'15 Explosion of 3 Points' Korea Gas Corporation defeats Jeonggwanjang by 33 points and runs for 3 consecutive games
Oct 30, 2024
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Korea Gas Corporation won 97:64 in an away game against Chung Kwan-jang in Anyang on the 30th thanks to the even performance of domestic and foreign players.
Korea Gas Corporation, which won three consecutive games, tied for second place with Changwon LG and Seoul SK, while Jeong Kwan-jang lost two consecutive games.
Before the game, the common interest of the coaches of both teams was '4Q'. This is because Jeong Kwan-jang is showing a jinx of collapsing in the fourth quarter even though it is early in the season.
Jeong Kwan-jang's jinx in the fourth quarter is also evident in the record. He averaged 13 points in the fourth quarter for four games before the game, the lowest offensive power among the 10 clubs. On the other hand, the average number of runs in the fourth quarter was 21.5 points, the second highest after Busan KCC (21.8 points). Excluding the match against Wonju DB (68:60), which won one game (three losses), it has the lowest defense performance with an average of 24.6 runs.
Manager Kim Sang-sik did not deny the jinx. "I'm worried that I was doing well until the third quarter, but strangely, I went into the fourth quarter and collapsed."When I figured out the cause, it was because of the play that tried to solve it with a pre-attack. So he emphasized that we should focus on defense first," he vowed to escape the jinx.
However, the articles of association felt that he did not meet the manager well on this day. Unlike previous years, Korea Gas Corporation, which is doing well, is still in its infancy, but it is the team that boasts the best salty water defense this season with an average of 67.3 runs.
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In the game that began with the "4th quarter's resolution", Jeong Kwan-jang didn't have to worry about the fourth quarter when the lid opened. It's a shaky start for some reason from the first quarter. Andrew Nicholson, a special mercenary of the Korea Gas Corporation, was the victim. Nicholson led the inside and outside offense with 15 points, including three 3-pointers in the first quarter alone. Jeong Kwan-jang, who was scoreless for nearly five minutes after scoring the first four points, was struggling with Andrew's outburst. In the second half of the quarter, Nicholson was in trouble with his second foul, and it was fortunate that he succeeded in chasing with Michael Young instead of Caddy Lahren and finished the first quarter 21-26.
Did he lose his composure due to the strong defense of Korea Gas Corporation. Jeong Kwan-jang was on the verge of self-destruction by exaggerating turnovers and shoot-motion fouls, and even showing difficulty in shooting. On the other hand, Ndoye, who was put in to arrange Nicholson's physical strength, laid silk on the team's rise with a solid under-the-goal play that was not enviable. Like in the first quarter, Jeong Kwan-jang scored five points first in the first quarter of the second quarter and then donated 22 points instead of going scoreless for about five minutes. Three minutes and 51 seconds before the end of the second quarter, when Ndoye's two free throws made it 48-26, the game already seemed to be on the wane.
Korea Gas Corporation, which gained momentum, killed early, including a 32-point lead (78-46) in the third quarter. While Shin Seung-min, Kim Nak-hyun, and Jung Sung-woo collaborated on five three-store projects, Jeong Kwan-jang still failed to respond.
In the end, 'You only have to look at the fourth quarter' was Jeong Kwan-jang who wanted to play basketball, but he couldn't even try to escape the jinx while playing 'You don't have to look at the fourth quarter'.
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