17-point gap vs. DB, avoiding losing streak...Albano won 8376 against Sono with great performance
Oct 18, 2025
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DB came from behind to win 83-76 after a last-minute chase against Goyang Sono in the home game of '2025-2026 LG Electronics Professional Basketball' at Wonju DB Promi Arena on the 18th.
As a result, DB re-entered the top ranks with 4 wins and 2 losses, and broke the chain of four consecutive losses against Sono. On the other hand, Sono, who failed to win his first consecutive game of the season, recorded 2 wins and 4 losses.
Sono laughed first, but DB laughed at the end of the match. Sono's fighting spirit, considered a relative underdog, shone from the beginning of the game. Kevin Kembao opened Sono's heart as the main scorer in the Asian quarter, with Sono foreign player Nathan Knight keeping the basket firmly under the basket with a rebound.
As a result, Sono, who took the lead in the first quarter with 22-16, widened the gap in the second quarter to finish the first half with a 10-point gap (42-32). In the process, DB suffered from a disturbance in which only one out of nine 3-pointers was successful, while Sono made four, including two from Kembao, as the driving force behind the lead.
At the start of the third quarter, DB, which was in crisis, started chasing with new 'scoring mercenaries' Henry Ellenson and Ethan Albano, but it didn't last long. This is because Knight poured cold water with two delightful 'In Your Face' dunks and Kembao added one 3-pointer. Five minutes into the third quarter, the score widened to 57-42.
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In particular, Kembao, who recorded a double-double (20 points-11 rebounds) against Daegu Korea Gas Corporation (86:80 wins) on the 12th, took the lead in blocking the chase by responding to Albano's three-point shot in the third quarter.
The DB did not just suffer. A late counterattack set off fire. DB, which succeeded in narrowing the gap to 11 points (53-64) at the end of the third quarter due to relay scores by Albano and Kang Sang-jae, chased by a single-digit score at the start of the fourth quarter with Albano's outpost.
DB, which took the reins like that, succeeded in turning the tables 71-70 in six minutes, reversing the trend of the game, which once widened to 17 points. Since then, it has made the home fans sweat in their hands with a fierce battle.
The Peely seesaw game continued right before the end of the game. Twenty-eight seconds before the end, the game was finally decided as Kang Sang-jae ran 81-76 on a tip-in following an offensive rebound.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
