Woori Bank defeated KB with three veteran players to advance to the championship for four consecutive seasons
Mar 10, 2025
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Woori Bank won 53-45 in the final fifth round of the playoffs against KB Stars in the '2014-2025 Women's Professional Basketball' held at Asan Yi Sun-shin Gymnasium on the 10th, and will try to win the championship for the 11th time in its career. KB, on the other hand, stopped the move of 's spring basketball'.
In the best-of-five playoff, the final game to Game 5 for the first time was decided by Woori Bank's victory, but not only Woori Bank but also KB Stars are the main characters to be celebrated.
Woori Bank and KB, which sent out outstanding stars Park Ji-hyun and Park Ji-soo to overseas leagues, respectively, were classified as low-ranking ahead of this season. Woori Bank's winning members, Park Hye-jin, Choi Yi-sam and Na Yoon-jung, moved to other teams as FA, and for KB, Park Ji-soo was more than half of the team's power.
Considering that it was divided into first and second places six times in seven seasons until last year, it can be said to be a literal sense of change. However, Woori Bank beat everyone's expectations and won the top spot in the regular league with Kim Dan-bi, the MVP of the regular league and an unrivaled performance to win eight gold medals, and KB also beat the limits of 'Park Ji-soo's one-man team' by winning a playoff berth after a fierce ranking battle until the end with Kang Yi-seul and Heo Ye-eun at the center.
On top of that, Woori Bank's new players, including Lee Min-ji and Natsuki, and KB's Song Yoon-ha and Nagata Moe, melted into the main players and performed at the level of 'non-fungible'. Woori Bank had an absolute advantage with 5 wins and 1 loss in the regular league showdown, but it was developed in a super-contact manner with a maximum difference of only 6 points in 6 games, which was the reason for the battle of 'General Meng-gun' by playing a thrilling game until the fourth round of PO.
Of course, Game 5 was no exception. Woori Bank's Kim Dan-bi, who was in charge of most of the team's offense and defense until Game 4, often retreated to the bench, showing his physical limitations, but senior members of the team, including Shim Sung-young and Park Hye-mi, were able to completely fill this vacancy and maintain the lead. Finding a solution to reduce Kim Dan-bi's dependence, he also gained hope to play a good game in the championship.
In the first quarter, Woori Bank's Kim Dan-bi was responsible for six points, but KB succeeded in taking the lead by tying up Kang Iseul Song Yoon-ha's three-pointers and leading 13-9. Woori Bank's turnaround began in the second quarter. In the fourth quarter of Game 4, Shim Sung-young, who led the reversal with Kim Ye-jin by taking charge of as many as five three-pointers, scored two thunderous three-pointers to return to the team's lead. This time, Park Hye-mi was responsible for six points, down to three points on a three-point play, including a successful free throw following a shot under the basket, as Kim Dan-bi struggled due to a short shot or a failure to succeed in a fastball even in an outnumber situation.
After the start of the third quarter, when Natsuki led the attack with two three-pointers this time, Kim Dan-bi, who grabbed his breath, made a middle shot following the three-pointer and ran a little further 47-37. Park Hye-mi's three-point shot again with about four minutes left before the end of the game, leading 50-43, became a moment when the game was virtually decided. While Kim Dan-bi, who burned his fighting spirit to the end, recorded another double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds, three senior players, including Park Hye-mi (14 points) and Shim Sung-young (13 points), led the team to the championship.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
