KCC, who is missing four key players, has lost three consecutive games since the opening victory. 20 points behind Hyundai Mobis

Oct 25, 2024

KCC, who is missing four key players, has lost three consecutive games since the opening victory. 20 points behind Hyundai Mobis
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'Defending champion'Busan KCC has been in a difficult swamp due to the mass injury of its main players since the opening of the 2024-2025 season.

Following Choi Joon-yong and Song Kyo-chang, who were unable to be with them since the opening, Dionte Burton, who believed in Heo Woong, was only benched due to injuries. It can be said that 80% of the best power has disappeared due to simple calculation. a situation in which one can never maintain competitiveness. In the end, after being dragged around by Ulsan Hyundai Mobis all the time, they lost by 20 points.

KCC has been mired in a three-game losing streak since its victory in the opening game. KCC suffered a near-one-sided loss of 76 to 96 at the home game of the first round of the KCC professional basketball in the 2024-2025 season against Ulsan Hyundai Mobis at Sajik Gymnasium in Busan on the 25th.



There was already no chance even before the game. Following Heo Woong, who was holding out, Burton complained of ankle pain and said he could not play in the game. KCC coach Jeon Chang-jin said, `There is no problem with MRI, but he can't play.'

KCC, who is missing four key players, has lost three consecutive games since the opening victory. 20 points behind Hyundai Mobis
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It's the worst. Tyler Davis, who was recruited as the second-ranked foreign player, quickly brought Leon Williams in as he left due to poor condition due to the aftermath of the injury ahead of the opening, but Williams is not in normal condition and is not able to play for 20 minutes. Lee Seung-hyun was the only player remaining among last season's best five players.



From the first quarter, this gap in power was largely revealed. At least, Lee Seung-hyun and Jung Chang-young showed their fighting spirit and held on 20-26. It was only for a moment. From the second quarter, the tide turned sharply. It's a situation where it's too much to carry out normal tactics. In the meantime, Hyundai Mobis foreign player Gage Prim swirled under the basket and scored 14 points. The score was already 33-50 in the first half.

In the meantime, KCC maintained a minimum performance with Jung Chang-young and Jeon Jun-beom and Lee Keun-hwi playing hard. However, it was not enough to overturn the inferiority. In the end, there was no reversal in the second half. Jeon Joon-beom scored 19 points, including four 3-pointers in a long time, and it was comforting that Lee Keun-hwi and Jung Chang-young performed well with 14 points (4 3-pointers) and 10 points, respectively.



Hyundai Mobis took the lead in the victory with Prim scoring 26 points and 10 rebounds. Sean Long also had a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds. There was no player on the KCC side to stop the two. Williams ran 34 minutes and 31 seconds, but only had four points and eight rebounds.



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