Ahn Young-joon Pearl X Warney Double Double SK, Samsung's 79-75 lead, and Samsung's five consecutive losses (Lunar New Year S The B)
Jan 29, 2025
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Seoul SK led the way by beating Seoul Samsung 79-75 and four points in the KCC professional basketball regular league away game held at Jamsil Gymnasium in Seoul on the 29th.
Samsung, which had been losing four consecutive games until this day, dominated the first half with a 44-40 lead over SK, which had a strong momentum. However, it was not enough in the background. After the third quarter, it was a sharp shake. SK Kim Sun-hyung scored eight points in the third quarter alone, setting the stage for the upset. At one point in the third quarter, SK took the lead by 57 to 48 and 9 points.
In the fourth quarter, Samsung manager Kim Hyo-beom threw a game-winning move with Kofi Coburn instead of Marcus Derrickson. Although the operation was in vain, Samsung, which is in desperate need of victory, also did not give up until the end in the Seoul rival Derby. Four minutes and three seconds before the end, Lee Jung-hyun's shot was sucked into the rim and tied the score at 67-67. However, SK's Ahn Young-joon and Warney scored consecutive points and Kim Sun-hyung's free throw six seconds before the end succeeded, and SK eventually won by four points.
Ahn Young-joon did well with 18 points and 5 rebounds and Kim Sun-hyung with 15 points and 7 assists, and foreign ace Jamil Warney achieved a double-double with 25 points and 11 rebounds, becoming the top contributor to the victory.
SK has maintained an absolute advantage of 3 wins and 1 loss this season in the S-Derby between Seoul-based teams, and will continue its record of 10 consecutive away wins by Samsung. On the other hand, it was a painful defeat for Samsung. Samsung (11 wins and 22 losses), ranked eighth in a five-game losing streak, narrowed its gap with Anyang Jeong Kwan-jang (11 wins and 23 losses) ranked ninth and Goyang Sono (10 wins and 23 losses), respectively.
Meanwhile, KT beat DB by 71-69 and two points in the game held at Wonju Gymnasium at 4 p.m. on the same day. Heo Hoon scored 21 points, including five 3-pointers. KT has won two games in a row, closely chasing fourth-place Daegu Korea Gas Corporation (18-14) with 18 wins and 15 losses.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
