Albano + Onuaku. The DB Super One-Two Punch was strong. 77 to 67 KT Overpower Cup championship. DB Last Season's PO Nightmare Will I Revenge
Oct 13, 2024
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I met Busan KCC in the semifinal playoff. In KCC, Ra Gun-ah's dominance under the basket was completely revived by strong domestic players such as Choi Joon-yong, Song Kyo-chang, Lee Seung-hyun and Heo Woong. In addition, KCC coach Jeon Chang-jin's mercenary skills also shone.
He persistently attacked the under-the-goal weakness centered on DB Didrick Lawson. In the end, the DB fortress was taken down.
I was desperate. Lawson refused to renew his contract. DB brought Chinanu Onuaku. He was a foreign player with the best under-the-goal dominance in the league.
He succeeded in catching Kim Jong-kyu and Kang Sang-jae, who were released as FA, and preserved his power completely. Besides, I'm leaving the teamIt presented Doo Kyung-min's card, which made a bombshell statement, to LG and brought Lee Kwan-hee in a trade.
In the end, a more solid DB this season is dreaming of Kwon Do-jung's return. The preparation was perfect.
DB took over the Cup.
DB defeated Suwon KT 77-67 in the final of the 2024 DB Insurance KBL Cup held at Jecheon Gymnasium on the 13th.
This season, hidden card Chinanu Onuaku showed strong under-the-goal dominance. He also scored 24 points and 17 rebounds in the final. Last season's regular league MVP, Lee Sun-Albano, also scored 14 points and double-double with 10 assists.
Onuaku, who received 34 votes out of a total of 65 votes in the press corps, won the MVP of the tournament.
Kang Sang-jae, a key player in the team's offense, missed the tournament due to a back injury, but there was no big gap. Transfer student Lee Kwan-hee added 19 points, and Kim Jong-kyu scored 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Suwon KT, on the other hand, had a bad sense of fielding by Huh Hoon, who suffered a minor wrist injury. He scored only five points, and his field goal success rate was only 20%. However, KT left a strong impact as Moon Jung-hyun, who showed strong growth this tournament, scored 20 points.
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The difference between the two teams is clear. The DB had an authentic center, Onuaku. He is the best big man this season. KT 1 option Hammonds is a forward-type foreign player. The defense under the basket is not smooth.
First attack in the first quarter. DB's choice was Onuaku's one-on-one post-up. The simplest, but most obvious, attack route. a foul free throw. Onuaku scored two points with his unique 'Kang Baekho's free throw'
We got off to a flying start.
KT's Ha Yoon-ki's hook shot failed. DB also had Albano. Kim Jong-kyu and 2-2. Pick and roll, handed over an exquisite pocket pass. Kim Jong-kyu used the momentum to get another foul free throw.
Kim Jong-kyu's under-the-goal breakthrough and Albano's three-pointer. Early perfect lead in 8-0 DB.
KT's Hammons cut the flow with a three-point shot. DB, which uses Kim Jong-kyu and Onuaku's double post, momentarily creates weakness in the outer defense. KT's offense using this part.
However, Albano immediately scored a breakthrough under the basket after a superb cross-over dribble. The DB system centered on Albano and Onuaku, which is considered the best one-two punch in the league this season, has been powerful.
Albano's alley-oop pass scored a picturesque Onuaku dunk. 12-3, lead from DB. KT's mid-jumper didn't explode well in the attack. KT's operational time.
Ha Yoon-ki showed confidence in one-on-one with Kim Jong-kyu. The under-the-goal shot blocked DB's rise for now. However, DB passes the entry pass to Onuaku. It continued to adopt one-on-one post-ups. Hammons' foul again this time, two first-quarter fouls. Two-option big man Tillman was put in. Ha Yoon-ki was also replaced by Park Joon-young. Moon Jung-hyun is also in place of Moon Sung-gon. KT changed gears.
However, KT's continued three-point game failed. There was a chance, but it didn't go in. Albano's shot under the basket as he overcame a physical fight with Moon Jung-hyun. KT's Han Hee-won hit a valuable three-run single in the corner. Then, the DB hit Lee Kwan-hee's unique backboard three-pointer on the left wing. Huh Hoon made a mistake under strong pressure from DB. Lee Kwan-hee is a fastball mid-jumper. Then, Moon Jung-hyun responds with a mid-jumper.
Albano kept breaking through. When forwards such as Moon Sung-gon and Moon Jung-hyun took charge of themselves, they focused their attack by overcoming them with hedge dribbling and speed. At this time, Heo Hoon, who had a bad field fight in the beginning, hit a three-point game.
The DB is?? Replaced Onuaku, Albano, and Kim Young-hyun all. Kim Si-rae, Kim Hoon and Carter have been replaced. I changed gears. In the end, the first quarter ended with a lead of 26-16 and 10-point DB.
Moon Jung-hyun defended Carter well in the second quarter. And he hit an open three-point game. Moon Jung-hyun's growth in this tournament is certainly a strong force for KT. Moon Jung-hyun, who received Huh Hoon's pass, hit another three-point run. It was reduced to four points in an instant. Operation time of the DB.
Veteran guard Kim Si-rae hit a mid-jumper. He showed the dignity of a veteran at an important point. Kim Si-rae, who moved from Samsung to DB this season, is showing rapid recovery from injury, which is a great boost to the backup.
However, KT Moon Jung-hyun, who gained momentum, connected Huh Hoon's pass with a sharp cut-in to a shot under the basket. In DB, Carter's three-point game failed. KT succeeded in attacking under the basket by utilizing Carter's mismatch.
