Cagers in the semifinal

Cagers made it to the semifinal of Piala Dato Seri Nazri despite losing their final game to Sauk.  Sauk team dominated the inside game due to absence of Am, Cagers' Center.  However the Cagers managed to hit 14 3-pointers.  Sauk led 40 - 32 at the half.

The Cagers changed their defensive strategy back to tight 2-1-2 zone defence to counter Sauk inside game.  The strategy worked and Sauk found it difficult to break the zone defence. The Cagers led 52 - 51 after the third quarter.  Cagers failed to keep the defensive intensity and they hurried their shots in the final quarter and surrender the lead in the last minute. Final score 66 - 70

Am was injured in the previous game and couldn't play tonight.  His absence really affected the Cagers.  Sauk team make full use of the size advantage and scored 32 points inside the paint in the first half.  The tight zone defence by the Cagers managed to nullify the size disadvantage but they could keep the intensity at the end of the game.

The Cagers will be playing in the semifinal in Sunday 27 Dec, at 7:45 pm

UPDATES:

Cagers lost their semifinal game against KK District 53 - 54.  Thay trailed by 10 points at the end of the 3rd quarter and ran out of time in the 4th quarter.  They had the ball and trailed by 1 point with 13 secs to go.  They failed to score and the whistle blew.  It was good game and the locals were impressed with the fighting spirit of the Cagers.  It was a good experience for the Cagers to play in a close game.  They will play for 3rd placing.

UPDATES 2:


Cagers won third placing in the Piala Dato Seri Nazri (KK U18 Open) beating KK team 58 - 45.  They managed to hit 10 3-pointers in the game.