KCC coach Jeon Chang-jin, "I didn't finish well because my physical strength was shaking."
Oct 21, 2024
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KCC lost 84-89 in an away game against LG in the '2024-2025 KCC Professional Basketball' held at Changwon Gymnasium on the 21st. I was beaten by LG ace Asem Maray. Maray lost his victory by giving up 11 points in the fourth quarter alone. KCC entered the fourth quarter with a 70-63 lead with Lee Seung-hyun's accurate mid-range jumper.
But the shooting accuracy dropped suddenly early in the fourth quarter. On top of that, Maray failed to defend, allowing him to chase little by little. Still, he was ahead 74-70 with Burton's two-point shot 6 minutes and 16 seconds ago. However, Maray's under-the-goal shot and Carl Tamayo's tip-in allowed it to tie at 74-74 with 5:39 left. Since then, he has failed to close the gap after being turned around again because he failed to prevent consecutive goals by Maray and Tamayo. As a result, KCC lost four consecutive away games and recorded one win and one loss for the season.
After the game, KCC coach Jeon Chang-jin said, `If there is a difference in height in basketball, it will be disadvantageous. I did my best, but I didn't finish well because of my physical strength at the end. Everyone ran hard, but there was a limit."
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As Jeon said, KCC's ace on the day was Lee Seung-hyun, not Burton. Lee Seung-hyun scored 25 points (four rebounds), the most by both teams, but he was silent with only two points in the fourth quarter, failing to prevent his team's upset loss.
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