2024/3/8 22:57 (updated at 3/8 23:16)
Taiwan Professional Basketball P. LEAGUE+ The New Taipei Kings lost 84-92 in the East Asia Super League (EASL) quarterfinals on the 8th. Kings guard Lin Shuwei (ball handler) scored a team-high 21 points, but it was useless. The team still missed the championship. . (Provided by New Taipei King) Fax of Central News Agency reporter Huang Qiaowen, March 8, 113
(Central News Agency reporter Huang Qiaowen, Taipei, 8th) Taiwan Professional Basketball League P. LEAGUE + New Taipei Kings staged a tug-of-war with Japan B League Chiba Jets in the East Asia Super League (EASL) quarterfinals today. Lin Shuwei scored a team-high 21 points. Unfortunately, they still lost 84-92 in the end, and will compete with the Anyang Red Rockets for third place on the 10th.
Jeremy Lin joined the Kings this season and played alongside his younger brother Jeremy Lin. He was recently disturbed by an injury to his left plantar fascia. Although he traveled with the team to the Eastern Super League top 4 series in Cebu, Philippines, he missed today and 10 due to injury. day’s competition.
The Kings played in the semi-finals against the Chiba Jets, who were led by Yuki Togashi and won the group stage. Yuki Togashi showed the value of the Japanese team’s number one point guard in the first quarter, making 5 of 6 shots and scoring 13 points, including 3 three-pointers. The score helped the Chiba Jets take a 32-25 lead.
Although the Kings’ foreign player Hayden Blankley only scored 2 points in the first quarter, he came out with full firepower in the second quarter and scored 13 points. Yang Jingmin continued to score points and once took the lead. Yuki Togashi then made 2 free throws. Starting a 10-2 offensive, the Chiba Jets regained the lead 50-47 at halftime.
After the two sides changed baskets, the Kings scored 7 points in a row at the beginning of the third quarter to reverse the situation. Yuki Togashi fired again and exchanged three-pointers with the Kings’ Lin Shuwei. The Kings entered the decisive quarter with a 1-point lead.
Lin Shuwei scored three three-pointers in 2 minutes in the final quarter. The Kings once had the upper hand 78 to 74. Unfortunately, they still could not defend Yuki Togashi, allowing the Chiba Jets to catch up. The Kings eventually lost by 8 points. Tickets to the championship game were sold out.
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Lin Shuwei performed best for the Kings in this campaign, scoring 21 points, followed by Hayden with 17 points. Three Chiba Jets players scored more than 20 points, Yuki Togashi scored 28 points, Xavier Cooks scored 24 points, 22 rebounds and 6 blocks, and John Mooney scored 22 points.
In another semi-final match, South Korea’s KBL Seoul SK Knights defeated the Anyang Red Rockets 94-79 earlier and advanced to the championship. The defeated Anyang Red Rockets will meet the Kings in the third-place game on the 10th to compete for a prize of US$250,000. (approximately NT$7.92 million). (Editor: Xie Yazhu) 1130308
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