[프로농구] Heo Woong’s final 3-point shot… ‘Complete’ KCC beats Hyundai, 50% winning rate

[서울=뉴스핌] Sports reporter Jang Hwan-soo = Busan KCC, with the return of Choi Jun-yong, Song Kyo-chang and Kim Dong-hyun, suffered its first away loss to Ulsan Hyundai Mobis thanks to Heo Woong’s final three-pointer.

KCC won 84-81 in the home game against Hyundai Mobis in Busan, which resumed on the 27th after a two-week break due to the Asia Cup preliminary schedule.

KCC, the winner of last year’s championship match, improved its ranking to tied for 5th place with a win rate of .500 (5 wins, 5 losses). On the other hand, Hyundai Mobis suffered its first away loss of the season (6 wins) and went down to a tie for 3rd place with 7 wins and 4 losses.

KCC finished the first half with a score of 42-37, with Calvin Epistola and Leon Williams combining for 14 points in the first quarter, and Seung-Hyun Lee scoring 10 points with a mid-range shot in the second quarter.

Afterwards, the pattern of KCC running away when Hyundai Mobis chased was repeated. Hyundai Mobis trailed by one point early in the fourth quarter with Shin Min-seok and Lee Woo-seok’s 3-pointers, then tied the game at 74-74 with Ham Ji-hoon’s score with 3 minutes and 37 seconds left.

However, KCC turned the game around, with Heo Woong hitting a decisive 3-pointer 1 minute and 22 seconds before the game was tied at 81-81.

Seunghyun Lee scored 18 points and 4 rebounds, Dionte Burton scored 14 points and 11 rebounds, and Woong Heo scored 16 points and 4 assists.

SK Jamil Warni. [사진=KBL]

In Changwon, Seoul SK achieved a thrilling comeback win of 78-73 against Changwon LG in an away game and won for the fifth time in a row.

SK recorded 9 wins and 2 losses, extending its lead over second place Daegu Korea Gas Corporation (7 wins and 3 losses) to 1.5 games. LG played a close game despite Assem Marey’s injury, but suffered its 8th loss (3 wins) of the season.

SK led the team to victory when Jamil Warney (26 points, 10 rebounds), who had been struggling with shooting, successfully made three fast breaks in the fourth quarter. Oh Jae-hyeon scored 18 points, including 5 3-pointers, and Kim Sun-hyung added 17 points, including 3 3-pointers.

For LG, Doo Kyung-min had 14 points and 8 assists, Carl Tamayo had 15 points and 9 rebounds, and Darryl Monroe had 15 points, 18 rebounds and 6 assists, but they could not prevent the loss.

SK was behind 51-60 at the end of the third quarter and was in deep defeat. However, entering the fourth quarter, Oh Jae-hyeon’s 3-pointer followed by Warney’s one-man fast break instantly tied the score, changing the mood. Then, Kim Seon-hyung’s 3-point shot led to a comeback. Afterwards, Kim Hyung-bin and Kim Seon-hyung succeeded in scoring and solidified the match. SK created an overwhelming score difference of 27-13 in the fourth quarter alone.

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