'Flying the jade zone on Heo Hoon' The decisive hit of the jade zone that erased Heo Hoon's strong performance at Hyundai Mobis' best extended blood battle theater this season

Oct 27, 2024

Ulsan Hyundai Mobis won consecutive games with a thrilling come-from-behind victory.

Hyundai Mobis won 91:89 thanks to Miguel Okzon's 'theater goal' in the Asian quarter after an extended blood fight against Suwon KT in the away game of the '2024-2025 KCC Professional Basketball' held at Suwon KT Sonic Boom Arena on the 27th.

With this victory, Hyundai Mobis succeeded in winning its first consecutive game of the season, and KT failed to win three consecutive games.

On this day, a series of confrontations between the two teams were the topic of 'Big Fish Hunt'. At the game held on the 25th, KT finally took the winning mode with a 77-75 victory over Seoul SK, which was on its opening streak. It was an unexpected big fish hunt with Ha Yoon-ki, the flagship native center, out due to an ankle injury.

On the same day, Hyundai Mobis also quickly recovered from the shock of defeating defending champion Busan KCC by 20 points (96:76) and being completely defeated by the opening game Goyang Sono (82:100). The two teams are the favorites named along with Wonju DB and KCC in the championship team expected by the coaches of the 10 clubs before the opening of this season.

Since the championship candidates met for the first time this season, they had no choice but to dream about 'Big Fish Hunt'. There was also a string of 'multiple bloodsheds'. In last season's semifinal playoff, Hyundai Mobis was virtually completely defeated by KT with one win and three losses. Since then, the two teams have completely changed in objective power. At KT, Paris Bath, who was the strongest in the league, and veteran coordinator Jung Sung-woo are out due to transfer, while the newly recruited Ration Hammons is considered to be less than expected due to chronic foul management anxiety.

On the other hand, Hyundai Mobis was evaluated to have strengthened its power by re-recruiting Shaun Long, who was called the 「Winning Companion」, and building a powerful post with Gage Prim. In KT, Ha Yoon-ki is absent, so it is true that many people expected Hyundai Mobis to succeed in revenge.

However, Hyundai Mobis coach Cho Dong-hyun's concerns did not stop at all. KT Huh Hoon, who was named the No. 1 target of the week before the start of the game, caught Hyundai Mobis. Coach Cho said, `Heo Hoon-Hammons' two-man game is powerful. Han Ho-bin, Kim Kook-chan's signature team should be put in alternately to prevent Heo Hoon from catching the ball."

It was an unprecedented feat. As feared, Hammonds was replaced early with two fouls from the first quarter, and about three minutes before the end of the second quarter, he had to reduce his playing time again due to ankle bruises after colliding with Hyundai Mobis' Jang Jae-seok. Jeremiah Tillman backed up well, but the risk of the absence of '1 option' is bound to be a big weakness for KT. Heo Hoon is the one who saved such KT. Heo Hoon freely poked and took the ball out when the opponent was against him even without Hammons, and when the opponent fell, he fired an outer gun without fail. In the first half, the team led 50-43 with 13 points and 7 assists, including 3 3-pointers. Park Joon-young also added 12 points and three rebounds, so KT could not allow the lead.

KT allowed a turnaround in the second half of the third quarter, but four minutes into the fourth quarter, Moon Jung-hyun and Han Hee-won's back-to-back three-point shots, a decisive hit derived from Huh Hoon's golden rebound and ball distribution. Heo Hoon's strong performance continued even when he entered the overtime, but there was someone who overturned it at once. It's the jade zone. Okzon, who also shot a three-point shot in the regular quarter, completed the theater victory with a 3-pointer 15 seconds before the end of the extra period and a miraculous 3-pointer 1.0 seconds before the end. It was a miraculous play that completely erased the goal that Heo Hoon made 89-88 and came from behind 11.7 seconds ago.

Meanwhile, in 'S-Derby', SK won 76 to 73 and dropped Seoul Samsung to its fourth consecutive opening loss.

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