LG, 8 Consecutive Wins Solidifies Second Place... Yu Yu-sang Sets a New Record for most 3-Pointers in a Rookie Season

SK, which is busy with a long way to go, is tired of Sono... Sono Lee Jeong-hyeon exploded with 34 points and 9 assists

Professional basketball team Changwon LG is one step closer to advancing directly to the semifinals of the playoffs with eight straight wins.

LG defeated Anyang CheongKwanJang 94-70 in the 2023-2024 CheongKwanJang Professional Basketball regular league home game held at Changwon Gymnasium on the 19th.

LG, which has won 8 games in a row for the first time in about 9 years since 2015, maintained second place with 33 wins and 17 losses, solidifying its favorable position to advance directly to the semifinal playoffs. 파워볼

There was a 2-game gap with 3rd place Suwon KT (31 wins, 19 losses), which did not have a game that day, and a 3.5 game gap with 4th place Seoul SK (29 wins, 20 losses), which lost to Goyang Sono.

On the other hand, Cheong Kwan-Jang, whose record for the club's highest ever away loss streak increased to 17, ranked 9th with 15 wins and 34 losses.

LG, which had the upper hand in rebounding in the first quarter, took the lead 24-15.

In the first quarter, Cheong Kwan-Jang's team total of 5 rebounds was overwhelming, but LG dominated with 16 team rebounds, including 5 by Assem Marey alone.

LG also took a big lead in scoring through second chances in the first quarter, 10 to 3.

At the end of the first half, LG maintained a 9-point lead at 42-33.

LG scored 12 points in the first half of the second half through four outside shots and ran away with a 54-38 lead with about 6 minutes left in the third quarter, but 5 minutes before the end of the quarter, Lee Jae-do's layup made it 58-38, a 20-point lead.

From the late 3rd quarter to the early 4th quarter, Jeong Gwan-jang took the lead in Park Ji-hoon's performance and narrowed the score to 57-66 with 9 minutes and 15 seconds left.

However, LG, who later changed all five players, took a breather and won with consecutive 3-point shots by Jeong In-deok and Jeong Hee-jae.

Marey played well with 17 points, 15 rebounds, and 6 assists, and LG's Yugi-sang, who is considered a candidate for Rookie of the Year, scored 14 points and 7 rebounds.

In particular, Yoo Yoo-sang added two 3-pointers on this day, recording his 89th and 90th 3-pointers of the season, setting a new record for the most 3-point shots made in a professional basketball rookie season, surpassing Ki-sung Shin in the 1998-1999 season and Min-gu Kim's 88 in the 2013-2014 season. did.

Yang Hong-seok added 13 points and 8 rebounds, and Lee Jae-do added 12 points, 8 assists, and 6 rebounds.

At CheongKwanJang, Bae ByungJun played hard with 15 points.

SK, who are busy chasing second place, lost 62-75 to Sono at their home stadium, Jamsil Student Gymnasium, and suffered their second consecutive loss following the Jeonggwanjang match three days ago.

Sono, who won two consecutive games after defeating Daegu Korea Gas Corporation by one point on the 17th, maintained 8th place with 18 wins and 33 losses.

In the fourth quarter, which started with a score of 51-50, Sono's Jeong-Hyun Lee scored 12 points, including two 3-point shots, and played a leading role in the victory.

Lee Jeong-hyun, who exploded with 35 points in the previous game against Korea Gas Corporation, scored 34 points, 9 assists, and 6 rebounds on this day, and Chinanu Onuaku pulled down 26 rebounds and scored 21 points.

In SK, Kim Seon-hyung's 14 points were the most in the team.