South Zone CHAMPIONS!
We were eyeing for the gold. Even though we were the challenger for this game, we were determined to play our best on both offense and defense.
Throughout the game, we played a 3-2 zone defense. We knew that the opponents were very good at driving to the basket. Therefore, we ensured that there were always two men behind the ball. We managed to prevent them from driving to the basket. However, the opponents were very hot in the first quarter, and shot three 3-pointers and quite a few mid-range jumper. They lead by 3 points in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, our post started working inside the paint, and we outscored the opponents by 1 in that quarter. Nonetheless, we were still down by 2 points because Pei Cai still had the shooter’s touch and scored three 3-pointers.
In the third quarter, we finally took the lead with a 3 pointer from our forward. From then on, we held on to the lead by shooting a few more 3 pointers and playing solid defense.
People say ‘Offense entertains, Defense wins games, and Rebounds win championship.’ This was indeed true. We boxed out at the weak side, and unlike the other game we played against Pei Cai, we prevented them from getting the offensive weak side rebounds.
This game is indeed a great game for us, and probably the best we have ever played. All our starters played exceptionally well, the bench was extremely supportive and the supporters were simply wonderful. Both teams played well, but RI emerged victorious!
Scoring by quarters:
1st Quarter -- PCS 21 RI 18
2nd Quarter -- PCS 13 RI 14
3rd Quarter -- PCS 10 RI 17
4th Quarter -- PCS 10 RI 21
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