Professional basketball KT defeats LG in the final match of the semifinals… The championship is a battle of brothers

In the final game of the professional basketball semifinals playoffs, Suwon KT defeated Changwon LG and advanced to the championship game.

As a result, this season’s championship match will be a ‘brother match’ between KCC’s Heo Woong and KT’s Heo Hoon.

KT defeated Changwon LG 75 to 65 in the final 5th game of the 2023-2024 CheongKwanJang Professional Basketball Semifinal Playoff held at Changwon Gymnasium on the 24th.

KT, ranked 3rd, defeated Ulsan Hyundai Mobis, ranked 6th in the regular league in the semifinals PO, and advanced to the semifinals PO, defeated 2nd place LG with 3 wins and 2 losses, and advanced to the championship match.

This season, both Wonju DB, the 1st place team in the regular league, and Changwon LG, the 2nd place team, failed to advance to the championship game, and Suwon KT, the 3rd place team, and Busan KCC, the 5th place team, will clash for the championship starting on the 27th with 4 wins out of 7.

This is the first time that Heo Woong and Heo Hoon clash in a championship match.

It has been 17 years since the 2006-2007 season that KT advanced to the championship game, and at that time, KT’s hometown was Busan, which is now KCC’s new hometown.

KT has yet to win the championship.

LG, which was aiming to advance to the championship for the first time since the 2013-2014 season, was eliminated in the semifinals PO for two consecutive seasons.

As the team that conceded the lowest points in the regular league (76.9 points), LG pushed KT from the beginning with a strong pressure defense.

LG, which accumulated 11 steals and 5 blocks in the first half alone, gained momentum by running away with a score of 40 to 24 about a minute before the end of the second quarter.

KT, whose offense was hindered by LG’s active defense, struggled, making 10 errors in just 5 minutes of the second quarter.

Meanwhile, LG’s shooter Yugi-sang, who won the Rookie of the Year Award, led the team’s attack by hitting three 3-point shots.

However, LG allowed three goals in one minute due to consecutive mistakes by Yang Hong-seok, Yang Jun-seok, and Lee Kwan-hee, giving KT room to rebound in the second half.

Paris Bass got into a nerve war with Assem Marey at the end of the first half and was awarded a double technical foul, giving Maray his third foul.

Bath’s offense exploded in the third quarter.

Led by Bass, who scored 16 points alone, KT succeeded in turning the tables 1 minute and 20 seconds before the end of the third quarter.

LG, which allowed a comeback after a large lead, collapsed in the middle of the fourth quarter when Yang Hong-seok and Yoon Won-sang threw ‘airballs’ one after another, while KT strengthened its lead by widening the lead to 8 points with Heo Hoon’s fast break layup.

Moon Jung-hyun, wearing the KT uniform as the first overall pick in the rookie draft, received a pass from Bass and scored a 3-pointer to drive home the goal.

Bass played a key role in KT’s victory with 40 points and 13 rebounds.

For LG, Yoo Yu-sang played well with 19 points, including 4 3-point shots, but it was disappointing that main gun Assem Marey only scored 4 points and 8 rebounds.

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