Orion lost to SK 81-86 in the third game of the 2021-2022 KGC Ginseng Corporation Cheong Kwan Jang professional basketball semi-final playoffs held at Goyang Gymnasium on the 24th.
Orion, who was recording two losses in the semifinal playoffs, was in a situation where they had to win that day.
Orion’s mood wasn’t bad.
SK’s attack failed at the end of the second quarter and Orion finished the first half with a 45-38 lead.
At the beginning of the third quarter, Orion raised momentum. Ho-bin Han and Kang-seon Kim succeeded with three consecutive points, increasing the score to 54-41.
However, the regular league champion SK was strong. SK, who succeeded in comeback with three points from Ahn Young-Jun and foreign player Jamil Werney’s under-goal shot, finished the third quarter with one point ahead of Orion.
Last 4 quarters. Orion turned 77-74 with ace Dae-Sung Lee scoring three points in 6:39. In addition, Orion’s rookie Lee Jung-hyeon scored two points in 7:17 minutes and succeeded in an additional free throw, leading 80-76.
SK faced the worst situation of missing out from the match when Choi Jun-yong, a key member of the team, was injured, but did not waver. Ahn Young-joon’s free throw was successful and Jamil Werney’s attack cut Orion’s rim to finally win.
Orion struggled once morest SK, but it was not enough to catch SK, which showed off the power of the regular league champions.
Orion Lee Dae-seong scored 31 points and played a great role, but SK veteran guard Kim Seon-hyeong’s skill and Jamil Werney’s attack took the lead.
/ Reporter Kim Hyung-wook uk@kyeongin.com
