KT director Song Young-jin, "I lost because I couldn't stop the other two foreigners"
Oct 23, 2024
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Suwon KT suffered a crushing defeat in the second round of the East Asian Super League (EASL) group league held at its home turf. KT lost 90:71 to Taoyuan Pauian Pilots, the runner-up team in last season's P. League championship match, in the second Group A match of '2024-2025 EASL' at KT Sonicboom Arena in Suwon on the 23rd.
Until the third quarter, he still finished 63-66 to show equal performance. However, the score was blocked for five minutes in the first half of the fourth quarter. He allowed 15 consecutive points by failing to prevent the wave offensive of foreign players Alec Brown (25 points, 9 rebounds) and Trevion Graham (32 points, 11 rebounds). The game is decided here. As a result, KT recorded one win and one loss in the group stage.
After the game, KT manager Song Young-jin said "Our foreign players did not manage the foul well in the beginning. As a result, it is regrettable that the atmosphere itself is a little down, and it is not as effective as the domestic players played hard. In the end, he said, "I lost because I couldn't stop two foreign players from the opponent."
Then "If the atmosphere followed at the end, I would have made room for something to do, but it passed too quickly. As a result, I had to take into account the domestic league schedule"He regretted his unilateral defeat.
wman@sportschosun.com
