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The first match of ‘twin coaches’ in professional basketball … Younger brother Dong-hyun Jo wins by 4 points

Brother Cho Sang-hyun defeated LG to advance to the Cup finals … Prim-Avarientos 37 joint venture points

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LG coach Cho Sang-hyun and Hyundai Mobis coach Cho Dong-hyun (from left) faced off on 7

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Song-ah = In the first match of the twin brothers coach in professional basketball, his younger brother, Ulsan Hyundai coach Mobis Cho Dong-hyun (46), laughed.

The Hyundai Mobis, driven by coach Cho Dong-hyun, advanced to the final by beating Changwon LG, 82-78, of manager Cho Sang-hyeon (46) in the quarter-finals of the MG Saemaul Geumgo KBL Cup held at the Tongyeong Gymnasium in Gyeongnam the 7.

Hyundai Mobis will clash with the winner of the Goyang Carrot-Suwon KT match, which will be held on the same day, for the championship on the 8th.

The first quarter-finals of the day attracted a lot of attention due to the confrontation between the two twin commanders who had been the stars of the generation of the “great banquet of basketball”.

Head coach Cho Sang-hyeon, 5 minutes away, has been named LG’s head coach ahead of the 2022-2023 season after serving as national team manager.

His younger brother, Dong-hyun Cho, served as head coach at Hyundai Mobis as head coach of Yoo Jae-hak and took over as coach Yoo resigned in June. In this cup competition, the first official tournament, the brothers took the team to the quarter-finals side by side, making it the first head-to-head confrontation as a manager.

In an interview with the pre-match broadcast, coach Jo Sang-hyun said: “I want the other to do well in their respective positions, but I hope you will give me today.” We exchanged jokes and the game was fierce.

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Prim of Hyundai Mobis trying to pull from under the door
Prim of Hyundai Mobis trying to pull from under the door

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In the first quarter, LG took a 20-17 lead thanks to Dante Cunningham’s five straight runs in the last minute, but in the second quarter, Hyundai Mobis struck with veteran Ham Ji-hoon’s performance.

Hyundai Mobis scored a double-digit gap of 32-22 with a 3-point shot from Seong-jin Shin before the end of the second quarter, 3:57 seconds before the end of the second quarter.

However, in the second half, LG’s pursuit of renewed defensive focus continued and, with about four minutes left in the third quarter, Seo Min-soo’s continued field shots brought the game to 54-49. By the end of the third quarter, LG had a 59-57 lead.

Hyundai Mobis, slightly dragged into the 4th quarter, drew 74-74 with 2:50 left, thanks to five consecutive runs by Lon J. Avarientos including three points. Lee Woo-seok’s outside grapes also exploded and it is managed to reverse with a score of 77-76.

After that, the ups and downs turned to Hyundai Mobis at the last minute.

34 seconds before the end, Justin Knox’s offensive rebound followed by Lee Woo-suk’s goalless goal scored a 79-78 comeback goal, and then added three points on a free throw to finish the match.

Prim scored 20 points and 17 rebounds, while Avarientos scored 17 points, including four from three. Ham Ji-hoon added 14 points and Lee Woo-seok added 13 points and 5 rebounds.

In LG, Asem Marey scored 20 points and 7 rebounds and Minsoo Seo scored 14 points.

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