Professional Basketball KT Wins 85-81 Over Korea Gas Corporation… 2nd Place Spark
Suwon KT, a professional basketball team, saved the spark to advance directly to the semifinals of the playoffs (PO).
KT defeated Daegu Korea Gas Corporation 85-81 in the 2023-2024 CheongKwanJang Professional Basketball regular league home game held at Suwon KT Arena in Gyeonggi Province on the 23rd.
KT maintained 3rd place with 32 wins and 19 losses. 파워볼게임
They narrowed the gap against 2nd place Changwon LG to 2 games and continued their faint hope of advancing directly to the semifinals PO.
Andrew Nicholson
KT and LG each have three games left this season.
Korea Gas Corporation, which lost three times in a row, maintained 7th place with 20 wins and 32 losses.
KT, who opened with Han Hee-won’s 3-point shot, led the way by scoring 7 consecutive points,
but fell short in rebounds (8-15) and was allowed to catch up,
ending the first quarter with a slight lead of 20-19.
In the second quarter, KT was hit by Andrew Nicholson of Korea Gas Corporation and allowed a comeback,
and allowed 9 consecutive points to Nicholson, widening the gap to 9 points.
Suwon KT
KT, which gained strength again with Moon Jeong-hyun’s outside shot and Paris Bass’ fast break score,
finished the first half at 45-47 with Ha Yoon-ki’s block shot and Han Hee-won’s steal followed by a free throw score.
KT, which took the lead early in the third quarter with Ha Yoon-ki’s score,
lifted the mood with Moon Seong-gon’s three-pointer,
but was unable to escape after trading points with Korea Gas Corporation and entered the fourth quarter with a 60-59 score.
Nicholson’s shot from the 3-point line on the other side of the court just before the quarter cracked the rim,
prompting cheers from fans, but it was not recognized as a score.
The seesaw game continued in the last quarter, with back and forth.
Heo Hoon scored 7 consecutive points, including a 3-pointer 6 minutes and 24 seconds before the end of the game,
to give Suwon KT the lead again, and Ha Yoon-gi’s fast break score 2 minutes and 41 seconds before the end of the game extended the lead to 8 points.
KT gave up outside shots to Korea Gas Corporation’s Yeom Yu-seong and Shin Seung-min in a row,
and allowed a shot under the goal to Duvan Maxwell 33.7 seconds before the end,
falling behind by two points.