‘2 wins in a row’ KCC coach Jeon Chang-jin says, “We will end it in the 3rd game”
Professional basketball KCC wins 2 consecutive wins over SK in the semifinals PO... SK coach Jeon Hee-cheol says, "It's not over yet... I'll come back" with a 100% chance of advancing to the quarterfinals.
“We will end it in Game 3.”
Coach Jeon Chang-jin of professional basketball Busan KCC beat Seoul SK 99-72 in the second away game of the 2023-2024 Jeong Kwan-Jang Professional Basketball Round of 6 Playoffs (PO) held at Jamsil Student Gymnasium in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the 6th.
He said this after the destruction. 파워볼
With the win that day, KCC took both the first and second PO games of the semifinals.
In KBL, the probability that a team that has captured both the 1st and 2nd rounds of the previous semifinals PO will advance to the semifinals PO is 100% (23 out of 23 times).
KCC played a see-saw game with SK until the third quarter that day, entering the final quarter with a narrow lead of 67-64.
KCC, with great concentration, scored 32 points in the 4th quarter, including 3 outside shots by Heo Woong, and held SK to 8 points, achieving a landslide victory.
KCC coach Jeon Chang-jin said, "I remember losing to SK last season with a series record of 0-3," and "I think we did well offensively.
We gave a lot of points to Calvin Jeffrey Epistola and Jung Chang-young, who showed good performances in the 3rd and 4th quarters.
“I want to give it to you,” he said of his victory.
He then pledged, “As we have won two games first, we will do our best to finish in the third game to show a good performance to the Busan home fans.”
KCC, including Heo Woong, who hit 6 3-pointers, and La Gun-ah, who concentrated 3 shots in the first quarter, attacked 15 outside shots that day.
Coach Jeon Chang-jin said, “Our team is a team that plays a lot of two-man games, and it seems like we have open chances because the derived balls are coming out to the outside well.”
He added, “I think more (3-point shots) are being made because the concentration to win is stronger "he said.
Coach Jeon Chang-jin is using Song Kyo-chang as the starter and Choi Jun-yong as a replacement for the first and second games.
Coach Jeon said, "We are going to do that with SK.
We are trying to set Choi Jun-yong's playing time to about 20 minutes," and added, "The 6th PO is not over yet, but we are planning to play differently when we get to the 4th PO.
I will tell you once it is over.
He refrained from saying anything.
On the other hand, SK coach Jeon Hee-cheol, who lost both of their home games and is heading to enemy territory, blamed himself for the loss.
Coach Jeon was confused, saying, "The players played hard.
I was lacking in everything.
I think it was too late to call time."
He continued, "The problem was that we played very poorly from the start of the fourth quarter.
We gave up points due to lack of complacency, and it seems like we suddenly collapsed."
According to historical KBL statistics, there has not been a single case of a successful reverse sweep after giving up both the first and second PO games of the semifinals.
Facing a '0% chance of advancing to the semifinals PO', SK was pushed to the edge of having to create something from nothing.
Coach Jeon pledged, “It’s not over yet, so I’ll prepare well and come back.”
The third game, where the fate of the two teams will depend, will be held at Sajik Gymnasium in Busan at 7 p.m. on the 8th.
