Dibuat oleh Admin. Pada 23 January 2024 - 13:38
Satria Muda Pertamina (SMP) continues its journey this season by visiting Pelita Jaya (PJ) and Rans Simba. Playing without Myke Henry, who is still recovering from a calf injury, SMP was actually able to appear superior to PJ. SMP was able to win convincingly with a score of 100-77.
Even though they were under pressure in the early minutes, SMP began to find a rhythm along with sharp three-point shots. It was recorded that SMP was able to score 15 shots in 32 attempts. This record is even more impressive because it is coupled with the success of Shaw, Davis, Abraham and Juan Laurent in achieving double digit points in the match which took place at Tennis Indoor Jakarta.
Apart from that, coach Manuel Pena also seems increasingly confident in his young retainers such as Dame, Ali Bagir and Julian Chalias. It was proven that these three names appeared fierce when their main players left to take a break. In total they played for 43.02 minutes in the derby match.
“Indeed, there is a special motivation when I know that the opponents I will face are ex-NBA players like PJ. There is a feeling of not wanting to lose, not wanting to be underestimated. I want them to know that we are not afraid to compete with them. And you can see that we were able to win," said one of the young junior high school players, Julian Chalias.
In less than 24 hours, SMP returned to the field to face Rans in Bogor. However, this time Manuel Garces' team did not perform optimally. Devon Oostrum's action in giving a pass to Oki Wira with 16 seconds remaining in the match finally gave Rans momentum to win with a score of 86-81.
“Yes, of course this is a result we didn't expect, and of course back to back is no reason to lose. Yesterday we managed to make a statement by beating Pelita Jaya but in fact today we didn't seem mentally ready to fight them. "Obviously in the next game we have to be better than this," said Abraham, who that day was the best player with 18 points.
After this, Satria Muda will return to visit on March 3 to face Bima Perkasa Jogja. (FR)
