In the away game against China... Lee Hyun-joong has a long way to go. Director Jeon Hee-chul is disappointed. We need to supplement it more
Nov 29, 2025
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Korea's basketball won the match against Asian powerhouse China, but national team coach Jeon Hee-chul and Lee Hyun-joong shouted 'I'm Still Hungry'.
The South Korean men's basketball team, led by Jeon, won 80-76 against China in Group B of the first round of the Asian qualifying round at the Wookusong Sports Arena in Beijing on the 28th.
In an interview after winning the match against China, Jeon said, `It was a short time, but the players did well in both offense and defense what they prepared against China. However, the fourth quarter is regrettable."
In response to the emphasis on players in the match against China, Jeon said, `The most important part was the rebound. In addition, he emphasized keeping the promised play accurately in defense and minimizing tempo control and turnovers in offense."
Coach Jeon also mentioned the complementary points, saying that despite winning meaningfully over the away handicap, there is a regret left. "Lay-ups allowed defenselessly to opponents in the fourth quarter resulted in a lot of runs. I think that part needs to be supplemented defensively. In addition, I think we need to point out the part where we lost our concentration when the score gap widened."
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Lee Hyun-joong, who was active with 33 points and 14 rebounds on the day, said "I'm happy to win, but there were many turnovers that shouldn't have come out in the fourth quarter, and I could have finished the game more easily, but I think I was complacent."I think it can be called a real revenge only when I prepare more and win the second game against China..." he said, strongly strengthening his will to win.
Lee Hyun-joong said, "(First of all,) Seung-hyun, (Ha) Yoon-ki, and (Lee) Won-seok hung the screen really well." In addition, (An) Young-jun and (Lee) Jung-hyun scored important points in difficult moments. "I'm always confident in shooting, whether I go in or not, I'll shoot with confidence. I always emphasize it, but I had faith that my brothers would do it even if I couldn't because 12 people played together. I'd like to thank my team members and thank the director for his tactics in a short time," he said, giving credit to the senior and junior players of the national team.
The national team will play its second game in Wonju on December 1.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
