan worked to perfection as the center used his huge frame to score under the basket.
They gained momentum with the backing of the crowd to pull within 60-68 with five minutes to play. Despite the charge, Estetika would soon run out of steam to give the national cagers a crucial win.
The match would never had been close if Soon Lee-Easyway had made their free throws. The statistics read that the national squad only made 11 of their 34 attempts from the charity stripe and national basketball coach Kevin Reece needs his team to take advantage from the stripe.
"It has always been our weakness. The players have to stay focus from the beginning till the end. It can be physical or mental fatigue at this
point but they should have made them. After the tournament, we'll have
to rest and work on that," Reece told The Brunei Times after the
victory. Read More...
Source: The Brunei Times
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