‘Moon Seong-gon’s 3 points, 5 directions, 19 points’ KT defeats LG, 1 win, 1 loss in PO in semifinals

by times news cr

2024-04-19 09:42:02

Moved to Suwon on the 20th for the 3rd game

ⓒNewsis

Suwon KT, a professional basketball team, has returned to square one in the semifinals of the playoffs.

In the second game of the 2023-2024 Jeong Kwan-Jang Professional Basketball Semifinals Playoff (best of 5 games) against Changwon LG held at the Changwon Indoor Gymnasium on the 18th, KT won by 83-63, 20 points, with Moon Seong-gon’s outside gun at the forefront.

KT, who lost the first game on the 16th, succeeded in bringing the series record to square one with 1 win and 1 loss. The two teams will move to KT’s home stadium, Suwon KT Arena, and play the third game on the 20th.

After losing the first game in the previous semifinal playoffs, the team that won the second game had a 47.6% chance of winning the championship game. It was number 10 out of 21.

The performance of forward Moon Seong-gon, who newly joined KT through free agency this season, stood out.

Seong-gon Moon is the league’s leading defensive specialist. On the other hand, his weakness in shooting is clear. The 3-point shooting success rate in the regular league this season was only 28.6%.

However, in the third quarter alone on this day, the offense was on fire, scoring 19 points (5 3-pointers), including 3 3-pointers. He is the top scorer along with Paris Bass (19 points). He also grabbed 8 rebounds. In the battle for victory, Moon Seong-gon’s outside guns were powerful.

Ha Yoon-gi and Heo Hoon, who performed poorly in the first game, also contributed 16 points (6 rebounds) and 8 points (5 assists), respectively.

LG destroyed itself with a low field goal success rate (34%) and many turnovers. Committed 17 turnovers. KT has 9.

Assem Marey (15 points, 12 rebounds) reacted sensitively to the referee’s decision and did not show the same performance as in the first game. Lee Jae-do and Yang Hong-seok performed poorly with 5 and 4 points, respectively.

KT, which led 40-38 in the first half, took the win in the third quarter.

Moon Seong-gon’s outer gun unexpectedly exploded. At the start of the third quarter, KT ran away to 45-38 with Moon Seong-gon’s 3-pointer and Bass’ 2 points.

LG also responded with Yoo Yu-sang’s 3-pointer, but Moon Seong-gon showed off his shooting sense as good as that of a professional shooter. KT finished the third quarter with a 64-53 lead with Heo Hoon’s 3-pointer at the end of the quarter.

Moon Seong-gon kicked a 3-pointer at the start of the fourth quarter, pouring cold water on LG’s will to chase.

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