The odds are 100% right. LG advanced to the championship for the first time in 11 years after winning three consecutive semifinal games…7674 thrilling win over Maray's last-minute winning shot

Apr 28, 2025

'100% chance.'

Changwon LG, a men's professional basketball team, advanced to the championship game by catching '100% chance'.

LG beat Ulsan Hyundai Mobis 76-74 in the third round of the semifinal playoff of the '2024-2025 KCC Professional Basketball' held at Dongcheon Gymnasium in Ulsan on the 28th.

As a result, LG, which has won three consecutive games, has increased the number of cases to the 30th time that it has a 100% probability of advancing to the championship if it wins the first and second games. It is the first time in 11 years that LG has advanced to the championship since the 2013-2014 season.

It was a cliffhanger. Hyundai Mobis, which returned home after losing the first and second games in Changwon, wanted to secure an early advance to the championship game to build up its stamina, while LG, which has only one win left, wanted to secure its early entry into the championship game.

The atmosphere in the locker room before the game was inevitably much more determined by Hyundai Mobis, which was in a tight spot. Cho Dong-hyun, head coach of Hyundai Mobis, said "What's the point of lowering your head after the game and regretting it?" Let's not think it's the last time, and let's not regret it." In addition, he couldn't keep up with LG's half in defensive energy when looking at the first and second games. The most basic thing, a stronger defense," he said with a grim look on his face.

LG manager Cho Sang-hyun, who gained the upper hand, said, "'Twin bro.'"It's a battle of mood after all. In both the first and second games, we lost the lead in the early stages, but we rekindled the atmosphere with our good defensive organization"If you look at the previous two games, it was difficult for Gage Prim to lose double-digit points from the first quarter. Today, I'm going to stop it with about six points in the first quarter."

So, Game 3, the first quarter, which started with great respect for different reasons, started so tightly that both teams were half successful. LG succeeded in blocking the prim for now. As coach Cho Sang-hyun intended, he blocked Prim with two points in 7:53 to be replaced by Sean Long. Compared to struggling in the first quarter by 11 points and 6 points in the first and second games, respectively, the 15-17 and close inferiority on the day were a decent start.

Hyundai Mobis didn't get off to a bad start either. As if he expected the initial defense of Prim to be concentrated, he actively utilized native big man Jang Jae-seok's post attack, and Lee Woo-seok, who had not met expectations, was breaking through from the beginning. In the second quarter, an interesting 'General Meng" came out to boost the heat of the close race. Turnovers, which served as a decisive hit in Hyundai Mobis' defeat in the first and second games, cried and laughed at each other.

In the second quarter of the tight second quarter, Hyundai Mobis Kim Kook-chan and Prim made a series of pass misses, which immediately led to a loss. Thanks to that, LG went 32-29 but had to finish the first half trailing 35-39, allowing a chase again, with Carl Tamayo also committing a turnover.

Another variable in the third quarter added to the fun of watching. It is a mixed blessing for the foreign player's excitement index. Coach Cho Dong-hyun, who had a hard time managing his personal emotions in the first and second games, said, "(If I get excited again, I'll take it out relentlessly)" and let him play primarily as a prim in the first half when he showed excitement early on that day. After Hyundai Mobis re-injected Long in the second half of the quarter for Prim's rest, ASEM MARAY appeared as a variable in LG. He was very excited, expressing strong dissatisfaction with the referee's offensive whistle, and the LG bench had to call in Maray to soothe him in a hurry. In the meantime, LG, which was leading 55-53, finished the third quarter with a 57-58 comeback.

The 4th quarter of fate. A rare 'Guard showdown' warmed up the early atmosphere. Yang Joon-seok from LG and Miguel Okzon from Hyundai Mobis flew with each other as if they had promised. Yang Joon-seok drove seven points, including one 3-pointer, for about four minutes, and Okzon responded with eight points, including two 3-pointers.

Such a tight balance rarely tilted, and it wasn't until 3.5 seconds left before the game ended. LG players won the fierce rebound fight, leading to Maray's winning shot. Hyundai Mobis, which hit the ground again on the turnover earlier, had to cry due to lack of time left.

After the game, LG manager Cho Sang-hyun said "I don't know what to say because the players are proud and grateful"I couldn't hide my emotion.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.