[Sports News]The Hong Kong Golden Bulls returned to Southorn Stadium in Wan Chai on Wednesday night (23rd) to play in the 20th round of the National Men’s Basketball League (NBL). Under the encouragement of nearly full fans at home, the Hong Kong Golden Bulls defeated Jiangsu Yan 128:95 Nansuke is trying to secure the chance of reaching the playoffs. Tomorrow night “back-to-back” will beat Changsha Wantian Yongsheng, who is at the top of the league table.
The Taurus team, which is striving for a place in the playoffs, has changed their formation and sent Maurice Kemp to join Liang Zhaohua, Bi Jiguang, Chen Yusheng and Sun Wei as the main draft. Jiangsu Yannan Suke, who is a guest, ranks 7th in the front row, and must work hard for a ticket to the playoffs. As soon as the game started, the two armies were in a stalemate, and the leading positions were exchanged many times. Until the game reached 12:12, the Jiangsu team, led by foreign aid Paninic Darko, played a 14:5 offensive, pulling the score to 26:17. Afterwards, the Taurus immediately switched to Samuel DEGUARA to strengthen the height, and the effect was very significant. Dracula’s pressure not only successfully reduced the Jiangsu team’s offensive power, but also made the Taurus team’s offense three-dimensional, playing a 11:4 offensive to tie the score at 28:28. However, another foreign aid of the Jiangsu team, Dwayne Stewart JR, scored a three-pointer before the first quarter, giving the visiting team a 31:28 lead.
In the early part of the second quarter, the battle was tight. The Taurus team relied on Kemp’s individual breakthroughs to grab points, while Jiangsu had Yang Yue blasting 3 three-pointers, keeping the score close. At 47:50 in the game, the Taurus team suddenly played a 14:0 offensive with Kemp’s 3 breakthroughs, Bi Jiguang’s two three-pointers, and Liang Zhaohua’s fast-break basket, widening the point difference to 61:50. The Taurus team ended the half with 68:57 and had a double-digit lead.
After the side change, the Taurus team continued to be strong. The two foreign aids Kemp and Dracula took turns to attack the color zone. With Liang Zhaohua’s two three-pointers, they played a 27:2 offensive in the early part of the third quarter to tie the score. The difference widened to 36 points, establishing the victory for this game. With a large lead, the Taurus team stabilized the victory for the rest of the game, did not give their opponents a chance to fight back, and finally defeated Jiangsu Yannan Suke 128:95. Kemp scored a game-high 45 points and 10 rebounds in this game. He also scored a “double-double” with Dracula who recorded 21 points and 17 rebounds.
Liang Zhaohua, who just played in the All-Star Weekend, had a good performance in this game, scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds. He said after the game: “My start was not good, but my teammates still trusted me, so I continued to shoot, and the results became smoother and smoother.” Hua was wounded in the neck by his opponent during the game. He will receive treatment after the game and strive to play in tomorrow’s key game.
Liu Tie, the coach of the Hong Kong Golden Bulls, believed that the team’s defense was good today, and the number of rebounds compared with the opponent was 64:27, which is also the key to winning the game. He also revealed that the Taurus team has been in a lot of trouble recently, and many players have been injured. It seems that Li Jiayi has a hand injury and will not be able to play tonight. Facing the remaining two games, he pointed out that the key to making it to the playoffs lies in the determination of the players. He said: “Tomorrow night’s opponent Changsha is temporarily ranked fourth, but they do not have an absolute advantage. I hope the players can take advantage of the home court and work hard to win.”
After the game, the Golden Bulls rose to 8th place with 8 wins and 12 losses. Tomorrow night, they will play the last home game of this season’s regular season. “Back-to-back” wins against Changsha Wantian, striving for two consecutive victories and heading towards the goal of entering the playoffs. After the game tonight, the Taurus team will hold an autograph session, and a group of star players will have close contact with fans.
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2023-08-23 17:33:49
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