Gas Corporation's extreme all-in strategy worked. Korea Gas Corporation won 71-60 against KT. Korea Gas Corporation's brinkmanship, how to poke KT's Achilles tendon
Nov 02, 2025
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The atmosphere on the bench before the game was extremely extreme. Suwon KT was relaxed. 7 wins and 3 losses, 2nd place in the league.
Korea Gas Corporation has won only one game this season. The atmosphere couldn't have been good.
KT manager Moon Kyung-eun said before the game, `When it comes to data, we don't win any part against Korea Gas Corporation. It is said that the gas corporation has stagnated, but it is a very sticky team. From our point of view, the team is too difficult to deal with."
The Korea Gas Corporation "In the end, we have to aim for KT's under-the-goal, and we have to protect our under-the-goal." he said. It was an analysis of KT's weakness, 3-point shooting, and KT's fine defensive weakness, post-up one-on-one defense.
The game has begun. The last team that laughed was Korea Gas Corporation.
Korea Gas Corporation caught KT 71-60 in an away game of LG Electronics' professional basketball regular league in the 2024-2025 season at KT Arena in Suwon on the 2nd.
Joseph Belangel led the attack with 18 points, while Nick Perkins (14 points) and Ra Gun-ah (14 points, 13 rebounds) dominated the basket. KT's Derek Williams scored 15 points with four 3-pointers, but there was little outside support.
Gas Corporation won its second game (10 losses) of the season, and KT fell to a tie for third with 7 wins and 4 losses.
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The Korea Gas Corporation aimed for KT under the basket. KT has a lot of wing resources with good height, but neither Isaiah Hicks nor Derek Williams have perfect post-up defense. The reason why Gas Corporation persistently aimed under the basket by putting Ra Gun-ah as a start, and as Belangel broke through the basket, KT's fine defensive weaknesses were targeted. 9-11, a two-point chase. KT's operational time.
However, the momentum of the gas corporation was strong. Belangel scored three consecutive points to gain momentum. On the other hand, KT's initial weakness, the outer attack, failed.
15-11, successfully turned the tables.
When Kim Sun-hyung revealed his defensive weakness to Belangel, KT put in Kagulan. However, this time, he was beaten by Ra Gun-ah. When his 3-pointer failed, he scored a putback after the offensive rebound.
This margin went all the way to the end of the first quarter. Korea Gas Corporation put Nick Percans and Jung Sung-woo instead of Ra Gun-ah, and KT put Derek Williams and Lee Doo-won, but there was no big reversal. 21-15, ends the first quarter with a six-point lead from the gas corporation.
Early in the second quarter, Williams drilled through a frustrating perimeter. Good start with a corner 3-pointer.
Williams even showed a seasoned play. As soon as he was aiming for a 3-point shot from the right wing, he reversely used Kim Joon-il's block to get a 3-point foul free throw while lengthening the shooting release. It was a very experienced play.
A close game. However, Perkins continued to attempt a heavy under-the-goal breakthrough after hitting a three-run single. KT's weaknesses in post-up defense under the basket continue to be targeted. KT tried a double team, but Perkins had a lot of pass misses. The problem was KT's attack.
KT was also not efficient, committing an attacker foul. Eventually, the gap widened, and Belangel's mid-jumper went through the rim. 31-23, 2 minutes and 29 seconds left. KT's operational time.
The problem was KT's attack. The fieldwork efficiency has decreased a lot. I couldn't get through the offensive path. In the end, gas corporation led by 36-27, 9 points, ending the first half
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KT has begun to break through the offensive path. a still intense defensive game.
Kim Sun-hyung's three-point and fastball came out. Chasing 40-34. In the case of the Korea Gas Corporation, it was important to score a hit. Shin Seung-min made a golden mid-jumper. It had the effect of calming down KT's pursuit.
KT still had a sense of frustration on the outside. Moon Sung-gon and Park Joon-young got a chance to open a corner, but failed.
Korea Gas Corporation ran away with Kim Kook-chan's mid-jumper. 50-36. 14 points lead.
There was a reason for this. The first game plan of the Korea Gas Corporation is for Ra Gun-ah and Perkins to target under the basket. KT's defense is strong, but it is not easy to prevent Ra Gun-ah and Perkins in one-on-one. Of course, KT has a double team and an outside chance.
Gas Corporation's internal and external attack connection was not smooth, but in the end, Bellangel, Kim Kook-chan, and Shin Seung-min scored with mid-jumper as they opened in the mid-range and outer areas.
On the other hand, KT has put in Kagulangan, Kim Sun-hyung, and Williams despite the burden of defense, and they are all players with shot creation. However, the goal of the Gas Corporation's defense is to allow outside shots. He focused on building a dense wall under the basket by using extreme sagging and focusing only on defense under the basket. In other words, if KT's three-point shot does not explode, Korea Gas Corporation will have an advantage in the offense and defense system. This is why Gas Corporation led until the middle of the third quarter.
KT fortunately drilled its way through the transition. Ha Yoon-ki's fastball shot under the basket. In the end, Gas Corporation ended the third quarter with a 10-point lead of 52-42.
After Shin Seung-min passed, he used his elbow to foul the attacker. The mood began to change subtly.
Williams' three-pointer hit the mark. Chasing to a seven-point margin. the operational time of the gas works. There were still six minutes and 23 seconds left.
Williams received a flare screen (the action of receiving the screen and creating an open chance as he moved away from the ball) and hit the three-point mark again. a four-point chase.
As the match came closer, KT's defense also began to strengthen. Gas Corporation chose Perkins from the set offens. Dip 3 was arranged. It was such a valuable score. Then, again, Williams made a mismatch on the screen and scored three points.
Then, KGC took a breather with Kim Jun-il's mid-jumper. When Williams' breakthrough failed, Gas Corporation ran away with a fastball, a free throw by Perkins. 63-56, 8-point lead, 3 minutes 13 seconds remaining.
KT tried to do an alley-oop dunk with Kim Sun-hyung and Ha Yoon-ki 2 to 2. Ha Yoon-ki tried to do an alley-oop dunk, but it failed. Then, Korea Gas Corporation scored two points with Jung Sung-woo's sharp breakthrough. In fact, it was a win or a loss.
For the first time in a long time, Gas Corporation showed an organized offense targeting the opponent's defensive weaknesses with sticky defense and altruistic play. He was superior to KT in terms of activity, and his attack efficiency was low, but he showed an advantage by relentlessly attacking his opponent's weaknesses.
On the other hand, KT was generally loose on the day. Outlying attacks were at zero level. Williams hit four three-point shots, but no player scored a three-point shot except for Kim Sun-hyung (1 for 5 cities and 1 for 3 cities and 1 for Moon Jung-hyun.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
