Injured ward KCC prevented SK from winning the most consecutive games...Hurung Lahren's great performance, 8972 complete victory
Jan 25, 2025
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KCC beat SK 89-72 in the fourth round of the regular league by '2024~-2025 KCC Professional Basketball' held at Sajik Gymnasium in Busan on the 25th.
As a result, KCC blocked SK from trying to win 10 consecutive games on December 10, the second round, and then sprayed red pepper powder on SK, which had been aiming for 11 consecutive wins.
KCC, who played their first game since the All-Star Game break, had to face the powerful SK in a gloomy atmosphere. Choi Joon-yong and Song Kyo-chang, who expected to return from injury, were delayed to return in February due to the slow recovery speed to the point where they could not train enough for the team. On top of that, Leon Williams was added to the list of boxers with a watery knee injury.
On the other hand, SK was comfortably leading the way by winning the most 10 consecutive games this season, and there was no fatal injury breakaway from its power. It was not difficult to predict SK's victory in terms of team atmosphere or objective power.
However, it was an unexpected trend from the beginning. KCC, which was not expected to be an opponent in objective power due to bad injury, completely overwhelmed SK in the first quarter.
The remaining ace, Huh Woong, dominated 10 points, including two 3-pointers, and Lahren also helped 9 points as the post attack using Caddy Lahren worked. In particular, Heo Woong raised his offensive energy level early as he seemed to make up for his slump, which had only seven and six points in the last two games, respectively.
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SK started the chase in the second quarter with Warnie, who started the engine late. He swallowed the disappointment because the outer gun did not explode, but he continued to threaten KCC with his unique speed. It was Heo Woong who made a breakthrough for KCC, which seemed to be in a tight spot. Two minutes and 31 seconds before the end of the quarter, which had been driven by a four-point gap (41-37), he calmly scored a no-mark 3-pointer on offense following a quick transition. One minute before the end, Heo Woong returned to the three-point shot immediately after SK Kim Sun-hyung chased it with a three-point shot, and also hit a quarter buzzer beater with a floater.
As a result, KCC, which finished 51-44 in the first half, showed a 'monpower' that widened the score gap by avoiding the opponent's pursuit well with the even performances of Lahren, Lee Seung-hyun, Jung Chang-young and Lee Ho-hyun, even though they caught themselves with a series of error-making plays in the third quarter.
SK seemed to be chasing closely with consecutive 3-pointers early in the fourth quarter, but 4 minutes and 32 seconds before the end, Kim Sun-hyung, who was playing his best, was sent off for five fouls. On the other hand, KCC enjoyed the joy of a complete victory as it steadily succeeded in counterattack instead of neutralizing SK's will to attack with amazing defensive strength.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
