One Team BNK and One Man Team Woori Bank. The game is decided here
Mar 19, 2025
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No player is stronger than the team. This was also seen in the first and second rounds of the championship match between Woori Bank and BNK.
BNK won two consecutive games against Woori Bank, leaving only one win to become the champion of the first season since its foundation. In the past, 0% of the teams that have defeated the first and second games failed to become champions. In other words, it can be said that it is an absolutely advantageous situation that has a 100% probability. On the other hand, Woori Bank is on the verge of becoming the second season to fail to become the champion even though it ranked first in the regular league since Coach Wi Sung-woo took office.
Both the first game (53 to 47) and the second game (55 to 49) were so close that the difference was only six points, and they were low-scoring and defensive. In the first game, BNK was far behind 5-18 in the first quarter and succeeded in turning the tables with about four minutes left before the end of the game, and in the second quarter, it continued the lead even by a single point after turning the tables in the middle of the second quarter, but also escaped from the pursuit at the end of the fourth quarter with Sonia's lucky 3-point shot.
The difference between BNK and Kim Dan-bi's one-man team' Woori Bank, which fought as a 'one-team', eventually became the factor that determined victory or defeat. In the first round of BNK, veteran Park Hye-jin, who won only the MVP of the championship, led the attack with 14 points, and Sonia showed the fighting spirit of 11 points and 14 rebounds. Anheji and Iijima Saki also followed with nine points each, and the rest of the players played their part by actively participating in Kim Dan-bi's defense as a rotation. Sixman Byun So-jung played for about 16 minutes to ease the physical burden on the main players and even scored six points, which is also an Altoran-like performance.
In the second game, Sonia, who received the opponent's intensive mark, scored seven points and Park Hye-jin scored no points, but the two players were responsible for 16 rebounds instead. Instead, Ahn Hye-ji, who actively took advantage of Woori Bank's loose defense, scored 16-6 assists, Psaki 15 points, and Lee So-hee, who was somewhat sluggish in the first game, scored 11 double-digit points to make up for the seniors' poor offense. Even six-man Park Sung-jin, who was put in about nine minutes, scored four points, making Park Jung happy for BNK coach.
In contrast, Woori Bank had no choice but to take responsibility for half of the team's points and rebounds with Kim Dan-bi scoring 20 points and 18 rebounds in the first game. In the second game, Snaga and Natsuki scored 17 points to ease the burden on Kim Dan-bi, who scored only 15 points, but other teammates' offensive support was insignificant. The structural problem of relying on the ace finally reached its limit in the championship, where Kim Dan-bi's physical strength ran out. This is because even if Coach Wi Sung-woo and Coach Jeon Ju-won Lim Young-hee, who have experienced the battle of the mountain, are holding out on the bench, the players have to do it on the court.
After the second game, coach Park Jung-eun said, `All the players on the court divided their roles and had the power to play at the end of the game,' while coach Wi Sung-woo said, `If you block this side, the balloon effect will explode over there.' In the end, the dependence on Kim Dan-bi showed structural limitations. I wanted to win, but I wasn't good enough"It was revealed as it was even when he complained.
However, as head coach Park said, "The probability is only the probability", and as head coach Wi said, "It is not over until it is over". Whether BNK will solidify or Woori Bank will write an anti-war drama, Game 3 of fate will be held at Busan Sajik Gymnasium at 7 p.m. on the 20th.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
