The last 5 minutes of blood fight that divided fate, 'Victor'Huhun's three-point wedge escaped KT's losing streak
Nov 09, 2024
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KT came from behind to win 65-59 against Changwon LG in the first round home game of '2024-2025 KCC Professional Basketball' held at Suwon KT Arena at 2 p.m. on the 9th. With this, KT recently escaped from its second consecutive loss and became the lone fourth place with its fifth win (four losses) this season. On the other hand, LG fell to eighth place (joint) as it fell into a swamp of five consecutive losses. Heo Hoon scored 19 points and 6 assists, and Park Joon-young scored 15 points and 9 rebounds to win.
LG was far ahead in the first half. LG, leading 13-12 in the first quarter, led 35-25 and 10 points in a row, starting with a two-point shot by Yu Sang-sang with 4:06 left in the second quarter when it was trailing 24-25.
KT fought back in the third quarter. With the advantage of the offense and defense rebound at the beginning of the quarter, Carl Tamayo scored 11 points in 3 minutes and 30 seconds, chasing LG 36-37, which only added two points with two free throws. Heo Hoon then turned the game around with four consecutive points four minutes and 17 seconds before the quarter ended, trailing 41-44. LG reversed again with the scores of Choi Jin-soo and Park Jung-hyun, but Tillman's two-point shot hit with 1:13 left in the end, and Park Joon-young and Huh Hoon made one free throw each to end the third quarter with 51-48 points.
The fourth quarter was a close game. In the first five minutes, LG rode the flow. It was tied 56-56 with about five minutes left. The final match was held with five minutes left.
At 56-56, Yoo Ki-sang drew a foul from Hammons with a bold breakthrough and scored one free throw. Heo Il-young grabbed an offensive rebound, but Yoo Ki-sang's 3-point shot was out. KT Tillman's two free throws led KT 58-57 again. The tight seesaw game aspect and one turnover can change the flow of victory or defeat.
LG's offense. Jeon Sung-hyun's paint zone fadeaway shot went out. Choi Jin-soo seemed to jump three times and win the rebound, but KT caught him and passed him, and Heo Il-young caught him again and succeeded in a layup. 59-58 Still 1 point lead. Pick-and-roll attacks by Huh Hoon and Tillman. Tamayo's Paulo Tillman got two free throws, all successful. It's flipped again. 60-59.
Here, Huh Hoon's decisive 3-pointer was scored. KT's attempt to shoot outside continued to fail, but after winning three offensive rebounds, Huh Hoon scored three points from the top with 1:27 left. Finally, the gap widened to 63-59. LG's attack followed after the operation time. KT did not allow gaps and developed a tight defense, exhausting LG's offensive time. LG didn't even try to shoot.
Huh Hoon's turnover with 56 seconds left gave LG another chance, but Heo Il-young's 3-point shot missed again. The fourth three-point attempt failed in the fourth quarter alone. After breaking through alone with 23 seconds left, KT Hammons sealed its victory by putting in a one-handed slam dunk in front of Choi Jin-soo.
Meanwhile, in the match between Seoul SK and Busan KCC at Jamsil Student Gymnasium, SK, which had a triple-double (22 points, 22 rebounds, 10 assists), won a big victory of 93-57 to chase the No. 1 Daegu Korea Gas Corporation by one game. KCC fell from a tie for fifth to a lone sixth.
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