Women's Professional Basketball Fight for 1st to 3rd Place, How Will It unfold during the Lunar New Year holiday
Jan 23, 2025
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The six-day Lunar New Year holiday begins on the 25th, but women's professional basketball is held nonstop during this period. Although two-thirds of the season's schedule has passed, as of the 22nd, the first-place BNK, the second-place Woori Bank, and the third-place Samsung Life Insurance are only one game each.
The three teams have actually entered a stable position for the playoffs, but they are running toward a common goal of winning the regular league and the championship, so they are not in a situation to relax until the end. In addition, it can be said that BNK is sufficiently motivated to win the regular league title for the first time since the team's foundation and Samsung Life Insurance for the first time in 21 years since the 2004 winter league. Despite the limitation of Woori Bank 'Kim Dan-bi One-man Team', it is trying to keep its pride, which has won the regular league nine times in the past 12 seasons and ranked second three times.
First of all, the team that plays the most games during the holiday season is BNK. There are a total of three games, including Woori Bank on the 24th, Shinhan Bank two days later, and Hana Bank on the 30th. In other words, it may be possible to solidify the lead depending on the result, but on the contrary, the first- and third-place fights may fall into chaos.
The biggest variable is when the two players, who have been absent due to injuries such as Park Hye-jin and Lee So-hee, will return. First of all, Park Jung-eun, the head coach of BNK, is determined to fight for the ranking until the last minute and plans not to overdo it, but it is expected to start operating within the Lunar New Year holiday period. The most important game is by far the Woori Bank match. If the winning rate is tied, the result of the confrontation should be considered, but first of all, it is strong with 2 wins and 2 losses until the fourth round. Instead, six-men such as Park Sung-jin, Byun So-jung and Kim Min-ah, who are getting chances, are contributing considerably as they continue to play, so we can fully expect synergy as Lee So-hee and Park Hye-jin increase their playing time. Although Shinhan Bank and Hana Bank have won all four games, Shinhan Bank has won three consecutive games recently as it has won three consecutive games with the addition of Choi Yi-sam.
Since meeting with BNK, Woori Bank has relatively room for the lowest Hana Bank match on the 27th. However, since the dependence on Kim Dan-bi remains, the key is how to ultimately solve this problem in future games. In the case of the postseason, it is never easy to maintain Kim Dan-bi's physical strength and performance like the regular league because the series continues. In this regard, it is quite encouraging that Lee Min-ji, a first-year rookie, scored 13 points, including three three 3-pointers, supporting the victory with the second-most points in the team after Kim Dan-bi.
Samsung Life Insurance will play its only game against KB Stars on the 25th, the start of the Lunar New Year holiday. He is strong enough to win all four games in the face-off of the season. After giving the main players, who had a long playing time, a golden break, they are expected to focus on winning the match against Woori Bank on the 31st after the holiday.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
