Changwon Pharaoh Asem Maray Explodes LG, Hyundai Mobis 8475 Overpowering Champion 1 Win
Apr 26, 2025
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Changwon LG, led by head coach Cho Sang-hyun, beat Ulsan Hyundai Mobis 84-75 in the second round of the semifinal playoff of the '2024-2025 KCC Professional Basketball' held at Changwon Gymnasium on the 26th. 'Changwon Pharaoh'Acem Maray led the team with 24 points and 18 rebounds. In particular, Marei grabbed 10 offensive rebounds. Carl Tamayo also helped by scoring 22 points, including a mid-range jump shot thrown with about two minutes left in the game. Hyundai Mobis threw 21 turnovers. LG had nine.
LG won both the first and second games at home. If he wins the third game at 7 p.m. on the 28th at Dongcheon Gymnasium in Ulsan, he will advance to the championship game. The last time LG reached the championship game was 11 years ago in the 2013-2014 season. He was the runner-up at the time. Coach Cho Sang-hyun is on the verge of advancing to the championship game for the first time as a head coach after taking the helm of LG in 2022. The team, which has finished the first and second round of the semifinal PO, has advanced to the championship game without exception. On the other hand, manager Cho Dong-hyun's Hyundai Mobis lost two games in the series. He is in a position to continue spring basketball only if he wins at home.
In the first quarter, Hyundai Mobis led 28-22. In the early and mid-second quarter, Hyundai Mobis players made a series of errors and were shaken. In the meantime, LG's Yu Ki-sang, Maray and Tamayo pulled the reins of the chase. At the end of the quarter, Yang Joon-seok scored a buzzer beater. LG led the first half 46-44.
In the second half, LG widened the gap as Maray overwhelmed the opponent's foreign player under the basket. The number of LG's offensive rebounds and Hyundai Mobis' turnovers continued to increase. At the start of the fourth quarter, LG made a double-digit gap of 70-59 with Yang Joon-seok's layup following Maray's pass. LG focused until the end to secure the victory.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
