Before the Mongolian basketball team played at home with the support of a large audience and were in better shape, the Vietnamese basketball players had an impressive match but accepted defeat with a score of 77- 88.
Phu Vinh (left) and the Vietnamese basketball team lost to the host Mongolia
In this match, coach Matt Van Pelt continued to make an adjustment in the starting lineup when sending Dang Thai Hung to replace Du Minh An. Besides, there are 4 pillars Justin Young, Khoa Tran, Nguyen Huynh Phu Vinh, Dinh Thanh Sang.
The two teams give fans an attractive score chase. In which, the 2.03m-high thrower Phu Vinh has skillful maneuvers and makes good use of the opportunities he has to score points. He showed a stable performance not only in the match against Mongolia but also in the previous two matches against Thailand and Tahiti.
The Vietnamese basketball team put all their strength into the decisive match against Malaysia
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Unfortunately, the Vietnamese players missed too many opportunities, so the home team won the final. Efficiency in finishing is an issue that coach Matt Van Pelt’s students must adjust if they want to go far.
After 3 matches, the Vietnamese basketball team had the same 1 win and 2 losses with the Malaysian basketball team, but ranked fourth because they lost to the opponent by extra difference. Thailand and Mongolia have the same 3 wins, sharing first place, second place with 2 tickets to go on.
Tomorrow (April 14), the Vietnamese team will face Malaysia and this is the match that will decide the last ticket in this table to continue. The Vietnamese team is judged on par with Malaysia and so Phu Vinh and his teammates focus all their efforts on the most important match in the preliminary round of this Asian Basketball Cup.
