Professional basketball Daegu Korea Gas Corporation broke the chain of 9 consecutive losses by sacrificing the lowest ranked Seoul Samsung.
KOGAS won 89-66 in the 2022-2023 SKT A-Dot Professional Basketball regular league match against Samsung held at Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium on the 18th.
KOGAS, which recorded the most consecutive losses since its foundation by losing 9 games from Wonju DB on the 26th of last month to Ulsan Hyundai Mobis on the 16th of this month, succeeded in escaping the losing streak with the victory on this day. They also escaped their 5-game losing streak.
KOGAS, which won all of the 2nd to 5th rounds against Samsung, became 14-28. The ranking is still 9th.
Samsung, who suffered two consecutive losses, stayed at the bottom with 12 wins and 30 losses. The gap with Korea Gas Corporation widened by two games.
Lee Dae-seong, Korea Gas Corporation’s ace, took the lead in escaping from a losing streak by scoring 22 points. Lee Dae-heon did his part with 14 points, and Murphy Holloway recorded a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds. Devon Scott also contributed with 17 points and 9 rebounds.
At Samsung, Anthony Moss and Kim Si-rae each scored 11 points.
Until the third quarter, it was the atmosphere of Korea Gas Corporation.
KOGAS, which led 23-14 in the first quarter, took a lead of more than 10 points with Holloway’s four consecutive points at the beginning of the second quarter, and gradually widened the gap.
Korea Gas Corporation led by more than 20 points as three stores caught fire after the middle of the second quarter. Jo Sang-yeol exploded two consecutive three-pointers, and Lee Dae-heon and Jeon Hyun-woo also broke three-pointers.
KOGAS, which finished the first half with a score of 46-28, was chased by 55-40 in the third quarter, but at the end of the quarter, Jeong Hyo-geun’s 3-pointer broke and took the flow again. Afterwards, Lee Dae-sung and Holloway scored to widen the score to 64-42.
However, Samsung did not back down without a hitch. They chased fiercely in the fourth quarter.
Lee Jung-hyun’s quick break and Jang Min-guk’s 3-point run boosted the momentum, but Samsung caught up 61-71 with Lee’s 3-pointer and additional free throws.
KOGAS, which gave away another 온라인카지노3-pointer to Kim Si-rae and was chased by 73-64, took a breather with Lee Dae-sung’s two-point shot and Devon Scott’s free throw. Lee Dae-heon’s stealing attack opportunity was followed by Lee Dae-sung’s bottom-of-the-box shot to make the score 79-64.
With 2 minutes and 9 seconds left in the game, KOGAS solidified its lead by Lee Dae-heon’s dunk shot, leading 83-66.
At the Wonju Sports Complex, Seoul SK defeated Wonju DB 92-73.
SK, which boasted an upward trend with 3 consecutive wins, also increased its winning streak against DB to ‘4’. With a record of 26 wins and 17 losses, SK pursued second place Changwon LG (28 wins and 15 losses) by two games.
8th place DB lost 5 in a row and recorded 16 wins and 25 losses.
SK’s main gun, Jamil Warney, made a big success with 19 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Oh Jae-hyun scored 15 points, including 3 3-point shots, and Choi Seong-won scored 14 points, including 3-point 4 shots, adding to the firepower of the outskirts of SK.
In the DB, Kim Hyun-ho scored 16 points and 6 rebounds, and Lee Seon Albano played an active role with 14 points and 7 assists, but the team lost the light.