Kang Sang-jae, DB with 22 rebounds, beats SK, the leader, and reveals his hope for PO
Kang Sang-jae, DB with 22 rebounds, beats SK, the leader, and reveals his hope for PO
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Based on Kang Sang-jae's overwhelming rebound control, Wonju DB beat Seoul SK, the No. 1 regular league player, and greatly increased its chances of advancing to the semi-finals (PO).
DB defeated SK 88-80 in an away game of the 2024-2025 KCC Professional Basketball League held at Jamsil Student Gymnasium in Seoul on Sunday. The sixth-ranked DB (20 wins and 25 losses), which ended its three-game losing streak, widened its gap with seventh-ranked Anyang Jeong Kwan-jang (17 wins and 27 losses) to two and a half games, and thus secured the upper hand in the competition to advance to the semi-finals.
On the other hand, SK (36 wins), which was able to reduce its regular league winning magic number to 1, ended its five-game winning streak and recorded its ninth loss of the season.
DB, which desperately needed to advance to the semi-finals PO, overwhelmed SK 26-17 in the first quarter by making six three-pointers with a high 3-point shooting success rate of 67%. In the second quarter, SK showed its unique "fast basketball" to increase the offensive tempo, and Ahn Young-joon scored eight consecutive points and finished the first half with a 38-43 chase.
At the start of the second half, Choi Sung-won of DB scored seven points in five minutes against his former team SK to expand the score gap to double digits. In defense, rookie Kim Bo-bae recorded three block shots in the third quarter alone, effectively blocking shots by Jamil Warney and others.
SK launched counterattack by banking on its flagship fastball. Oh Jae-hyun successfully performed a fastball layup to reverse the mood, followed by Warnie, who also joined the scoring streak. Warnie, who scored under the basket beating Kim Bo-bae at the end of the quarter, drew cheers from home fans as his shot from behind the half-line penetrated the rim just before the quarter ended. 카지노사이트
SK, which started the fourth quarter with a slight 64-65 deficit, succeeded in turning the tables with Warney's score, but after a fierce battle, DB's Lee Sun-Albano scored 12 points for six minutes after the start of the fourth quarter, dampening SK's momentum.
Albano scored a total of 23 points on the day, contributing to the victory of DB along with Choi Sung-won (27 points). Kang failed to score a single point, but garnered a total of 22 rebounds including 10 offensive rebounds, and seized control under the basket. Rookie Kim Bo-bae also contributed to the victory with seven rebounds and five block shots.