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Changwon LG laughed in the fierce second place fight.
Changwon LG, led by head coach Cho Sang-hyun, beat Ulsan Hyundai Mobis 83-76 in the away game of 『2024-2025 KCC Professional Basketball" at Ulsan Dongcheon Gymnasium on the 5th. LG (34 wins and 19 losses) confirmed the final second place by beating the fourth-ranked Hyundai Mobis (31 wins and 21 losses) and third-ranked Suwon KT (32 wins and 21 losses) who lost to Daegu Korea Gas Corporation on the same day. Even if Hyundai Mobis and KT win both the remaining two games and one game, respectively, and LG loses the final game, the second-place protagonist does not change. LG, which came in second place, won the right to directly advance to the semifinal playoff. This season, the first and second place in the regular league will be in the semifinal PO. Third to sixth place will decide their fate through the semi-final PO.
LG finished the first half with a 45-37 lead, but scored only 10 points in the third quarter. The tide turned 55-61. He showed his concentration in the final quarter. LG balanced it with Carl Tamayo's outpost 6 minutes and 8 seconds before the end. Tamayo scored a goal five minutes and 28 seconds ago to turn the tables 69-67. Two minutes and 45 seconds before the end of the game, Yang Joon-seok's three-point shot made an 11-point difference, solidifying his victory. LG's Asem Marei (24 points-21 rebounds), Tamayo (23 points-8 rebounds-4 assists) and Yang Joon-seok (18 points-6 assists) scored double-digit points to win.
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At Daegu Gymnasium, Korea Gas Corporation beat KT 83-74. The game, which was tight, was decided just before the end. Korea Gas Corporation won the game with three consecutive points between Jung Sung-woo and Park Ji-hoon about two minutes before the end of the game. Korea Gas Corporation (28 wins and 25 losses), ranked fifth, had a four-game winning streak. Andrew Nicholson (24 points-seven rebounds) took the lead in Korea Gas Corporation's victory.
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In Anyang Jeonggwanjang Arena, Anyang Jeonggwanjang won 81-76 against Seoul SK. Jeong Kwan-jang took another step ahead of the competition for the semi-final PO. Jeong Kwan-jang, the sixth-ranked player, broke away from losing consecutive games and recorded 24 wins and 29 losses. It widened the gap with the seventh-ranked Wonju DB to 1.5 games. Jeong Kwan-jang has one game left and DB has two games left. If DB beats Busan KCC on the 6th, Jeong Kwan-jang and DB will clash in the final regular league match on the 8th to determine the winner of the round of 6 PO tickets. If the DB loses to KCC, the articles of association will confirm the sixth place regardless of the final result.
There was a chase. Jeong Kwan-jang tied the game 69-69 with Han Seung-hee's three-point shot with 5:29 left in the game. Park Ji-hoon's breakthrough with 4:48 left succeeded in turning the tables. Jeong Kwan-jang won the game by making a five-point difference with Johnny O'Brient's outer shot 1 minute and 4 seconds before the end of the game. After that, he laughed while blocking a run.
O'Brien had 25 points and 17 rebounds, including five three-pointers. Harvey Gomez scored 19 points, including five three-pointers, and Han Seung-hee had 14 points and eight rebounds.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
