ABL: Poor second half the key to Singapore Slingers’ 83-73 loss to Satria Muda

Marlon Legaspi (Satria Muda #15) retains the ball after a struggle through the Slingers’ defence. (Photo 3 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)

Francis Adriano (Satria Muda #11) goes for the basket as Desmond Oh (Slingers #2) tries to stop him. (Photo 4 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)

Marcus Morrison (Satria Muda #9) tries to get off a shot past Kyle Jeffers (Slingers #31) in the first quarter. (Photo 5 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)

Marcus Skinner (Slingers #24) goes airborne with Marcus Morrison (Satria Muda #9) in a bid to stop his layup attempt. Skinner managed to deny Morrison the basket to the cheers of the crowd. (Photo 6 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)

Morrison lets slip of the ball after pressure from the Slingers. (Photo 7 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)

Ng Han Bin (Slingers #26) tries to get his hand to the rebound. (Photo 8 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)

Leo Avenido (Slingers #18) goes for the basket. (Photo 9 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)

Kyle Jeffers goes for the basket. He was taken off early in the game after chalking up 3 fouls, but came on again in the later part of the game. However, his presence was not enough to close the gap which Satria Muda had pulled. (Photo 10 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)

Players from both sides crash into each other as they watch the ball in mid-air. (Photo 11 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)

Antoine Broxsie (Satria Muda #21) shakes the hand of some Slinger supporters after the game despite their playful taunts during the match. (Photo 12 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)