We have to keep the 8th place. KCC and Sono escaped back-to-back losses by missing 4 consecutive games

Apr 02, 2025

We have to keep the 8th place. KCC and Sono escaped back-to-back losses by missing 4 consecutive games



We have to keep the 8th place. KCC and Sono escaped back-to-back losses by missing 4 consecutive games
Busan KCC, the men's professional basketball team, succeeded in escaping consecutive losses and put Goyang Sono in a fourth consecutive loss.

KCC won 98-85 at home against Sono in the '2024-2025 KCC Professional Basketball' held at Sajik Gymnasium in Busan on the 2nd.

With the victory, KCC gained an advantage over the eighth-place Mercury along with escaping consecutive losses, and Sono narrowed down to one game with the lowest-ranked Seoul Samsung.




It was their own big match. 'Defending Champion' As KCC failed to regain the 7th place as well as the 6th place, it was urgent to rank 8th in the bottom line (8th-10th). Sono, ranked 9th, had to take even one step away from the last-minute competition against Samsung.

The two teams that met in that way were quite fierce. If KCC wanted to take the lead, Sono's fierce pursuit was not easy. Unlike the previous two consecutive losses, which had been lethargic from the beginning, KCC started smoothly by scoring 25 points in the first quarter. It was even more so considering that ace Huh Woong, who played briefly after returning from injury, was absent again due to a back injury. In the second quarter, KCC once ran away by a double-digit margin, but faced a crisis. With 4:22 left in the second quarter, the remaining ace Lee Seung-hyun went out due to an ankle injury. Since then, KCC continued its unstable lead when Lee Seung-hyun, who was playing a mercenary matchup, was out. It was fortunate that Geun-geun finished the first half with a 7-point gap (51-44) avoiding the opponent's pursuit.

However, the anxiety in the third quarter became a reality. Caddie Lahren, who he trusted, allowed a 62-62 tie in about four minutes as the weight under the basket fell while still sluggish. To make matters worse, Donovan Smith, who was replacing Lahren's share three minutes and 24 seconds before the end of the quarter, was replaced by Lahren on four fouls. In time, KCC allowed a turnaround. After that, it continued until the middle of the fourth quarter with a fierce seesaw game. In the end, Jung Chang-young, Lee Ho-hyun, and Kim Dong-hyun, who played the role of KCC's 「"If you don't have a tooth, you keep the lead thanks to hard work until the end."








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.