Seoul Samsung has won four consecutive games for the first time in four years, and Busan KCC→ Goyang Sono will change the bottom half of the list

Jan 14, 2025

Coffee Coburn of Samsung in Seoul. Photo courtesy =KBL

Lee Won-seok of Samsung in Seoul. Photo courtesy =KBL

The bottom half is fluctuating.

Seoul Samsung, led by head coach Kim Hyo-beom, was held at Busan Sajik Gymnasium on the 13th with Busan KCC '2024~2025

KCC Professional Basketball' won the away game 81-69. With this victory, Samsung won four consecutive games for the first time in more than four years. Samsung's previous four consecutive wins will be in December 2020.

For the first time in professional basketball history, Samsung experienced the bottom for three consecutive seasons. He was reeling from the beginning of this season, too. He bowed his head after losing six consecutive games. Even though he was far ahead in the middle of the game, he collapsed from the background. Some of the main players left due to injuries and had a hard time.

It has changed recently. Foreign players such as Kofi Coburn, Marcus Derrickson and Justin Gutang (Asian Quarter) are fully settled. Starting with 'Veteran' Lee Jung-hyun, Choi Sung-mo and others are also active. Above all, the growth of Lee Won-seok, who was born in 2000, stands out. He is playing the ace of the team this season. Samsung has won four consecutive games and is ranked eighth (11 wins and 17 losses) as of the 14th. It is only a half-game behind seventh-ranked KCC (12 wins and 17 losses).

The variable is Lee Won-seok's physical condition. He was injured at the end of the match against KCC. Coach Kim worried that `I don't think the injury will be light.'

Caddy Larren of KCC in Busan. Photo courtesy =KBL

Unlike Samsung's run, seventh-ranked KCC and ninth-ranked Goyang Sono are having a cold winter. KCC is in a situation that is bound to be frustrating. I'm having a hard time in the disgrace of the 'Injury Ward' this season. 'Ace' Song Kyo-chang and Choi Jun-yong left due to injuries. Heo Woong is also unable to fully concentrate on the game due to his injury. He also had difficulties with foreign players. In the end, KCC made a decision. On the 10th, he made a one-on-one trade with Anyang Jeong Kwan-jang for foreign players. I sent the Dionte button and held Cady Lahren in my arms. But it's still a transition period. He is not showing what he expected.

Sono's situation is not good either. Sono appointed Kim Tae-sul as the new head coach to try to change the atmosphere. However, he suffered confusion, losing 11 consecutive games, the most since the team was founded. Since then, he has won three consecutive games, but has recently lost back-to-back games. He has been struggling with five consecutive losses and remains in ninth place (9-20). The injury is painful. Lee Jung-hyun, who plays the ace role in the team this season, left due to an ankle injury. Asian quarter Kevin Kembao, who was recently ambitiously recruited, also emerged upon his KBL debut. He made his KBL debut in a game against SK in Seoul on the 12th. However, he left during the second quarter due to an ankle injury. On the day, Kembao scored six points with two 3-pointers and one rebound in 6:56 a.m.

Meanwhile, the Anyang Jeonggwanjang put out the urgent fire for now. Chung Kwan-jang defeated Daegu Korea Gas Corporation 74-67 on the 12th. He got out of a 10-game losing streak.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.