Kim Sun-hyung's decisive 3-point + Higgs double-double. KT overpowered Samsung 74 to 66, and led by 3 wins and 1 loss. dominate KT's suffocation defense game
Oct 09, 2025
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KT beat Samsung 74-66 in the home game of LG Electronics' professional basketball regular league in the 2024-2025 season at KT Sonicboom Arena in Suwon on the 9th.
KT has won two consecutive games, winning three games and losing one game, leading the way alone. Samsung has one win and three losses.
KT beat Samsung, which struggled with Kerem Kanter (18 points, 11 rebounds) and Justin Gutang (14 points) due to the under-the-basket control of Isaiah Hicks (22 points, 11 points) and Ha Yoon-ki (10 points, 11 rebounds) and Kim Sun-hyung (18 points, 5 assists).
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Before the game, KT manager Moon Kyung-eun said, `It is true that the game was not good. There is Jung Chang-young's injury and Derek Williams' poor performance. "The shooting efficiency is not good, but there is a part where the two players are missing the role of troubleshooter" , but it is 2-1 in the beginning. The results are not bad in the early days of the season. We will continue to rotate the strong rotation and take this system with us."
KT is considerably faster than last season. There is no clear main gun on the outside, but he is still showing formidable power by utilizing the strength of the wingman and the one-two punch of Kim Sun-hyung and Isaiah Hicks.
Samsung is also solid at the beginning. The solidity of the defense is underlying, and Nicholson and Lee Dae-sung's shot creation is a formidable appearance. "KT's transition control is important," Samsung coach Kim Hyo-beom said. Kim Sun-hyung and Hicks' fastball game cannot be stopped one-on-one. We need a defense that protects the paint zone in layers. "
Both teams were quite quick in the beginning. KT took the lead. Kim Sun-hyung's sharp drive-in attempt missed. Ha Yoon-ki grabbed the offensive rebound and connected to Kim Sun-hyung on the outside. A three-point burst.
Samsung's counterattack continued. Lee Dae-sung's corner outside shot by Nicholson's pivot under the basket was made. Gutang's surprise double team. After a steal, he made a fastball. Nicholson's mid-jumper went off. 8-6, come from behind.
a tight race. Derek Williams was put in place of Hicks with about three minutes left in the first quarter. Samsung used Kanter instead of Nicholson. It led to a showdown between the second unit.
Samsung focused on Kanter's under-the-goal post-up, and KT left Kagulan and Williams to attack options. Williams scored two free throws with a breakthrough under the basket, but his offensive efficiency declined afterwards. On the other hand, Samsung gained momentum as Kanter scored six consecutive points. In the end, 20-18, Samsung ended with a two-point lead in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, KT put in the best five again. Ha Yoon-ki's mid-jumper tied the score. Hicks' rebound single-handed success. Then, after three consecutive failed attacks, Samsung succeeded in reversing with Lee Keun-hwi's three-point shot. KT's operational time.
After Ha Yoon-ki grabbed the offensive rebound, KT turned the tables with Hicks' dunk. With six minutes left in the second quarter, Samsung added Nicholson.
For KT, switch defense was basic. Of course, for Samsung, Kanter and Nicholson sit under the basket and target a mismatch. However, KT's strength is that Ha Yoon-ki, Moon Sung-gon, and Moon Jung-hyun are good at defending at exquisite intervals. As a result, Samsung's method of targeting was less efficient. KT also did not have a smooth attack, but Ha Yoon-ki's dunk by Hicks' breakthrough and Moon Sung-gon's exquisite pass caught a 27-23 and four-point lead. Samsung's operational time.
Samsung has converted to regional defense. The goal was to strengthen the defense of the paint zone. It was an arrangement for KT's weakness in outer attack. However, Moon Sung-gon's three-pointer burst after Kagulangan drove in defense. However, Samsung also reversed the trend when Lee Keun-hwi hit a three-point game, and even Gutang's three-point game broke out. 30-29, one point chase.
