2024-05-06 23:12:56
Won the 6th championship in total
Smiling with 4 wins and 1 loss in the series against KT
Professional basketball team Busan KCC achieved its 6th championship in 13 years.
KCC won 88-70 in the 5th game (4 wins out of 7) of the ‘2023-2024 CheongKwanJang Professional Basketball Championship’ against Suwon KT held at Suwon KT Arena at 6pm on the 5th.
With this, KCC, who recorded 4 wins and 1 loss in the series, won the championship.
It has been 13 years since the 2010-2021 season and it has reached the top for the 6th time in total.
In addition, KCC defeated Seoul SK in the 6th playoff (PO) and Wonju DB, the 1st place team in the regular league, in the 4th place PO, becoming the first team ranked 5th in the regular league to advance to the championship game.
And they even won the championship, creating new history once again.
In the previous championship game, the team with 3 wins and 1 loss had a 100% chance of winning. Before today’s game, all 10 cases in history had resulted in the champion, and now that record has increased to 11.
KT, who entered the championship game for the first time in 17 years since the 2006-2007 season, attempted to win the club’s first championship, but ended up looking for the next opportunity with 1 win and 4 losses.
They took 3rd place in the regular league, beating Ulsan Hyundai Mobis in the semifinals PO and Changwon LG in the semifinals PO, but could not overcome KCC at the final hurdle.
This championship match attracted a lot of attention due to the ‘Brothers’ Rebellion’ and ‘Priest Showdown’.
Former national team coach Heo Jae’s eldest son, Heo Woong (KCC), and his second son, Heo Hoon (KT), are one of the league’s leading rivals.
Heo Woong advanced to the championship game again for the first time in 9 years since the 2014-2015 season when he was a rookie at Wonju Dongbu, and this is Heo Hoon’s debut in the championship game.
Both players showed good performance throughout the championship match. In particular, Heo Hoon contributed to KT by playing a lot of time in each game despite being in poor condition.
However, KCC won the championship, and the brothers’ rebellion ended with the victory of ‘older brother’ Heo Woong.
Even in the priest battle, the teacher laughed.
When coach Jeon Chang-jin led KT in the past, coach Song Young-jin was a key player.
The two men, who were teacher and student on the same team, reunited as enemies in the championship game as time passed.
After losing the first game, Coach Song won the second game and seemed to have achieved success, but he was unable to overcome his teacher.
KCC’s guard Heo Woong received 31 out of 84 votes from the reporters and was named MVP of the championship game. He also received 10 million won as MVP prize money.
Laguna followed with 27 votes.
Heo Woong, who received the MVP award, led the team to victory with 21 points in the game.
Here, La Gun-ah and Choi Jun-yong added their strength with 20 points and 17 points, respectively.
In KT, Heo Hoon struggled with 29 points, but could not prevent the loss.
In the first quarter, the home team KT took a 5-point lead and seemed to be laying the groundwork for a turnaround.
However, KCC succeeded in overturning the first half by 4 points thanks to the performances of Choi Jun-yong and Alize DeShawn Johnson.
With 9 minutes and 3 seconds left in the second quarter, Alize DeShawn Johnson tied the score, and even succeeded in the ensuing free throw to turn things around.
KT seemed to be ahead again with Heo Hoon’s 2-point shot, but Choi Jun-yong scored both free throws and KCC took the lead.
The momentum continued into the third quarter. While KT scored only 13 points, KCC widened the gap by scoring 25 points.
Starting with Calvin Jeffrey Epistola’s 3-point shot with 5 minutes and 39 seconds left in the third quarter, Laguna and Choi Jun-yong scored consecutive goals. It was the moment when KCC actually put a wedge in the game.
KT tried to turn things around in the 4th quarter, but there was no miracle, and the game ended with KCC winning the championship.
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2024-05-06 23:12:56