Achilles' tendon is broken! SK's third game humiliation. KT's 77-64 first win in the semifinals. In the first round, Jeon Hee-chul was in a big rage. There was a reason
Apr 27, 2025
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KT defeated SK 77 to 64 in Game 3 of the KCC Professional Basketball semifinal playoff (best out of five) held at KT Arena in Suwon on the 27th.
KT, which won its first victory after losing consecutively, began a counterattack in the semifinal series. Game 4 will be held at the same place at 7 p.m. on the 29th.
It is clear why SK suffered an unexpected defeat. This is due to chronic weakness and the first quarter start. There is a reason.
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SK's chronic weakness is its first quarter start. There is a reason for this.
First of all, it's loose. The pressure on offense and defense itself is not good. The shooting selection is also not good in the form of the attack.
Basically a shot from the outside. lack of texture.
Of course, it has the ability to self-purify the pressure intensity of offense and defense and shooting selection while playing the game. However, it is not good that he has appeared like this in the first and second games in a row. It's habitual. This part is not good.
The initial flow is very important. In this part, SK is repeatedly missed.
It is right that SK is ahead in objective power. It is also encouraging that SK's strength comes out of the match. Even considering this, SK's initial laxity is hard to understand.
The third game came to a head. SK was ahead with two wins. A little slack is understandable. However, the pressure in defense was not too good. In the first quarter, KT scored 25 points with a 44% three-point shooting success rate.
Huh Hoon, Hammons, and Moon Jung-hyun scored 8, 8 and 7 points, respectively. It means that SK's defense in the first quarter was penetrated in all directions. On the other hand, SK's three-point shooting success rate was only 22%. He made a series of unreasonable shots, including Warney.
The flow that was taken away rarely returned. The balance of offense and defense collapsed throughout the first half.
There was no organized movement by SK. The tight but poisonous movements and shooting selections shown in the first and second games were missing. The pace hardly recovered.
If so, there were no players who could create shots except Warnie in the SK player composition. Kim Sun-hyung, Ahn Young-joon, and Oh Jae-hyun all rarely penetrated the path of the set offens. In the first half of the first game, they were players who had an unreasonable attack.
KT, on the other hand, was strong around Huh Hoon. He made a desperate move, and his shooting condition was good. These variables had a huge impact on the score. 45-28, KT's lead by a whopping 17 points.
KT, which showed strong attack power while minimizing Huh Hoon's dependence, failed both in offense and defense.
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Hammons' breakthrough and Huh Hoon's breakthrough followed.
KT's Hammons began hunting Choi Boo-kyung.
Hammons matches up with Warney. However, he targeted Ha Yoon-ki and Choi Boo-kyung after the screen. After hitting a three-point goal, he succeeded in breaking through the basket with Choi Boo-kyung in front of him this time.
After that, Kagulangan and Ha Yoon-ki burst to 2 to 2. The lead was widened to 55-30 and 25 points. 5:57 left in the third quarter. There is still a lot of time left, but the remaining score difference was too big.
It was a catastrophic result of SK's complacent start.
a quick attack of a man's heart. An Young-joon's error followed. Warney scored intermittently, but it wasn't enough. Heo Hoon's Deep 3 burst. 62-34, KT's lead by 28 points. The third quarter didn't end, but the win or loss was a decision.
SK is still a strong favorite. You can't make a prediction with just one game. However, the initial slump needs to be pondered. It was like that in both the first and second games. The first game was particularly difficult. It was a reversal, but if it was given to KT in Game 1, the entire series could be shaken. In fact, SK's Achilles tendon, which was also emerging in the regular league. The problem is that short-term correction is not an impossible weakness.
Warnie, Kim Sun-hyung, Ahn Young-joon all choose 'easy but bad shooting selection' to check their shooting condition. It naturally gives off the initial flow. The same is true of defense.
If this part is not corrected, it could struggle not only in the semifinals but also in the championship. It is a mental laxity that drastically reduces the chance of winning the championship. This is why SK manager Jeon Hee-chul became angry immediately after winning the first game.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
