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HEY GUYS?S THIS BLOG LIKE DIED OR WAD?haha (: nvm!well,i guess i shall post dan...1stly,wana WISH XI BENG A HAPPY BELATED BDY! (:n tks CSTIANS who came 4 my chalet(: althought not really dat fun? :D hahaokay,so well i went 2 watch de 3on 3 bball since my school hosting de 3on3 so 1 more week school!dun jealous,yar! :D hahaSingapore captain Jabez Su and co had a hard time keeping Li Weijie (China, #7) quiet as he exploded with 18 points in the game. (Photo 1 © Koh Yizhe/Red Sports)
Anglican High School, Wednesday, July 1, 2009 – Mighty China overcame Singapore 34-21 on the opening day of the FIBA 33 Basketball competition at the Asian Youth Games. China managed to triumph over Singapore before the 3 regulation periods were completed, as they exceeded the required mark in the FIBA 33 ruling where any team could stake a victory once they reached the 33-point mark during the match.Touted as the strongest team in Asia, China have won the most number of titles in the Asian Basketball Championship. In addition, their AYG squad boasts an average height of two metres, an attribute which would easily dominate the basketball arena here at the Games.
Therefore it was no surprise that China won the tip-off with ease with Zhang Minghao (#5), standing at a mighty 2.06m, clearly towering over Singapore’s tallest player in Russel Low (#5). The points drained in for China almost immediately as Singapore were slowly finding their feet on the court. As Russel placed his first points for Singapore, he sparked to life. He managed to contain Zhang in the paint with several consecutive blocked shots that sent the crowd applauding.
Though Russel might have restrained Zhang, Singapore’s captain Jabez Su (#4) had to endure a tougher time from his counterpart, Li Weijie (#7), who had 7 points in the first period. Larry Liew (#11) made a 3-pointer to cut China’s lead to a mere three points, as the home team trailed 11-8 after the period.
China began the second period strongly and increased their lead to 8 points within the next three minutes. They asserted their height dominance with most points coming from the paint. As Singapore began to tire out late in the second period, Russel sat out and Goh Kong Tat (#12) was introduced. But the change did not improve the situation as China’s lead was extended to 11 points by the end of the second period at 23-12.
In the final period, China carried on where they left off earlier upon the resumption of play, and their lead swelt to 16 within the next 1 minute. However, Singapore staged a strong comeback to reduce the deficit to nine points with great inter-play between Jabez and Larry. Nevertheless, China reached the 30-point mark with 1:35 remaining to play, and Singapore would lose their opener if any China player successfully made a 3-pointer.
Singapore managed to hang on for the next 35 seconds but Weijie, clearly a star performer on court, made two field goals to reach the necessary score as his team posted a comfortable victory.
“Overall we are quite satisfied with our performance given that we have a height disadvantage in the game,” said Singapore’s captain Jabez Su. “They (China) are physically stronger in the paint.”
The Singapore AYG team had been training since February this year with as many as three to four sessions a week. Jabez stated that it was a great challenge to juggle both studies and sports since then.
Neo Nam Kheng, the Singapore coach, said, “The training started quite early and there was a well-planned schedule in place to help the players juggle both studies and basketball.”
He added, “The China AYG team are the champions at the club youth level and they have professional training, unlike our team.”
He is looking forward to the next match against Uzbekistan as he feels that Singapore has a good chance to win.
Match Statistics:Points by period:1st: SIN 8 – CHN 112nd: SIN 4 – CHN 123rd: SIN 9 – CHN 11
Scorers:SINJabez Su (#4) – 7 pointsRussel Low (#5) – 6 pointsLarry Liew (#11) – 8 pointsCHNHuang Guobin (#4) – 6 pointsZhang Minghao (#5) – 8 pointsZhao Xingchen (#6) – 2 pointsLi Weijie (#7) – 18 pointsFOR MORE,GO 2REDSPORTS (:We must remember that one determined person can make a significant difference, and that a small group of determined people can change the course of history.”Dun y cnt upload pics!): With regard to the Asian Youth Games...
It clashes with school and work! (50%, 74 Votes)
I'm reading about it in the newspapers (22%, 33 Votes)
I'm reading about it on Red Sports (21%, 32 Votes)
I'm watching it on StarHub cable channels (20%, 30 Votes)
I'm watching it on Channel 5 (18%, 27 Votes)
I'm going to attend some games (13%, 19 Votes)
I'm reading about it on the official website and other online sites (12%, 18 Votes)
What Asian Youth Games? (11%, 17 Votes)
I'm taking part! (7%, 10 Votes)
I'm hearing about it on radio (5%, 7 Votes)
Total Voters: 149
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