Jakarta nets two golds in basketball<\/p>\n
Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post\/Palembang<\/p>\n
The Jakarta men's and women's basketball teams both won golds
\nat the 16th National Games after defeating on Sunday East Java
\nand West Java, respectively.<\/p>\n
The Jakarta men's team faced a tight, roller-coaster game with
\nEast Java before cruising to a 60-44 win.<\/p>\n
East Java, led by Andrie Ekayana, started off well in the
\nfirst quarter with an 11-8 lead, which Jakarta leveled off in the
\nsecond with 23-23. However, East Java regained its lead in the
\nthird until its ace player Andrie was called out on a foul.<\/p>\n
Without Andrie, East Java lost their momentum, while Jakarta
\nmounted its attack at the other end.<\/p>\n
With Amin Prihantono drilling high with his three-point shots
\nand Wendha Wijaya shooting a barrage of two-pointers, Jakarta
\ncaught up with East Java 42-42 at the end of the third quarter.<\/p>\n
Amin continued to perform well, scoring 10 points in the
\nclosing minutes, while Wendha netted seven more to help Jakarta
\nwin the game.<\/p>\n
Jakarta coach Fictor Roring said the strategy was to pressure
\nEast Java's key players Andrie and Agustinus Indrajaya, which
\nforced fouls.<\/p>\n
\"We knew East Java's substitutes were not good, so when Andrie
\nwas unable to play any more, I was sure we could win,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, East Java coach Eddy Santoso said his players
\nlooked flustered when Jakarta managed to tie at 42-42 with only
\nsix minutes left in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n
\"With my top player sitting out on a foul, and the others
\nseeming unable to pick up the game, we knew we were losing,\" Eddy
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Despite his obvious disappointment, Eddy said the East Java
\nplayers had fought hard and deserved to be lauded.<\/p>\n
\"I'm proud of them. They showed their best and delivered a
\ntough fight. The way they played did not disappoint me nor the
\nEast Java people,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The bronze went to West Java after it defeated Bali 59-49 in
\nthe playoff.<\/p>\n
In the women's match, Jakarta triumphed over West Java 67-56,
\nwhile East Java beat Yogyakarta 77-45 in the playoff for the
\nbronze.<\/p>",
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