Fired up after their loss to NS Matrix Malaysia, the Singapore Slingers came out swinging in the 2023 Asean Basketball League Invitational on Wednesday to thrash Louvre Surabaya 138-83 for one of the biggest victories in the league's history.
Defensive lapses had proved costly in their 88-79 defeat by their Causeway rivals on Monday. The Slingers were not about to let that happen again as they outplayed the hosts to take their record in Batam to 3-1.
Captain Xavier Alexander, who had 25 points, was pleased with the team's response, saying: "It's basketball and losses happen. We sat in the locker room after the game and discussed what we all could've done better, then we learnt from it and moved on.
"It's very important to play like this coming back from a loss and the right way to be is to forget about that last game, win or loss...
"We're going to continue to try to build on our success... and learn from the good and bad. I'm so happy all the local guys got to play, it's a huge confidence booster for them."
This story is from the January 19, 2023 edition of The Straits Times.
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