Woori Bank, Kim Dan-bi, Lee Min-ji beat Shinhan Bank with both guns and reduced it to the winning magic number 2
Feb 12, 2025
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At Incheon Dowon Gymnasium on the 12th, Shinhan Bank and Woori Bank, which are aiming for fourth and first place in the regular league respectively, faced off in the season.
As interesting as the match was the performance of Shinhan Bank Hong Yoo-soon and Woori Bank's Lee Min-ji, who are in a fiercer competition than any other year. Along with KB Stars' Song Yoon-ha, the two players form a competition for Rookie of the Year 'Troika'.
If Hong Yoo-soon, who proudly ranked second in the round MVP by scoring a double-double in five consecutive games for the first time as a rookie in the third round, took the lead until the middle of the season, Lee Min-ji is actually responsible for the outskirts of Woori Bank, which was called the "Kim Dan-bi One-Man Team", and is showing a scary background by playing the best role in pushing BNK to the first place with the winning of five games by the fifth-round team.
Prior to the game, both team coaches played in their players' 'PR match'. Acting Shinhan Bank coach Lee Si-joon stressed, `Hong Yoo-soon's contribution to the team ranks 17th among all players. We don't know if there is a rookie award in the round, but I think it's up to Hong who has consistently made a big contribution to offense and defense.' Song Yoon-ha is 26th overall, and Lee Min-ji, who entered the competition late, has not yet ranked in the top 30.
In response, Woori Bank coach Wi Sung-woo said, `It is true that it is good to see that the existing players' skills have declined as much as they have been actively used as the starting players this season, but among Hong Yoo-soon and Song Yoon-ha, the player who led the team in fourth place may have an advantage. It is also amazing that Lee Min-ji jumped into the three-way race. However, in terms of impact, Lee Min-ji never lags behind him, he quietly appealed to his disciples, saying, "I don't think I'm behind Lee Min-ji at all."
Did he listen to the coaches' wishes, Hong Yoo-soon was responsible for the team's attacks in the first quarter and Lee Min-ji in the second quarter. Hong Yoo-soon scored eight points just by attacking the paint zone by penetrating Woori Bank's strong defense wall. Lee Min-ji then swept 13 points alone, including two free throws and two shots under the basket, while Kim Dan-bi, a key player in Woori Bank's offense and defense, stepped down to the bench after playing for only three minutes in the second quarter, allowing him to feel the ace's absence at all. Thanks to this, Woori Bank led the first half 42-29.
In the second half, both team players rarely had good shooting accuracy due to physical problems, but Woori Bank had a big difference in the first half and Kim Dan-bi. When the team's attack rarely went away, Kim Dan-bi continued to break through and keep the lead. Woori Bank won 63-51 with Kim Dan-bi with 25 points-17 rebounds and Lee Min-ji's double shot with 16 points, widening the gap with No. 2 BNK to 1.5 games, making the regular league winning magic number '2'. On the other hand, Shinhan Bank allowed KB Stars to tie for fourth place with the loss.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
