2024-01-03 12:57:05
2024-01-03 20:57 United Daily News reporter Liu Zhaoyu/real-time reporting
The New Taipei Kings, who suffered three consecutive defeats in PLG, went to the Philippines today for the first Eastern Super League away game in team history. Although the Kings fell behind after the first half, in the second half, Jeremy Lin, Manigao and Yang Jingmin jointly fired the Kings. They won 3 consecutive victories in the group stage with 89:77, and almost got their ticket to the top four.
The Kings and Manila Electric played against each other at the Xinzhuang Stadium a few days ago. At that time, the Kings had Jeremy Lin score 25 points in a single game. Last season’s MVP Yang Jingmin also returned to the team for the first time and scored 7 points. The Kings defeated Manila Electric with a 5-point gap and won the group stage 2. winning streak.
Today the two teams moved to Manila, Philippines for another battle. With Jeremy Lin playing with the team, it also attracted the attention of many Filipino fans. In the first quarter, the Kings also took the lead under the leadership of Jeremy Lin, but Allein Maliksi of Manila Electric In the latter part of the first quarter, they fired continuously from outside the three-point line, helping Manila Electric catch up to a 21:21 tie at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Manila Electric also continued its offensive with many points, including Raymond Almazan and Zach Lofton taking turns to fire. Especially Lofton, who scored 35 points in the previous game, in the second quarter The team came out firing in the second half, scoring 9 points in a single quarter, helping Manila Electric take a 5-point lead at the end of the first half.
After the easy basket, King Li Kaiyan and Jeremy Lin scored three three-pointers in succession, plus Mannygao’s layup, launching an 11:0 offensive to reverse the situation. Although Manila Electric immediately caught up with the score, Mannygao then led the way. The 8:0 offensive maintained the lead, and Davis received an assist from Lin Shuwei at the end of the quarter and succeeded in a dunk. The Kings still maintained an 8-point lead after three quarters.
In the fourth quarter, King Jeremy Lin and Yang Jingmin teamed up to help the Kings gain a 15-point lead in the last 5 minutes of the game. In the end, the Kings defeated Manila Electric 89:77 and became the first Chinese team to win an away game in the Eastern Super League and the top four. Tickets are almost there.
Jeremy Lin scored 23 points and 10 rebounds today.Photo/Provided by New Taipei King
The Kings had Jeremy Lin as the best player today with 23 points and 10 rebounds. Kaiyan Lee, Shuwei Lin, and Yang Jingmin also all scored in double digits. As for Manila Electric, Lofton had the best score with 20 points.
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