2nd consecutive victory keeping the lowest kt and DB
[KBL 제공. 재판매 및 DB 금지]
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jang Bo-in = Professional basketball Ulsan Hyundai Mobis had a comfortable comeback victory in a Christmas game against Daegu Korea Gas Corporation.
Hyundai Mobis beat Korea Gas Corporation 76-70 in SKT Adot Pro Basketball 2022-2023 regular league home game held at Ulsan Dongchun Gymnasium on 25th.
Hyundai Mobis, down by 12 points in the first half, turns the game around in the 4th quarter and scores two consecutive victories and tied for second place (15-9) with Changwon LG.
On the other hand, KOGAS fell into a 5-game losing streak, posting a 10-15 record alongside Wonju DB, who lost to Suwon kt on the same day, and Seoul Samsung, who faced Seoul SK.
For Hyundai Mobis, Lee Woo-seok recorded a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds, Gage Prim added 14 points and Ronjay Avarientos added 12 points.
Ham Ji-hoon (9 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists) and Jang Jae-seok (8 points, 7 rebounds) quietly played their part.
Korea Gas Corporation was unable to show its back even after Lee Dae-sung struggled with 27 points. It was regrettable that the total number of rebounds that day was pushed to 39-50.
[KBL 제공. 재판매 및 DB 금지]
In the first quarter, Korea Gas Corporation, with Lee Dae-seong (9 points), Lee Dae-heon (7 points) and Murphy Holloway (6 points), took a 27-18 lead.
At the end of the second quarter, Jung Hyo-geun, who received an assist from Park Ji-hoon, fired 3-pointers to make the score 47-35, 12 points.
Hyundai Mobis attempted 8 3-pointers in the first half and made 1, and the field goal success rate was only 30% on only 11 of 37 shots, making recovery difficult.
However, Hyundai Mobis, which was slowing down, began a fightback in the third quarter.
Henry Sims was off the field after colliding with an opponent during the second quarter, and Prim also got into trouble early, but the remaining players helped.
Avarientos announced the start of the chase with a 3-point shot, and 1 minute 54 seconds before the end of the quarter, Lee Woo-seok launched the outside cannon and chased 54-60.
Hyundai Mobis even achieved a turnaround in Q4.
After Seo Myung-jin’s 3-pointers, Ham Ji-hoon and Jang Jae-seok’s scores made it 61-60, and Hyundai Mobis, riding the trend, won the victory by accumulating points centered on Lee Woo- seok, Ham Ji-hoon, and Primi.
Prim scored 8 points in the 4th quarter alone and Ji-hoon Ham scored 6 points to lead the win.
[KBL 제공. 재판매 및 DB 금지]
In Suwon kt Arena, kt, the lowest ranked team, defeated DB 77-64 and went on a two-game winning streak.
With 9 wins and 15 losses, kt narrowed the run on Korea Gas Corporation and DB right on top of it in the middle of the game.
kt widened the gap with Jarrod Jones’ 3-point shooting and Jung Sung-woo’s goal in the second half of the second quarter, as they faced 29-29, and finished the first half with 39-35.
The chase and chase continued in the second half, but kt made it 57-47 with Jones’ outside shot and Lester Prosper’s goal at the end of the 3rd quarter.
Having a spare kt, thanks to the performance of Prosper, who scored 11 points alone in the 4th quarter, he kept the victory.
In kt, Yoongi Ha, Prosper and Jones each scored 17 points. Ha Yoon-gi also added 14 rebounds.
In the DB, Kim Jong-kyu scored 20 points, but his strength ran out when Doo Kyung-min withdrew with an injury early in the third quarter.
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