Professional Basketball KT Defeats Samsung and Escapes Losing Streak… 0.5 Game Gap from 2nd Place
4th place SK, defeated by Cheong Kwan Jang… With 1.5 games to go with KT, 6th place Hyundai Mobis beat DB and chased down 5th place KCC by half a game.
Suwon KT, a professional basketball team, withstood a strong counterattack from last place Seoul Samsung and continued its fight for second place in the regular league with a ticket to the semifinals playoffs at stake. 카지노
KT won 89-84 after a close game that lasted until the end of the fourth quarter in the 2023-2024 CheongKwanJang Professional Basketball Regular League held at Suwon KT Arena on the 16th, earning its first win after two consecutive losses.
KT, which maintained 3rd place with 31 wins and 18 losses, narrowed the gap with 2nd place Changwon LG (31 wins, 17 losses) to 0.5 games.
Paris Bass played well, scoring 29 points and grabbing 16 rebounds, and Ha Yoon-gi scored 16 points, including a successful 3-point play in the game, to help KT win.
KT had a close game from the first half, led by Bath and Samsung by Kofi Coburn (24 points, 17 rebounds).
Bath scored 14 points in the first half, and Coburn dominated the scoring with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
However, it was disappointing that Coburn did not hit any of the four free throws he received in the first half.
Samsung, which trailed 46-49 in the first half, turned the tide to 67-62 at the end of the third quarter with Ismael Lane’s 3-point shot, Lee Dong-yeop’s 2-point shot, and Choi Seung-wook’s shot under the goal.
Samsung increased the score to 72-63 with Yoon Seong-won’s 3-point shot in the early fourth quarter, but was unable to preserve the victory.
KT took the lead again, 82-79, with about 3 minutes left thanks to Ha Yoon-ki’s goal and Han Hee-won’s layup.
Ha Yoon-ki also made it 87-82 with a 3-point play, scoring an additional free throw following the goal 1 minute and 28 seconds before the end.
Samsung took the opportunity to turn the game around by trailing by 3 points, 84-87, with Ishmael Lane’s shot from the bottom 40 seconds before the end.
However, KT Bath scored an offensive rebound with 8.7 seconds left, putting a wedge in the win.
Seoul SK, which is aiming for second place along with KT, was unable to continue its winning streak as it lost 78-84 to Anyang Jeonggwanjang.
SK, which suffered a blow after three consecutive wins, ended up with 29 wins and 19 losses, remaining in 4th place, 1.5 games behind 3rd place KT.
SK, which had been trailing since the first half, saw an opportunity to turn the tables by trailing by 5 points, 73-78, with about 3 minutes left in the 4th quarter.
However, Cheong Kwan Jang ran away to 82-73 with consecutive scores from Robert Carter and Park Ji-hoon, slowing down SK’s pursuit.
Cheong Kwan-Jang, led by Choi Seong-won with 27 points, won for the first time after five consecutive losses to SK this season.
Ulsan Hyundai Mobis tasted victory after four consecutive losses by defeating Wonju DB, who had confirmed first place in the regular league, 95-89 in their home game.
6th place Hyundai Mobis recorded 25 wins and 23 losses, trailing 5th place Busan KCC (25 wins and 22 losses) by 0.5 games.
Gage Prim led Hyundai Mobis to victory with 36 points and 12 rebounds.