Al-Ahly of Egypt, the defending champion, succeeded in overcoming Kazma Al-Kuwaiti with difficulty, taking advantage of the long-breath policy, raising the slogan of the long-breath policy that leads Al-Ahly of Egypt to the Arab Basketball Final
Kazma narrowly loses and plays on the bronze
Al-Ahly of Egypt, the defending champion, managed to overtake Kazma Al-Kuwaiti with difficulty, taking advantage of the policy of the long breath, raising the slogan of the lessons are at the ends, after his exciting victory 95/91 in the strongest matches so far. Two points for Kazma professional Kevin Murphy, who completely disappeared in the third quarter and did not score any points in this half, which negatively affected his team, which was superior in the first and second periods, which ended in his favor 55/47.
What is remarkable about the matter is that Kazma did not take advantage of his ten points lead at the beginning of the third quarter, nor did Al-Ahly professional Michael exit four minutes before the end, and paid the price for the mistakes he committed at the crucial times (turnover), despite reducing the difference to three points 40 seconds before the end of the match. At the time when Ehab Jamal intervened and scored a three-point shot, he eliminated Kazma’s hopes to return or even tie and resort to extra time to be content with playing for the third and fourth places.
Kazma advanced in the first quarter 29/24 and in the second quarter 26/23, while Al-Ahly imposed its control over the events of the second half of the match and excelled in the third quarter 16/25 after it was lagging by ten points at the beginning of the half, as well as in the fourth quarter, which ended in its favor 20/23 Al-Ahly scored 10 three point shots out of 27 attempts from outside the arc, including three by Ihab Jamal, the maker of Al-Ahly’s joy, in exchange for 11 shots by Kazma from 29 attempts. Any point in this half, which negatively affected his team, which was superior in the first and second periods, which ended in his favor 55/47.
What is remarkable about the matter is that Kazma did not take advantage of his ten points lead at the beginning of the third quarter, nor did Al-Ahly professional Michael exit four minutes before the end, and paid the price for the mistakes he committed at the crucial times (turnover), despite reducing the difference to three points 40 seconds before the end of the match. At the time when Ehab Jamal intervened and scored a three-point shot, he eliminated Kazma’s hopes to return or even tie and resort to extra time to be content with playing for the third and fourth places.
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