Chasing by two points, DB put in Albano and Onuaku. Albano's breakthrough, connecting to Kim Jong-kyu. He made a breakthrough under the basket. It blocked KT's rise. However, Tillman made a soft hook shot against Onuaku.
Moon Sung-gon and Moon Jung-hyun pressed Albano, eventually leading to an error. When Moon Jung-hyun broke through the basket against Kim Jong-kyu and created space after bumping once, he made a hook shot as it was. 30-30, a tie.
DB made an excellent pass to the corner immediately after Onuaku attempted a post-up in the high post area. Shooter Kim Hun hit a three-run homer. Later, after Albano's breakthrough, connecting to Onuaku. Dunked out. 35-30, lead in DB by 5 points.
In the process, Moon Sung-gon grabbed his right leg and collapsed. Tillman's trebling. DB created the perfect open mid jumper chance for Kim Jong-kyu after Albano pulled the defense.
KT intentionally used the post-up option on Tillman. a move in preparation for the regular league. However, against Onuaku, the efficiency declined. Moon Sung-gon's pass was caught by Onuaku. In the end, 41-30, DB's lead. KT's turnovers continued to connect to DB's fastball.
At this time, Albano's swift attack failed. After fouling, Albano strongly protested that he had been fouled, and the gesture was too loud. In the end, a technical foul. In the end, Moon Jung-hyun made all three free throws, including one technical foul free throw and two team foul free throws. KT, which gained momentum, successfully broke through Ha Yoon-ki against Kim Jong-kyu. In the end, the first half ended with a 41-37, four-point DB lead.
In the first half, DB led the game by maximizing the power of Albano and Onuaku one-two punches. However, KT was not easy. Huh Hoon was sluggish due to a minor wrist injury, but Moon Jung-hyun carried the attack hard, and Ha Yoon-ki and Tillman's heights were no less than DB Sanseong.
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Tillman made the post-up against Onuaku. The movement was not bad. Tillman, who had a bad reputation as a foreign player with two options. However, he showed off his equal height against Onuaku.
Albano exquisitely passed the pass to Kim Jong-kyu again after breaking through under the basket. Kim Jong-kyu couldn't have missed the open mid jumper.
After Onuaku caught the ball at the top, he got a foul free throw with his unique move of taking the last step long. Tillman's defense wasn't bad, but in the end, Onuaku's attack succeeded. However, all free throws failed.
Mid jumper failed after Huh Hoon got a high pick. Then, Albano passed and Onuaku made an open 3-pointer after the pop move. They ran away by seven points.
a counterattack by Heo Hun. The mid-jumper thrown through the rim because the attack time was pushed out. However, Onuaku scored five consecutive points with three points and a shot under the basket. 52-41, lead by 11 points DB.
Huh Hoon's three-point game failed. Huh Hoon, who scored only three points in the first half, did not listen to his fieldwork on the day. There was the aftermath of a wrist injury.
However, Heo Hun succeeded in defending Albano. He drew a mistake. After that, Ha Yoon-ki made a breakthrough under the basket with an exquisite pick and roll. However, the DB had not only Albano and Onuaku, but also Lee Kwan-hee. After receiving the screen, he hit a three-point game.
Albano scored a breakthrough under the basket against Huh Hoon. Then Heo Hun again drew Ha Yoon-ki's shot under the basket with an exquisite pass. KT's right to attack again with Hammons' block. Hammons' three points failed, but Ha Yoon-ki overcame the rebound contest with Onuaku with a tremendous height. Onuaku's foul, Ha Yoon-ki scored two free throws. 57-47, chasing by 10 points. DB Onuaku's error, KT's attack, Ha Yoon-ki tried another shot under the basket, but Onuaku's block shot.
To be sure, both teams were formidable. At this time, he was given a technical foul on the DB bench. Kim Joo-sung's constant protest. The referee declared that he would play a technical foul without warning this season.
KT's free throw scored one point. And attack on the end line. At this time, Moon Jung-hyun committed a five-second violation. I couldn't pass. Then, DB immediately punishes with a 3-point shot. In the end, it ended with a DB lead in the third quarter by 60-48, 12 points.
In the fourth quarter, KT launched a regional defense. Lee Kwan-hee punished him. He scored a three-run shot on the wing.
Onuaku made a breakthrough under the basket with an acrobatic motion. On the other hand, KT's Huh Hoon failed to make a mid-jumper and a three-point run in a row. In the end, he ran to 67-50 and 17 points with 7:45 left in the game. In fact, the game ended here.
KT brought most of its main players to the bench with about six minutes left before the end of the game. However, KT had a fierce chase around Moon Jung-hyun. He chased 70-60 with 3:06 left, a 10-point gap, but this was the limit.
DB, which won the cup, ranked first in the regular league last season, but knelt down to KCC with one win and three losses in the semifinals of the playoffs. However, he has strengthened his competitiveness under the basket by recruiting Onuaku this season. In addition, he gave Doo Kyung-min to LG and brought Lee Kwan-hee. Kim Si-rae, who was released as an FA from Samsung, was also recruited. He showed watertight power in the main and backup. In particular, Albano and Onuaku showed the potential to become the league's best super one-two punch by working together quickly.
The most impressive team at this point is DB.
KT, which advanced to the finals, has strengthened its core of domestic players thanks to Moon Jung-hyun's strong growth. Huh Hoon and Ha Yoon-ki are there, and in wingman resources such as Moon Sung-gon, Moon Jung-hyun and Han Hee-won, Song Kyo-chang and Choi Jun-yong button formed wingman resources with as strong defense as KCC. Hammonds, a one-option foreign player, is a little uneasy, but his chemistry with domestic players is not bad.
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