Pelita Jaya Ready To Face Prawira Harum Bandung Without Special Preparation In The 2024 IBL Match

Pelita Jaya Jakarta Basketball player Brandon Van Dorn Jawato (left) tried to get past the obstacles of three Amartha Hangtuah Jakarta basketball players Dandung O'neal Pamungkas (left), (photo: between)

JAKARTA - Pelita Jaya Jakarta did not have a special preparation in the face of Prawira Harum Bandung in the continued match of the IBL 2024 competition which will be held in Jakarta today, following the two wins they had won in the previous match. "There are still many matches, there are still many regular seasons against Prawira, we treat them the same as other games," said Pelita Jaya's Chief Coach, Johannis Winar in Jakarta, Sunday, May 19. According to him, the match against Prawira this time is still in a regular season that does not require special treatment. Johannis Winar or who is familiarly called Coach Ahang only focuses on keeping his players back in shape without suffering an injury after the completion of the match. "So we don't need anything special to be, different at the time of the playoffs. The regular season is the important thing to finish the game of all healthy players," he said again. But Coach Ahang still respects Prawira as a tough team with a great player structure and is trained by a coach who has brought Prawira to the 2023 IBL champion. Senior players at Pelita Jaya Andakara Prastawa also mentioned that his team had no special preparations to face Prawira. He said that his team already knew the way of Prawira's game and managed to beat him in the previous two matches in two different competitions.

"We have met at the BCL (Basketball Champions League Asia 2024) as well as before. They have not changed many teams, we are also a different team from the one in BCL. Of course, the coaching staff have prepared what we have to do," said Prastawa. He only emphasized the recovery of the player's fitness condition considering that PJ will undergo two consecutive matches in two days. Currently, Pelita Jaya is in first place in the 2024 IBL standings with a record 15 wins 1 loss (15-1). PJ in a very positive trend through 13 consecutive league wins. While Prawira is in eighth position in the standings while achievinglaim. Although their performance is still up and down at IBL 2024, Prawira has recorded five consecutive wins to date.