2024-05-03 09:53:45
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Suwon KT professional basketball ace Heo Hoon is suffering from a cold following his stellar performance, scoring 37 points once morest “super team” Busan KCC.
KT coach Song Young-jin said before the 4th game of the 2023-2024 Jeong Kwan-Jang Professional Basketball Championship (4 wins out of 7) held on the 3rd at Sajik Gymnasium in Busan: “Heo Hoon caught a cold. treated at the hospital in the morning and while resting at the hotel (“I came to court,” he said.
He added: “My neck is swollen, but I think I’ll be fine (to play),” but added: “We’ll have to see if I can play for 40 minutes today.” »
Heo Hoon played 40 minutes in the second and third games of the championship match. In particular, in the third game, he scored 37 points alone, which led to a close game once morest KCC, which had a large number of national team players.
However, despite Heo Hoon’s performance, KT lost 89-92 to KCC, earning their second loss (1 win) in the series.
In addition to the pain of defeat, Heo Hoon, who also faced the bad news of a cold, reported to the court early that day and devoted himself to shooting practice. KCC coach Jeon Chang-jin reportedly prepared a “personalized defense” to quell Heo Hoon’s performance.
Coach Jeon said, “Heo Hoon’s defense was prepared differently than usual” and “For now, Lee Ho-hyun and Calvin Jeffrey Epistola will block, but in case of emergency, we can let Song Kyo-chang.”
He added: “We will play a defense that pushes towards the baseline. We will no longer leave space for mid-range shots.”
The former coach believed that KCC’s win rate would increase as Heo Hoon focused on individual attacks rather than saving the team, but in the third game, Heo Hoon was hit by a mid-range shot at every critical moment, making him sweat.
At the championship media day, “I won’t stop Heo Hoon.
Coach Jeon said: “I will tell you to score 50 points alone” and added: “I hope you understand my thoughts.”
“If Heo Hoon holds the ball too long, the ball won’t go to Paris Bass,” he said.
He said: “Actually, Heo Hoon scored 37 points, but Bath’s score fell.
“We need to remove the score of the two players at this level and reduce the score of the remaining domestic players,” he stressed.
Bath, who was the top scorer in the regular league with an average of 25.4 points, scored only 20 points in the third game.
Coach Song said: “It’s a sore point, but Bass was annoyed that the referee’s decision was harsh on him and didn’t call him well, and he said his teammates didn’t didn’t do what he wanted. We resolved the problem through conversation. Anyway, Bass needs to calm down.”
/Yunhap news
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