Raffles Institution vs Outram Secondary School (67-27)
The game started off well with us
driving in and attacking the basketball with ease. Our offense was working out
smoothly with high percentage scores from the drives. However, our full court
2-2-1 pressure was not working as well as it was the first time that we were
using it. Even though we made a few interceptions and steals, we had also
allowed the opponent to break our defense and score quite a number of easy fast
breaks. Also, a lot of fouls were made during the full court pressure and due
to the high number of team fouls, the opponent team were awarded with several
easy free-throws. Despite that, we had a steady lead of 14 points by the end of
the 3rd quarter.
It was the last quarter that some
improvements were seen in our full court pressure. We made many excellent
interceptions and efficient fast breaks, bringing up our lead to even more.
Still, we still made several mistakes and allowed easy fast breaks by the
opponent teams. The game concluded in us emerging as victors, winning by 40
points.
Overall, the main problem faced in
this game was the full court pressure and the rebounds. We were very unfamiliar
with the 2-2-1 pressure and made many unnecessary fouls in the process. Many of
us also lacked the stamina to play 2-2-1 for 4 quarters, resulting in us not
able to chase for every fast break. For the rebounds, we had neither a great
number of defensive rebounds nor offensive rebounds. In order for improvements
to be made, more effort must be put into the training, with us paying extra attention
to the 2-2-1, stamina and the boxing out.
Though we had won this season
opener game with a significant lead, we must not be complacent and must play
well in the next two matches. It is a must for us to win the next two matches
as emerging the top in Round 1 would make Round 2 easier for us, thus granting
us a greater chance of advancing to Top 4.
Points by Quarter
1st ------- 2nd ------- 3rd ------- 4th
RI: 17 10 10 30
OSS: 7 9 7 4
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