"I was going to run to the bench, but there was 1 second left"
Oct 27, 2024
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Miguel Okzon, a Philippine Asian quarter player of Ulsan Hyundai Mobis, flew up.
Okzon led the team to a 91-89 come-from-behind victory by opening a 'theater goal' after extra-time bloodshed against Suwon KT in the away game of the '2024-2025 KCC Professional Basketball' held at Suwon KT Sonic Boom Arena on the 27th.
Ulsan's away fans overwhelmed Suwon's home fans when a mid-range shot fired with a right side baseline shot was sucked into the net like a picture 1.0 seconds before the end of the extra period.
On this day, Okzon played an active role with 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists, including 5 3-pointers, and erased the injury fighting spirit of KT Huh Hoon (26 points-11 assists-6 rebounds), who played a special role until just a few seconds before the end of overtime.
Okzon said in the post-match conference "I'm happy. I feel better because I played a good game against a strong team like KT."
As for the last thrilling 3-point shooting situation, "I was dribbling and the opponent's mercenary, who was blocking the gauge prim, came to me to help me. So I thought, "Let's pass it to Prim quickly and go to the corner and score.", he explained.
Coach Cho previously said he advised Okzon to actively and confidently try the outside shot. Okzon responded, "I like shooting originally. I always try to shoot in a balanced way, but I tend to refrain from it sometimes if it's out of balance. Recently, however, he has been training to shoot even in uncomfortable positions."
How did Okzone feel when he went into the winning shot. He was "so happy. I was going to quickly go back to our bench and share my joy with my teammates, but when I looked at the dashboard, I had to keep playing with a second left," he said, jokingly expressing regret.
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