PO in the semifinals averaged 9 points… Heo Hoon, you have to survive to win the final battle with your brother.

The score ‘dropped’ compared to the 6th round PO who scored 20 points each… Director Song Young-jin: “Heo Hoon should do it.”
Right after being discharged, KCC has been keeping a lot in check… Heo Woong performed without ups and downs as PO.

Heo Hoon, the star of professional basketball team Suwon KT, became a ‘civilian’ on November 15th last year.

Heo Hoon, who finished his service in the Armed Forces Athletic Corps on this day, immediately joined his team’s training.

Heo Hoon, whom I met at the training center, gritted his teeth to win.

Heo Hoon declared that this was a season with a higher ‘probability of winning’ than ever since joining KT.

Coincidentally, Busan KCC was selected by Heo Hoon as the ‘most controlled team’ at the time.

Heo Hoon laughed about KCC, saying, “That team has too many players to keep in check.”

He added, “Anyway, KCC is not important right now.

“The 4th and 5th rounds are important for this team, so if their organizational skills are improved, they will become a truly scary team,” he said.

Heo Hoon’s prophecy became a reality.

KCC was the last opponent of KT, which defeated Changwon LG with a difficult score of 3 wins and 2 losses in the semifinal playoffs (PO) that lasted until the 25th.

His older brother, Heo Woong, is the main player, and star forward Choi Jun-yong, a close friend since his days at Yonsei University, is the key player.

National team forward Song Kyo-chang, who was in the same room at the Armed Forces Athletic Corps, is also active at KCC.

KCC, which showed ups and downs in performance throughout the season, finished in 5th place in the regular league, but its upward trend toward the end was sharp.

Under Heo Woong’s leadership, they got back on track by showing ‘fast basketball’ at the end of the regular season.

In the 6th round PO, they defeated Seoul SK with 3 consecutive wins, and in the 4th round PO, they defeated regular league champion DB with 3 wins and 1 loss.

KT coach Song Young-jin emphasized that Heo Hoon must play an active role in order to catch KCC, which is rapidly gaining momentum.

Coach Song, who finished the semifinal PO final match against LG on the 25th, said, “Heo Hoon needs to come back to life.

“Heo Hoon has to do it,” he said.

In fact, the player who led the fierce battle with LG in the semifinals was not Heo Hoon but Paris Bass.

Bath scored 40 points in the 5th game, scoring an average of 26.2 points in each of the 5 games, frustrating coach Cho Sang-hyun, who led LG.

On the other hand, Heo Hoon, who forms a one-two punch with Bass, averaged only 9.2 points in five games.

Heo Hoon could not easily overcome LG’s strong perimeter defense, which was the lowest scoring team in the regular season (76.9 points).

The field goal success rate was only 30.8%.

In particular, in the first PO game of the semifinals, only 2 points were scored.

It was Heo Hoon’s lowest scoring game this season, including the regular season and PO.

Heo Hoon, who failed to score double digits in the second game (8 points), actually scored only 6 points in the fifth game, which ended with KT’s thrilling comeback win.

Made 4 mistakes.

KT, which was down to 16 points in the first half, made a comeback with a fierce attack in the third quarter.

Coach Song removed Heo Hoon during this process and ran the team centered on Bass.

In order for Bath to focus on attack, Jeong Seong-woo, Moon Jeong-hyeon, and Moon Seong-gon, who are strong in defense, were sent out together, and this match was successful.

Heo Hoon was in full swing even until the 6th round PO.

He scored an average of 20.5 points in 4 PO games in the semifinals against Ulsan Hyundai Mobis.

Coach Song knows that even if Bass alone can overcome LG with a strong performance, it will not be enough to catch KCC.

So, I hope Heo Hoon works hard.

Coach Song said, “I think the game will go well if (Heo) Hoon accumulates 4 or 5 assists and then attacks, but he seems to be focusing on scoring.” “You have to solve it well to go in a favorable direction,” he said.

Bass also has the same thoughts as Director Song.

Heo Hoon’s help is needed to achieve the desired victory.

Bass said, “Heo Hoon had a lot of injuries.

“My condition is not 100%,” he said. “I need to find my rhythm.”

He added, “If we shake off the injury and get back in shape, our link-up play will also improve.

“If that happens, there will be no problems in the future,” he added.

KCC’s Heo Woong, who dominated the semifinal stage early and waited on the other side, is playing stably as a PO.

He averaged 16.7 points (45.5% field goal success rate) in the three PO games of the semifinals and 15.8 points in the four PO games of the semifinals.

The field goal success rate rose significantly to 55.3% in the quarterfinals PO.

The two teams, who are about to face the full-scale ‘Heo Brothers Showdown’, will play the first game of the 7-game, 4-win championship at Suwon KT Arena at 2 PM on the 27th.

/yunhap news