Changwon LG won 85-80 against Suwon KT in the 2022-2023 SKT A-Dot Pro Basketball regular league held at Suwon KT Sonicboom Arena on the 25th.
With the victory on this day, LG pursued No. 1 Anyang KGC Ginseng Corporation by one game with 2 consecutive wins and 35 wins and 17 losses. In addition, the ride with Seoul SK, which is competing for 2nd place, is 1 game away.
As for the content of the game, LG rode a roller coaster. By the 2nd quarter, LG had Lee Jae-do (180cm, G) scoring points with play that crossed the inside and outside, and Asem Marey (202cm, C) also showed his presence in the post and took a 51-42 lead.
However, after the 3rd quarter, KT counterattack began. For KT, Choi Seong-mo (187cm, G), who started in place of Jung Sung-woo (178cm, G), joined the scoring, and Yang Hong-seok, who was sluggish in the first half, also helped with a bold pennant and scoring under the goal. In the fourth quarter, LG, which once allowed a 74-73 chase, won a valuable victory on the road with Lee Kwan-hee and Ma Ray scoring. In particular, on this day, Lee Jae-do played the role of a solver in the team with 27 points and 3 assists.
LG coach Cho Sang-hyun, the winner, said, “I think we won because the players concentrated, but in the process of allowing the opponent to score, the prepared defense was disturbed, so I reprimanded it during time-out. I think the defense will be strong in the playoffs only when the players focus on what they have prepared. It is regrettable, but the players played the game the day before yesterday and it must have been difficult, but I think I finished well. The important thing is tomorrow’s game, so I’m thinking of doing an all-out war,” he said in a general review of the game.
Regarding LG’s defense problems revealed that day, coach Cho said, “I wonder if the promised part in the team defense or 3-point defense has not been fulfilled. I made changes according to the members who came out, but it seems to be difficult to adapt. I also need to study and take it simple and delicately,” he explained.
Lastly, regarding the match against SK, which is in fact the second place match, coach Cho said, “We have to block SK’s quick attack. (Jamil) I have to think about whether to trap Warnie. The big frame is that SK is a team that makes 15 to 20 points with a fast attack, so it should be cut in half. You need to think about how to reduce it. I will prepare by studying the parts derived from the tough shot through video,” he concluded the interview.
On the other hand, KT struggled with Yang Hong-seok (195cm, F) 17 points and 7 rebounds and Choi Seong-mo 13 points and 5 assists despite the absence of injuries to Jung Sung-woo and Ha Yoon-ki, but failed to overcome the hurdle in the 4th quarter. KT, who had already failed in the playoffs, was defeated on this day, while KT fell into a 5-game losing streak.
KT coach Seo Dong-cheol, the loser, said, “The results in today’s game were not good. As a manager, I apologize to the fans for the poor results. This is the part to reflect on. The players lost today, but struggled. The players showed their concentration and fighting spirit enough to say thank you for working really hard. I left the good and bad, and I kept biting until the end, and a good look came out of the defense. He showed confidence in his attacks as well. I told the players that I hope they will do the same in other games.” 스포츠토토