Samsung is finally in 6th place. It won 83-74 against SK without Warnie. Lee Won-seok returned, dominated Kanter and under the basket.
Oct 28, 2025
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In the last game against Gas Corporation, he suffered a calf muscle injury at the end of the extended blood fight. Fortunately, it wasn't a muscle rupture, but he missed the match against Samsung due to a twisted muscle,
On the other hand, Lee Won-seok returned to Samsung. The big man, who couldn't play due to a wrist injury during a training camp in Japan. He made his season debut in the game on that day.
In terms of objective power, Samsung is in an advantageous position. However, if you look at it in detail, the burden was too much for Samsung.
A must-see game, a dangerous game that could fall into the swamp of the abyss if you miss this game. The lid was opened.
Samsung beat SK 83-74 in the home game of LG Electronics' professional basketball regular league in the 2025-2026 season at Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium on the 28th.
Justin Gutang (13 points) and Kerem Kanter (19 points, 11 rebounds) were active in Samsung, while Lee Won-seok, who returned from injury, also showed off his strong performance with 10 points and 9 rebounds.
SK struggled with Oh Jae-hyun (18 points, 4 rebounds) in Warney's absence, but failed to prevent the loss.
Samsung jumped to a tie for sixth place with four wins and five losses. SK is 3 wins and 6 losses and 8th place.
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▶ First half
Samsung's concerns became a reality early in the game. Feeling a sense of crisis, SK was quite strong. Only one foreign player, who accounts for half of his power, can participate.
However, SK 2 option Daryl Monroe is a good pass game player. Oh Jae-hyun's score was scored, and eventually SK's absolute lead was 18-5 with 3 minutes left in the first quarter.
On the other hand, Samsung struggled as it was behind the fielding rate anxiety and SK pressure defense. SK showed its concentration to sublimate the absolute crisis of Warney's absence into team cohesion.
In the end, SK ended up with an unexpected lead in the 22-9 first quarter.
In the second quarter, Samsung countered by focusing on the league's best two-option Kanter. Kanter et al. Lee Kwan-hee's 2-2 breakthrough, Kanter's basket count of 3 points. Lee Geun-hwi's 3 point shoo using Kanter's screen.
Chasing to 22-14. However, Samsung's concentration has declined. The Kanter-centered attack was powerful. Monroe is a foreign player with weaknesses in defense under the basket. In the absence of Warnie, if Samsung had focused on sharp Kanter's attack, it was not easy to stop. There is no native big man due to Oh Se-geun's injury and Choi Boo-kyung's poor condition. If so, Samsung needed to launch a very intensive attack mainly on Kanter. However, Choi Sung-mo's three-point game failed. In the end, he allowed SK to counterattack and cut the chase flow on his own.
Samsung had to focus on Kanter's 2-2 or post-up attack and then seek outside chances after seeing SK's defensive response, but Samsung's guards were less experienced in that part. Lee Kwan-hee, Choi Sung-mo, and Lee Geun-hwi were the same. SK's offense was also not powerful. However, SK caught the flow again as Monroe made an open three-point shot chance.
Samsung's strength was clear. When Lee Won-seok came in, Kanter and Lee Won-seok's strength under the basket was absolutely superior. However, Samsung threw a three-run shot as Choi Sung-mo Lee Kwan-hee and Lee Keun-hwi exposed an uneasy shooting selection. The efficiency has gone down.
Fortunately, Lee Won-seok and Monroe scored a putback after catching the rebound. It was a situation that followed little by little, but it was not a bad trend for SK.
SK chose the most efficient shooting selection. Therefore, the chase flow that Samsung wanted was rarely formed. At 1:51 of the second quarter, Lee Kwan-hee scored an open three-point goal. This shot was worth throwing. However, there were quite a few of Samsung's attacks as a whole.
Samsung's pursuit with 1:51 left in the second quarter is 35-31, four points behind. SK's Operation Time.
Choi Seung-mo passes to Lee Won-seok for Samsung. Lee Won-seok used his height to complete a basket count three-point play. a one-point chase. In the end, it ended with a 35-35 tie in the first half.
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Samsung gained momentum. Lee Won-seok scored a putback after catching two offensive rebounds.
It was the right direction for Samsung to focus on Lee Won-seok early in the third quarter. There was Nicholson, too. However, Lee Kwan-hee was robbed of the ball by excessive dribbling. This was the problem.
The focus should be on Nicholson and Lee Won-seok's attacks, but this concentration has been reduced. SK's offense, Tolentico showed a seasoned play. Gutang's 3-pointer foul was induced from the outside. All three were successful, SK's turnaround again.
However, Samsung drove in a frightening way with Nicholson's free-throw score, Han Ho-bin's three-pointer and Gutang's under-the-goal breakthrough. SK's defensive concentration suddenly dropped. 43-38, five-point Samsung lead. SK's Operation Time.
It's a close game with a 3 to 5 point difference. For Samsung, Nicholson gained momentum with two consecutive 3-pointers. SK filled Warney's gap well until the middle of the third quarter, and the defense was concentrated. However, it revealed some limitations. Nicholson's fielding rate on the outside was not good until then, but he scored a decisive second shot at the end of the match. 60-52, Samsung's lead.
In the end, it ended with Samsung's lead by 62-58 in the third quarter and a four-point difference.
Kanter came in in the fourth quarter. Mid jumper success, witty pass after catching defensive rebound. Lee Keun-hwi's three-point gun. Later, when Lee Keun-hwi's three-point goal missed, he grabbed an offensive rebound and scored two foul free throws.
Samsung led by 7 points and gained momentum. However, Choi Sung-mo failed to shoot a 3-point shot after the screen. After that, he even committed a three-point shoot foul. The tide turned subtly. SK even scored Tolentino's third run. 69-66 3-point chase.
Samsung in crisis saved again. Three-point shot. And after two steals, Kanter's fastball dunk burst. 76-66, Samsung's lead by 10 points.
SK stepped down to the bench in the process, complaining of Oh Jae-hyun's right calf injury. The time went on. Kanter even put in an unexpected mid-jumper. 81-70, 11 points, 3 minutes left. This is where the win and the loss are decided.
Samsung won a precious victory. Although he still showed fierce performance, he showed loopholes in attacking weaknesses that persistently stabbed his opponent's weaknesses. It's time for the guard to step up. However, Lee Won-seok's return, precious one win, is definitely meaningful.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
