Wooseok Lee of Hyundai Mobis. Photo courtesy of KBL
Ulsan Hyundai Mobis beat Jeonju KCC and continued the chase for second place.
Hyundai Mobis won 76-70 in an away game once morest KCC in the 5th round of the regular league of the ‘2022-2023 SKT A-Dot Professional Basketball’ held at Jeonju Gymnasium on the 9th. 3rd place Hyundai Mobis (24-16) caught up with 2nd place Changwon LG (25-14) by 1.5 games. On the other hand, 6th place KCC (17-21) was chased by 7th place Suwon KT (17-22) by 0.5 game.
Hyundai Mobis, who struggled throughout the first half because they mightn’t block KCC center Lee Jong-hyun (13 points, 9 rebounds), led the way with Gage Prim (13 points, 8 rebounds) and Jang Jae-seok (19 points, 9 rebounds), who combined for 17 points in the 3rd quarter alone. got it 1 minute and 47 seconds before the end of the 4th quarter, leading 69-68, Lee Woo-seok (10 points), followed by Seo Myung-jin (14 points, 4 assists), calmly made a free throw from the opponent’s foul, and Myung-jin Myung-jin scored a defensive rebound, followed by a score. split the In KCC, La Gun-ah (25 points, 13 rebounds) and Lee Jong-hyun played an active role, but it was regrettable that Heo Woong left the court due to an ankle injury at the end of the second quarter.
Leader Anyang KGC won 80-70 once morest Wonju DB in the 5th round home game. KGC (29-11), who succeeded in winning 6 consecutive wins, widened the gap with 2nd place LG to 3.5 games. DB (16 wins, 23 losses), which suffered 4 consecutive losses, stayed in 8th place.
In KGC, the triangular formation leading to Omari Spellman (26 points, 11 rebounds), Byun Jun-hyung (21 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds), and Oh Se-geun (15 points, 8 rebounds) stood out. They led the reversal by combining 22 points in the third quarter, which started with a 40-42 trail. Spellman showed off his power in the 4th quarter as he was responsible for 9 points alone.
Reporter San Kang posterboy@donga.com See more articles by reporter