"'Forgot the Age'...' Kim Dan-bi, who shined at every crisis, saved the teamWoori beats Hana 66-60 to tie for second place
Nov 17, 2024
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Veteran Kim Dan-bi (34) of Asan Woori Bank has forgotten the weight of time. There were many predictions that he would enter a period of decline due to his irresistible age, but this season, he feels like he is aging backwards.
After the first round of the 2024-2025 season, Kim Dan-bi ranked first in points, rebounds, and interceptions. He is proudly ranked No. 1 in the overall contribution evaluation of the league and is spending a season of 'unprecedented'.
He saved another team that almost fell into a losing streak. Woori Bank won 66-60 against Bucheon Hana Bank in the first round of the second round of the regular league at Asan Yi Sun-shin Gymnasium on the 17th.
With the victory, Woori Bank avoided consecutive losses and tied for second place with 4 wins and 2 losses and Cheongju KB Stars, while Hana Bank, which has lost four consecutive games, fell to fifth place with its fifth loss of the season (two wins). The top contributor to Woori Bank's victory was by far Kim Dan-bi. He scored 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists on the day, showing a 'triple double' level. In addition to the record revealed on the surface, he saved the team that was about to be underprivileged in every decisive situation, and he gave off a lot of the scent of a veteran by playing the role of a savior even in a clutch situation at the end of the game.
Woori Bank got off to a shaky start. From the beginning of the first quarter, Hana Bank struggled relatively with its fast transition. With Jinan, who has been upgraded from the previous one by reinforcing the speed at the height, leading the attack, Yuzuki Ishida helped from the beginning with a good shooting sense.
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After turning the game to square one, Kim Dan-bi began to stretch in the third quarter, when it was time for a solver to appear. Seven minutes and 18 seconds before the end of the third quarter, which lasted 35-41, Kim Dan-bi, who made one free throw, immediately helped Han Um-ji's two-point shot and poured cold water on Hana Bank, which tried to run away with a two-point shot.
Kim Dan-bi, who scored a chasing goal even 2 minutes and 28 seconds before the end of the game, was trailing 42-48, and he also laid the groundwork for Shim Sung-young's 3-point shot with a golden defensive rebound 1 minute and 3 seconds before the end. Thanks to this, Woori Bank added Miyasaka's come-from-behind goal to finish the third quarter 49-48.
In the fourth quarter, a fierce neck-and-neck race continued for a while, but it was Kim Dan-bi who devoted himself to bad things such as rebounds and interceptions, and Woori Bank was able to continue its lead.
He shone till the end. Kim Dan-bi, who led 66-60 with consecutive assists for 33 seconds from 1:43 before the end of the game, later neutralized Hana Bank's last-minute counterattack with block shots and consecutive defensive rebounds. In the end, Hana Bank could not avoid Kim Dan-bi's skill until the end of the game.
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