Seoul Samsung, the lowest in professional basketball, escaped from a 5-game losing streak by holding the leader, Anyang KGC Ginseng Corporation.
Samsung won 82-79 in the 2022-2023 SKT A-Dot Pro Basketball Ginseng Corporation match held at Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium on the 10th, with Lee Jung-hyun’s performance in the 4th quarter.
Lee Jeong-hyeon (14 points, 5 assists)메이저놀이터 led the team to victory by scoring 9 points alone in the 4th quarter, which was a battleground. The free throw that ended the game was also successful.
Foreign player Anthony Moss recorded a double-double with 23 points and 12 rebounds, while Kim Si-rae and Jang Min-guk contributed 13 points and 10 points, respectively.
Samsung reported 13 wins (33 losses).
In Ginseng Corporation, there was a power leak as Omari Spellman, the main scorer, was absent to prevent injury.
Daryl Monroe, who performed well in the East Asian Super League (EASL), filled the spot, but was pushed back in a last-minute battle for concentration. Lens Abando scored 28 points and Monroe contributed 20 points and 11 rebounds.
Ginseng Corporation suffered 13 losses (34 wins) and was chased by 2nd place Changwon LG (31 wins and 15 losses) by two and a half games.
With 48.8 seconds left at the end of the 4th quarter, Samsung was ahead 80-79, and faced a crisis when Lee Jung-hyun committed an offense against the attacker, but succeeded in defending.
In the ensuing attack, Lee Jung-Hyun succeeded in both free throws with 7.2 seconds left, ending the game.
Seoul SK won 85-75 in the match against Ulsan Hyundai Mobis at Dongchun Gymnasium in Ulsan, thanks to the performance of Jamil Warney and Kim Seon-hyung.
3rd place SK (29-18), who had two consecutive victories, kept its position firmly by spreading the ride to 4th place Hyundai Mobis (27-19) by one and a half games.
Warney kept the paint zone well with 25 points and 13 rebounds, and Kim Seon-hyeong also played a big role with 22 points and 12 assists. Recording a double-double side by side is impressive.
Choi Bu-kyung and Heo Il-yeong also contributed 17 points and 11 points, respectively. However, Choi Bu-kyung was injured in a collision with an opponent at the end of the game, so he could not smile brightly.
If Choi Jun-yong and Choi Seong-won leave due to injury, SK will have difficulties in the final ranking competition in the regular league if Choi Bu-gyeong is also absent.