THIRD-QUARTER SURGE: Coach Charlie Parker credited Ray Chen with their win, saying that the captain set the pace of Taiwan’s comeback in the second half over Japan
Taipei Times
Date: Aug 15, 2018
By: Jason Pan / Staff reporter
Taiwan got off to a winning start in men’s basketball and handball at the
Japan’s Takuya Hashimoto shoots over Taiwan’s Ray Chen, right, yesterday in their Asian Games Group C match in Jakarta. Photo: AFP
Asian Games after defeating Japan and India respectively in the group stage.
Basketball captain Ray Chen led by example with 18 points, while forward Liu Cheng added 14 to prevail over Japan 71-65 in yesterday’s Group C opener at the GBK Basketball Hall in Jakarta.
Japan hit their stride early, going ahead by six points at the end of the first quarter and leading 37-30 at halftime, but Taiwan found their scoring touch with field goals and three-pointers in the third quarter, draining 29 points against Japan’s 16 to take the lead 59-53.
In the fourth quarter, Japan chipped away to close within two points, but Taiwanese-American Douglas Creighton sank two three-pointers in the final stretch and Liu grabbed a couple of rebounds to secure the six-point victory. [FULL STORY]
