Live Bar Feb. 13 – The NBL regular season continues, with Phoenix vs. Ants. At the beginning, Zhou Qi scored the first point of the game, after which the two sides fell into a struggle, the score was always tight, and the Phoenix led by 2 points to end the first quarter. In the second quarter of the game, the two sides still did not give in to each other, the Ants won the advantage by three points in a row, and the Phoenix fell behind by 2 points 38-40 in the halftime. Yi Bian fought again, Zhou Qi played 2+1, and the Phoenix even hit three points to expand the advantage. McVeigh led the team to catch up with consecutive points, and the Phoenix led by 7 points after the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Adams and Crick began to compete, and the Phoenix continued to exert efforts to pull the point difference to double digits. After that, the phoenix kept the advantage to the end, and in the end, the phoenix beat the ants and won the victory.
In the first quarter, Zhou Qi attacked the inside line to get a blood, and the two sides played very fiercely but the shooting rate was not high. Brokov performed eye-catching on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, completing steals in a row and counter-attacking to cause lethal free throws to score points, but the Phoenix outside the line did not feel good, and there was no hit from three points. The ants stubbornly bite under the leadership of Adams, the ants have the upper hand in the rotation stage, and the efficient play of the substitute lineup helps the team continue to score points. The Phoenix ended the first quarter with a 16-14 lead by two points.
In the second quarter, the two sides continued to come and go without giving in to each other, and the score was always tight. Crick made a layup and Adams responded with three points. Phoenix took advantage of Zhou Qi's advantage on the inside line to continuously impact the basket to score points continuously, and the ant fired continuously from the outside to take the lead. The two sides scored points through free throws, and Stender hit two free throws after Edenham hit the board. Both sides missed their last three-pointers, and the Phoenix trailed by two points 38-40 at halftime.
In the second half, the Phoenix frequently regained the lead under the basket, Crick played 2+1, and McVeigh responded with a three-point shot. Zhou Qi scored 2+1, and the Phoenix hit two three-pointers in a row to expand the advantage. McVeigh continued to score points to help the team catch up. The second time the two teams reached a stalemate, missing consecutive shots, Crick assisted teammates to hit three-point shots to break the deadlock, and Maguetti also made a layup to break the drought. The two sides didn't win for the rest of the quarter, with the Phoenix leading by seven points at 59-52 in the third quarter.
In the final quarter, the two sides fought fiercely over a point difference of about 5 points, Adams played 2+1, and then the two sides again deadlocked consecutive throws, and Crick's three-point break the deadlock. The stars of the two sides began to compete, Adams scored six points in a row of free throws, and Crick had three points. Brokov's free throw after Ashley scored 2+1 helped the Phoenix pull the gap to double digits. After McVeigh made a basket, Standal played 2+1, and Crick connected Zhou Qi's inside line to stabilize the situation. Adams and Crick each hit a goal, and Alpha hit two free throws to kill the game. In the end, Phoenix Nickered the ants and won.
Both sides started:
Phoenix: Edenham, Alpha, Zhou Qi, Brokov, Crick
Ants: Ken Young, Margeti, McVeigh, Adams, Perry
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