Hicks' technical foul. Nicholson made a mid jumper after one free throw by a technical foul. 32-30, Samsung's turnaround.
However, Hicks scored two free throws by Samsung's team foul. It's tied again. a fierce defensive battle. Kim Sun-hyung's breakthrough, let's fail, Ha Yoon-ki's putback score by offensive rebound. On the other hand, Samsung's Lee Dae-sung's drive and kick in the last attack of the first half and Choi Hyun-min of the corner threw three points, but failed. 34-32, KT's advantage ended the first half.
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Lee Kwan-hee tried to shoot twice, but all failed. KT's three-run corner of Hicks burst. Kim Sun-hyung's transition fastball foul scored two free throws. The lead was 41-34, with a gap of seven points.
KT's trend has begun to improve. I've gained concentration in defense. Samsung committed a 24-second violation.
KT ran away with Kim Sun-hyung's mid-jumper and Moon Jung-hyun and Ha Yoon-ki's high-ro game. 45-34, 11-point lead. Samsung's operational time.
Samsung's offense still hasn't been solved. Kanter has been put in. Kanter's under-the-goal breakthrough. Ha Yoon-ki's block shot came out. As it was, Kim Sun-hyung scored a fastball. It was a simple scene that revealed the difference in power between the two teams.
However, Samsung succeeded in foul free throws as Lee Dae-sung and Kanter made an acrobatic under-the-goal shot. It cut off the flow of KT. After receiving the screen, Lee Dae-sung scored three points as it was. Gutang's medium-range gun also exploded. 47-42, five points behind. KT's operational time. Samsung's 3-point shot, which KT feared, began to burst in a desperate crisis.
However, KT cut the flow of Samsung with Hicks' breakthrough and foul free throw three-point play. Samsung's Lee Dae-sung broke through the bottom of the goal, but Hicks followed him to the end and blocked it. In the process of catching the rebound, Ha Yoon-ki got a foul free throw. In the end, KT's lead was 52-42, by 10 points.
Then, Samsung's extra pass was Lee Keun-hwi's three-point game. Kanter's under-the-goal breakthrough gave him five consecutive points. In the end, it's a close game again. In this situation, Ha Yoon-ki was in foul trouble. However, KT completed the third quarter with a 59-51 and 8-point lead as Kim Sun-hyung and Hicks' 2-2 attacks succeeded in the last attack.
In the fourth quarter, Samsung's offense foul was caused by Kanter's fraudulent screen. KT's Park Joon-young hit a three-run single in the corner. He took a 10-point lead. With 5 minutes and 55 seconds left before the end of the game, a big variable occurred in KT. Ha Yoon-ki was fouled and sent off for five fouls during the rebound fight.
However, Williams, who had been sluggish, woke up. After a rough outside shot, Williams scored back-to-back goals with a reckless under-the-goal breakthrough. KT's lead is 70-61, 9 points with 3:04 left in the game.
Samsung chased up to 66-70, four points, with Gutang's layup shot. KT failed Park Joon-young's three-point game. However, Moon Sung-gon grabbed a valuable offensive rebound. With 28 seconds left, Kim Sun-hyung exploded a decisive three-run shot. It was the moment when KT's victory was decided.
KT still looks strong. The main lineup centered on Kim Sun-hyung and Hicks is solid. In particular, the big forward team, which leads to Moon Sung-sung, Moon Jung-hyun, and Ha Yoon-ki, is quite solid in offense and defense. Rotation resources are still good, too.
There is the power of transition. However, the outside support in the set offens is unsettling. Jung Chang-young's injury and Derek Williams' difficulty in shooting due to elbow contusion are key. Therefore, KT won three games in four games, but there is still no cool victory.
However, he is taking the victory with a solid defense. There is still a lack of organizational aggression, but it is highly likely that it will gradually improve.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
