SINGAPORE – The Singapore Slingers kicked off their 2016/2017 Asean Basketball League (ABL) campaign with a 80-62 win over defending champions Westports Malaysia Dragons at the OCBC Arena on Friday.
The Slingers, who had lost 2-3 in the best-of-five ABL Finals series to the same rivals in March, started strong to lead 18-11 after the first quarter.