'Easy' win on coach's birthday
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
The national basketball team couldn't have given national basketball coach Kevin Reece a better birthday present.
Playing under the banner of Soon Lee-Easyway 'A', they were crowned the champions of the 2010 Goh Hock Kee Cup after a sound victory over Hata Rekajaya Sdn Bhd 113-53 in last night's final, contested at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat.
It was the team's first gold medal and they even bought a cake for the
American in celebration of his 50th birthday with the candles to be blown out after the victory.
"It was really unexpected to say the least. It was the manager's (Wira
Pori) idea and it summed up the good day. It also plays a significance
especially that I hit the 5-0. I'll probably remember this championship
more than the others," Reece told The Brunei Times after the triumph.
Three players hit double figures for Soon Lee-Easyway 'A' with Yap Chun
Ping leading the way with 21 points. Choo Yung Jian poured in 20 points
and Ben Sim added an additional 18 points to the victory.
Tony Bong topscored for Hata Rekajaya Sdn Bhd with 13 points and Nicholas Boey contributed 12 in the losing effort.
Soon Lee-Easyway 'A' got off to a hot start with a 12-0 run before Loo
Zhi Hung hit a layup to put Hata Rekajaya Sdn Bhd on the scoreboard on
the seventh minute mark.
The national side were pressing their opponents early on and managed to pick up steals which they took advantage of to score easy points on the break.
They were also dominating the boards and Choo summed up the first period with a three-point buzzer taking a 33-11 lead into the second quarter.
Hata Rekajaya Sdn Bhd couldn't get things going at the offensive end with their opponents putting up a watertight defence. Read More...
Source: The Brunei Times
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