5th place in regular league, 18-point victory over 4th place SK
Professional basketball team Busan KCC showed off its status as a ‘super team’ when the ‘Spring Basketball’ playoffs began. They defeated Seoul SK significantly in the first game of the semifinal playoffs.
KCC, led by coach Jeon Chang-jin, won 81-63, 18 points, with Heo Woong playing evenly in the first game of the 2023-2024 Jeong Kwan-Jang Professional Basketball Semifinals Playoff (best of 5 games) against SK held at Jamsil Student Gymnasium on the 4th. .
Although they were ranked 5th in the regular league, below SK (4th), they lifted the mood with a pleasant victory in the first game of the short-term match.
The probability that the team that won the first game of the historical semifinal playoffs advanced to the semifinal playoffs is 92.3%. This is episode 48 out of a total of 52.
Heo Woong led the team to victory by scoring 19 points, the most of both teams. He shook the SK defense with an appropriate mix of 3-point shots (3) and breakthroughs.
Laguna laughed in the pride battle with Jamil Warney (14 points, 9 rebounds, SK) with 17 points and 7 rebounds. Alize Johnson and Song Kyo-chang also contributed 8 points (14 rebounds) and 13 points (9 rebounds), respectively.
Choi Jun-yong added his strength by scoring 7 points and providing 4 assists against SK, his home team, where he played until last season.
Choi Jun-yong, who had established himself as the center of SK and a player representing the league, transferred to KCC as a free agent (FA) last summer.
KCC formed a ‘super team’ with Choi Jun-yong, Lee Seung-hyun, who was recruited ahead of the 2022-2023 season, Heo Woong, existing power La Geon-ah, and Song Kyo-chang, who returned from the military in November of last year.
It did not meet expectations in the regular league. 5th place with 30 wins and 24 losses. Injury issues continued, revealing weaknesses in organizational skills.
The ‘early offense’ (quick development of attack), which Heo Woong is known to have suggested to coach Jeon Chang-jin at the end of the season, was established and the team showed off their fierce offensive power. It worked that day too.
In SK, Ahn Young-jun (15 points) and Warnie worked hard, but trusted veteran duo Kim Seon-hyung (13 points) and Oh Se-geun (4 points) performed poorly. The offense was not smooth, and the shot success rate was low.
KCC was behind 18-19 in the first quarter, but changed the mood in the second quarter by actively participating in rebounds. Johnson grabbed 11 rebounds in the second quarter alone. He controlled the flow with many attacking opportunities.
KCC ended the first half with a 41-34 lead.
In the third quarter, Heo Woong and La Gun-ah led the attack. In particular, Heo Woong led the fight with an active attack against Oh Jae-hyeon (SK).
KCC ended the third quarter with a 16-point lead, 61-45, and effectively put an end to the game with consecutive 3-point shots by Song Kyo-chang and Heo Woong in the early fourth quarter.
SK was completely behind in the rebound battle, and excessive dependence on Warney was holding them back. KCC dominated in the number of rebounds, 47 to 30.
The second game between the two teams will be held at the same venue on the 6th.
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2024-04-04 11:54:00
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