[프로농구] 2nd place Hyundai Mobis suffers its first home loss of the season to 1st place SK, ‘undefeated at home’

[서울=뉴스핌] Sports Reporter Jang Hwan-soo = In a match between the first and second place in professional basketball, Ulsan Hyundai Mobis smiled broadly after winning a dramatic 1-point victory over Seoul SK in the away game.

Hyundai Mobis won 90-89 over SK in the game held at Jamsil Student Gymnasium in Seoul on the 14th. Hyundai Mobis, with 13 wins and 5 losses, closed the second round comfortably, closely following SK (13 wins, 4 losses) by 0.5 games. Hyundai Mobis lost to SK by 19 points in the first round. On the other hand, SK suffered their first loss at home this season, with their 7-game winning streak coming to a halt along with their first 2 consecutive losses of the season.

For Hyundai Mobis, Gage Prim (21 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks) led the team’s attack, and Lee Woo-seok (19 points, 5 3-pointers, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks) contributed.

Hyundai Mobis, who plays defensive basketball, blocked SK’s trademark fast attack and brought the game to a close game. The tense game turned around when Lee Woo-seok made a 3-pointer with about 3 minutes left in the fourth quarter to take the lead to 85-80. With 1 minute and 44 seconds left, Lee Woo-seok hit a 3-pointer to increase the lead to 5 points.

SK did not back down nicely. Jamil Warney made the score 89-90, 1 point, with a steal followed by a goal with 35 seconds left. However, after Hyundai Mobis Seo Seo-jin’s turnover, Warney and Kim Seon-hyung had opportunities to shoot one after another, but failed to turn the game around.

Warney scored 28 points, the most for both teams, with 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals, and Kim Seon-hyung scored 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists, but had to swallow the effort.

DB Ethan Albano. [사진 = KBL]

In Busan, Wonju DB won 92-88 over Busan KCC.

Ethan Albano played at every critical point, scoring 4 consecutive points in the last 2 minutes of the 4th quarter following a 3-point buzzer beater in the 3rd quarter. He then took responsibility for the team’s victory with a 3-pointer 1 minute and 36 seconds before the end when they were trailing by 1 point, followed by a fast break layup 1 minute and 10 seconds before the end.

DB, which ended its two-game losing streak, rose to 6th place (7 wins, 10 losses), while KCC, which ended its two-game winning streak, remained in 5th place (9 wins, 8 losses).

Daegu Korea Gas Corporation won 87-83 in the away game against Suwon KT. Korea Gas Corporation, with 11 wins and 7 losses, surpassed KT (10 wins and 7 losses) and rose to third place.

Korea Gas Corporation, which was behind 62-64 until the middle of the fourth quarter, pulled off a comeback victory with Andrew Nicholson and Nak-Hyeon Kim. Nak-Hyeon Kim scored 7 of his 16 points in the 4th quarter, which was the deciding factor. Nicholson showed consistent performance with 29 points.

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