Lion King's roar! The prelude to SK's counterattack. 73-48 to 25 points to win the first round of the championship. SK's Key Rebound Disbanded LG Maray and Outside
May 11, 2025
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SK defeated Changwon LG 73-48 in Game 4 of the KCC Professional Basketball Championship (best-of-seven) held at Changwon Indoor Gymnasium on the 11th.
SK, which had been on the brink of losing three games in a row, recovered its performance and won one victory of its counterattack.
SK showed an even distribution, with Kim Sun-hyung Ahn Young-joon, Jamil Warney and Oh Se-geun all scoring double-digit points. Organizational power came out in Game 4.
Except for Asem Marei (10 points, 13 rebounds), LG scored only a single digit. Carl Tamayo scored seven points and Yang Joon-seok also had four points.
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The game begins with Ahn Young-joon's breakthrough under the basket.
Jeong In-deok and Maray's 2-2 succeeded cleanly. However, Ahn Young-joon responded with a three-point stepback shot.
After that, Kim Sun-hyung's zoom action broke through the basket. He even added a free throw by foul. An organic cut-in was caught by Ahn Young-joon's block. SK dominated the early momentum by breaking through Oh Se-geun's three-point and Warney's under-the-goal breakthrough through Warney's pass.
But LG was calm. Yang Joon-seok broke the flow with a three-point shot after receiving the screen. However, SK, which was driven to the brink, made an organized move. Oh Se-geun took a 15-5, 10-point lead with Warney's mid jumper and Kim Sun-hyung and Oh Se-geun's 2-2 mismatch. LG's Operation Time.
However, it was not easy to break SK's momentum. Maray's under-the-goal breakthrough, stilled by Warney. It led to Kim Hyung-bin's quick attack. Kim Sun-hyung's Deep 3 burst. Choi Boo-kyung's miss match resulted in two foul free throws.
SK's lead by 26–7, 19 points. Heo Il-young's three-point shot was followed, but in the end, the first quarter ended with SK 26-10, a 16-point lead.
SK continued its momentum in the second quarter. A putback by Warney's offensive rebound followed by a putback by Oh Se-geun's offensive rebound. There was a fierce under the basket. He even made a foul free throw.
The SK players' movements were definitely different. He gained the right to attack several times by participating in the offensive rebound. LG's activity remained, but it was evident that it was pressed by SK's momentum.
On the other hand, LG did not find an offensive route at all. Yang Joon-seok and Maray's 2-2. However, SK already knew. When the attack did not go away, Maray began to get excited. They continued to complain about the decision. It was a typical phenomenon when the game was not going well. Three fouls in the second quarter. Maray was replaced by Monroe.
Kim Sun-hyung's breakthrough followed. Unlike in Games 1 to 3, SK's offense was cohesive and unfolded like water. When Monroe came in, Warney's mid-jumper was hooked. The gap was 37-26, up to 21 points.
For LG, Tamayo successfully broke through the basket. However, he missed two free throws. On the other hand, SK even Kim Hyung-bin scored three points in the top. In the end, SK ended the first half with a lead of 42-23 and 19 points.
In the first to third games, LG showed the aesthetics of team play. He scored evenly, and there were also clutch scores by unexpected players such as Heo Il-young and Jeong In-deok. On the other hand, SK focused on a simple attack, which was cut off. Naturally, dependence on the main starter has increased. However, in the first half of Game 4, both teams showed completely changed plays.
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SK continued its momentum. Kim Sun-hyung's drive and kick. Kim Hyung-bin hit a three-run shot in the corner. The gap was up to 22 points.
Three points in a game. However, SK scored a putback after Kim Sun-hyung grabbed an offensive rebound. A scene that doesn't come out easily. That's how desperate SK was.
At this time, there was a variable. Kim Hyung-bin's foul, which blocked Tamayo from breaking through the basket, is the fourth foul. Oh Se-geun, who suffered a finger injury, has been deployed.
Warnie is also on the bench. It was LG's chance to catch up. a still from Yang Joon-seok. The 3rd store of the game is off the mark. However, Maray's under-the-goal breakthrough and SK's error came out in the ensuing attack.
SK was caught by Hicks' foul and team foul. It was 4 minutes and 3 seconds left in the third quarter. However, Maray failed to make one free throw. Two balls are a success. a 15-point chase.
SK's Hicks made another mistake. And Maray's post-up. An Young-joon committed a foul. It was a four-point violation. On the slow screen, Ahn Young-joon was seen hitting Maray's arm. The tide began to change gradually.
At this time, Kim Sun-hyung hit a three-point game after catching the offensive rebound. In terms of flow, it was an invaluable score. When LG Yoo Ki-sang's three-point game missed, Hicks grabbed the rebound. a cost-to-cost fast attack. Heo Il-young's foul came out. The 3-point play is complete. Again, he recovered a lead of 53-33, 20 points. SK, which recovered its momentum, had nothing to be rough about. When Hicks broke through and the double team came in, Oh Se-geun hit a sensational no-dip three-run. Oh Se-geun roared.
a 23-point lead. In fact, the game ended here. LG prepared for the next game early by putting Monroe in early in the fourth quarter.
SK won one of its counterattacks. It was a victory of desperation. From the beginning, SK players' movements were fierce. It was reckless.
Until Game 3, it was completely different from the movement. In the attack, Oh Se-geun and Kim Hyung-bin's three-run shot exploded. There was breathing room on the outside, and naturally the under-the-basket space began to open. Through the gap, Warnie and Kim Sun-hyung broke through, and Ahn Young-joon's mismatch attack continued. In addition, as he dominated the rebound advantage, his unique fastball also exploded in harmony. SK's offense came out when it ranked first in the regular league.
The more impressive part was the defense. In the meantime, SK has failed to isolate Maray and the outskirts of LG. During Maray's post-up attack, neither Warney's one-on-one nor the surprise double team was efficient. In Game 3, the double team easily allowed a three-point open chance. However, this day kept Maray's post-up in check and eventually succeeded in isolating LG's outskirts. Yang Joon-seok and Maray's two-to-two were inevitably monotonous, and LG Huh Il-young's organic player Jeong In-deok's three-point shot chance was not made properly.
LG, on the other hand, had some slack. As the inside and outside were cut off, the fielding rate of two-point shots and three-point shots fell. To make matters worse, his free throws were only 57% by the third quarter.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
