Lee Hyunjung, Jung Hyun, Yeo Junseok. Korea multi-handler system. How did you destroy the Japan Generation Change Test. Key reason for 91-77, 14-point rout
Jul 11, 2025
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South Korea won 91-77 in the first round of the 2025 men's basketball national team warm-up match against Japan at Jeonggwanjang Arena in Anyang on the 11th.
South Korea, where foreign players such as Lee Hyun-joong and Yeo Jun-seok joined, diversified its attack routes by using a multi-handler system.
It completely overpowered Japan, which is experimenting with generational change, showing strong pressure in both offense and defense.
At one point in the first half, Korea beat Japan perfectly by scoring in the fourth quarter.
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▶ First half
It started with Lee Hyun-joong's three-point shot.
Japan's defense was under considerable pressure. However, Lee Jung-hyun again scored with a tough three-point stepback.
For Japan, Josh Hawkins' 3-pointer missed the mark. Yeo Jun-seok grabbed the rebound and succeeded in a Coast to Coast fast attack.
Lee Seung-hyun confidently post-up, but the attacker foul. Given the strong pressure, the foul was a little unfair. 8-2 Starting with Korea's lead.
However, Japan was also not easy. Lee Jung-hyun's Pass Miss. Japan responded with a three-point shot by Kaneka Ren in the early offens. However, Lee Hyun-joong hit another three-point shot. However, Ren's three-point shot was correct in Japan.
I didn't lose track of the chase. Japan changed gears. Taichi Nakamura came in. He played in Wonju DB.
a Japanese error. With Lee Seung-hyun's three-point shot, the mood in Korea has reached its peak. And Yeo Jun-seok also scored three points after one fake with one to one situation. Japan scored under the basket with Tai Chi's sharp cut-in.
Japan's offensive efficiency decreased due to excessive shooting selection. At this time, South Korea grabbed the offensive rebound and connected to Lee Jung-hyun on the outside while Japan's defense was in disarray. The three-point shot went through the rim.
20-10, it was a solid lead for South Korea.
Japan certainly didn't have a player to lead the attack with Hawkins out. In this warm-up match, Japan was missing a large number of cores, including Kawamura, ace forward Utah Watanabe, and Rui Hachimura, who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers. The generational change is dominated by young players, and certainly the defensive pressure was good at the beginning of the game, but the shooting selection was not good and there were many errors.
Tai Chi did not lose the momentum of the chase with a three-point shot, but in the end, the first quarter ended with a 20-15 lead for South Korea. However, Lee Jung-hyun's half-court violation was made due to Japan's strong pressure at the end of the first quarter. Since then, it was regrettable that the first quarter ended with a run scored by Yudai Nishida's exquisite under-the-goal shot.
In the second quarter, Lee Hyun-joong made two fakes and a mid-jumper. Yoo Ki-sang hit a mismatched, step-back 3 points against Hawkins. Again, a 10-point lead.
Lee Hyun-joong's sharp breakthrough under the left goal also continued. At this point, Hawkins began to move. Hawkins, the big man, broke through on the outside and made a basket count three-point play. After that, he played 2-2 and immediately penetrated under the goal and put a shot under the goal. And he started to catch the flow by blocking Lee Jung-hyun's mismatch attack.
However, in Japan's pursuit flow, Lee Hyun-joong scored a clean three-point game with the promised play. After that, Lee Jung-hyun hit three points in the opening chance again.
However, Japan also continued its pursuit with Hawkins' finish by breaking through. And a three-run shot by Akira Jacobs, a rookie for the Japanese national team, broke out. In an instant, the gap narrowed to 35-33, two points. South Korea responded with a two-point shot by breaking through the game. Then, Japanese rookie guard Kai Taves, playing on the American college stage, hit a mid-jumper.
In the end, with 1:56 left in the second quarter, Japan was fiercely chased by Carnegie Ren's 3-pointer by the early Offens. It was 38-39, one point behind.
Korea's Operation Time. However, Japan turned the tables with a superb Eurostep shot by Wakugawa Hayato.
Lee Hyun-joong moved. Lee Hyun-joong, who succeeded in breaking through immediately, succeeded in making a free throw after breaking through the basket. I didn't let the flow go.
However, Japan ended the first half with Luca Taves' three-point shot with three seconds left in the first half. 45-42, Japan's lead by three points.
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Ahn Young-joon's sharp breakthrough and started with a three-point shot in the game. They tied the game.
Korea broke through Yeo Jun-seok and made another three-run shot at the game-winning corner with an extra pass. Yoo Ki-sang, who gained momentum, scored another three-run shot in a one-on-one situation. Korea's turnaround.
Japan's three-pointers missed the rim one after another. Then, after Lee Jung-hyun's breakthrough, Kim Jong-kyu even burst into a mid-jumper. Then, Japan started chasing when Kaneka Ren hit a three-run shot.
Kai-Taves' three-pointers came out one after another. 53-53 tie.
However, the 3-pointer in the game was powerful. Again, he didn't make a flow by hitting a tough three-point goal.
However, Japan eventually turned the tables as they added a score on a rebound-driven fastball. Certainly the transition was organized, powerful.
Lee Hyun-joong, who was resting on the bench, entered the court.
However, Japan scored three points again after Tai Chi failed to score three points on the fastball. Yeo Jun-seok scored a putback, but Tai Chi scored five points in a row as a mid-jumper this time.
South Korea tied the game with Lee Hyun-joong's breakthrough and Yeo Jun-seok's quick layup shot due to a Japanese error. Yeo Jun-seok gained momentum by blocking Harper Jr.'s under-the-goal breakthrough.
At the end of the third quarter, South Korea finally turned the tables again with Yeo Jun-seok's step-back 3-pointer. 67-65, the third quarter ended.
Yoo Ki-sang opened the fourth quarter with a tough mid jumper again. Lee Hyun-joong won the right to attack with two hustle plays. It roared. He took center stage as an ace.
South Korea's attacks began to explode. Adding to the stormy fastball, South Korea scored back-to-back points and grabbed a 76-65 and 11-point lead with 7:09 left. Lee Seung-hyun's corner three-point lead was also scored, leading by 14 points.
Japan escaped the scoring drought with Hawkins' three-pointer. However, South Korea defended the lead when Lee Jung-hyun hit a three-run shot after receiving the screen again.
Japan shook sharply. a pass miss.
Yeo Jun-seok's dribble. After that, pass to Lee Jung-hyun. It went up as it was, and the three-run shot went through the rim perfectly. 85-71, 14-point lead, remaining 3 minutes 40 seconds. In fact, the game is over here.
At the end of the game, Yeo Jun-seok hit a dunk in a single fastball situation, devastating the bottom of the Japanese goal.
South Korea launched the multi-handler system of Lee Jung-hyun, Lee Hyun-joong and Yeo Jun-seok. Yoo Ki-sang created a shooting chance with a strong off-the-ball movement.
The attack route has diversified, and it has become a catalyst that can penetrate Japan's tight pressure. In addition, it repelled Japan's pressure with stronger activity.
Japan, which is experimenting with generational change, showed many loopholes in its defense as it was shaken by Korea's various offensive routes. In addition, although it launched a strong transition, South Korea did not back down from the power struggle, confronting it with a stronger early offense.
In the end, Korea showed one-up performance. It is true that Japanese men's basketball has made rapid progress. However, he showed that he cannot compete with Korea's elite performance as a second-tier member of the national team.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
