2024-03-08 21:56 United Daily News special correspondent Zeng Siru/Cebu real-time report
Although they are missing their star “Harvard Kid” Jeremy Lin, the New Taipei Kings, who made it to the semi-finals in their first appearance in the East Asia Super Basketball League, met Japan B League Chiba Jets for the first time in Cebu today. The lead was exchanged for 7 times. Chiba star Yuki Togashi showed his star value. He scored a key three-pointer and passed an assist. He scored a game-high 28 points in a single game and helped the team continue the perfect winning rate in the Eastern Super League with 92. : 84 advanced to the championship game.
The Chiba Jets have Japanese national team coach Yuki Togashi in charge. They have won 6 games in the Eastern Super League group stage. However, due to the schedule of the Japan B League the day before yesterday, they only arrived in Cebu yesterday afternoon; the Kings have 2 wins in 4 games in the group. Ranked 2nd and advanced to the semi-finals, yesterday it was confirmed that the star “Harvard boy” Jeremy Lin has not recovered from plantar fasciitis in his left foot and will not play in the final two games of the semi-finals.
The two armies faced off today. Chiba led the Kings with 13 points in the first quarter, led by Yuki Togashi’s 3 three-pointers, 32:25 in the first quarter; the Kings relied on Asian foreign aid Hayden to score 3 outside shots in the second quarter. Driven by 13 points, they once took a 45:40 lead, but Chiba responded with a 10:0 attack. After halftime, Chiba still led 50:47.
In the third quarter, the Kings launched a 7-0 offensive to regain the lead. Davis scored 2 goals in a row to give the advantage 63:57, but Hiroshi Chiba scored consecutive points from Cook and Yuki Togashi to catch up. The gap narrowed to 67:66 after three quarters.
Less than a minute and a half into the fourth quarter, Hayden left the game due to foot discomfort. Chiba Zaiyang’s Cook and Mooney scored consecutively to take the lead, but the Kings had Lin Shuwei score 2 consecutive outside shots and Yang Jingmin scored at the basket. After scoring, the Kings returned to a 75:71 lead; after Chiba’s timeout, Shuta Hara immediately rushed to the outside. Lin Shuwei responded with his third three-pointer in a single quarter, but Chiba Hiroshi Brown also scored a three-pointer. Tomiaki Yongshu made an emergency stop in the middle distance and broke the net, allowing Chiba to lead again at 79:78.
The Kings took an 82:79 lead thanks to consecutive goals from Davis and Otei, but Yuki Togashi’s sixth three-pointer in a single game helped the team tie it. Hara Shuta scored again from the outside to give Chiba an 85:82 lead. , Yuki Togashi’s difficult goal expanded Chiba’s lead to 5 points; although the Kings relied on Otei’s goal to chase the point, Yuki Togashi made another assist, helping Chiba finally win another championship ticket with 92:84. .
Today, Togashi Yuki made 6 of 13 three-pointers and scored a game-high 28 points. Cook had a “double 20” with 24 points and 22 rebounds. Another foreign player, Mooney, also had 22 points and 12 rebounds. Three players became Chiba to win. Victory over two great heroes. The Kings were led by Lin Shuwei with 21 points, Hayden with 17 points and Yang Jingmin with 16 points.
Kings guard Lin Shuwei (left) takes an outside shot. Photo/Provided by the Eastern Super League King “America Warriors” Yang Jingmin (left) and Chiba Jets star Yuki Togashi exchange greetings before the game. Picture/Eastern Super League…Kings’ Asian foreign aid Hayden (first from right) scored 13 points in the second quarter, helping the team maintain a tight lead at halftime. Photo/Provided by the Eastern Super League King “America Warrior” Yang Jingmin scored 13 points in the first half.Picture/Provided by the Eastern Super League
In another semi-final match held earlier, the Seoul Cavaliers defeated the defending Anyang Red Rockets 94:79 in the “South Korean Civil War” and took the lead in grabbing tickets to the championship game. They will have a final showdown with the Chiba Jets at 7 p.m. on Sunday. Fight for a championship bonus of US$1 million; the third-place game will be held at 4 pm on Sunday. The Kings will play against the Anyang Red Rockets, and the winning team will receive a third-place bonus of US$250,000.
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