Won 80-79 in the match on the 7th.
Coburn scores the winning goal 1 second before the end
Jeong Gwan-jang defeated KT 74-73
In professional basketball, Seoul Samsung achieved a dramatic comeback win over Changwon LG.
Samsung won 80-79 in the 2024-2025 season KCC professional basketball home game against LG held at Jamsil Indoor Stadium at 7 p.m. on the 7th.
Samsung, led by coach Kim Hyo-beom, has performed poorly since the start of the new season, losing six straight games.
However, after Masu-geol’s first win against Goyang Sono (78-76 win), they went on a winning streak by defeating LG that day.
They were drawn from the 1st to 3rd quarters, but the comeback that started in the 4th quarter ended in a 1-point victory.
Lee Won-seok set the stage for a comeback with a sharp shot at the end of the game, and added strength by scoring 17 points.
Kofi Coburn completed a double-double with 24 points and 14 rebounds, and scored the winning goal to complete the comeback just before the end.
Samsung, which succeeded in turning the atmosphere around, will attempt to win three games in a row in an away game against Anyang CheongKwanJang on the 9th.
On the other hand, LG, led by coach Jo Sang-hyun, suffered its fourth consecutive loss after losing to Sono (77-82 loss), SK in Seoul (66-72 loss), and Hyundai Mobis in Ulsan (73-78 loss).
Although they were in control throughout the game, they lost the victory due to a goal given to Coburn right before the end.
The performances of Yoo Yu-sang (15 points), Yang Jun-seok, Jeon Seong-hyeon (14 points), and Darryl Monroe (13 points) also faded.
LG aims to break their losing streak by visiting Suwon KT on the 9th.
Samsung was in crisis, losing the first quarter (22-24), second quarter (17-19), and third quarter (17-24) to LG.
A miracle occurred in the fourth quarter, which began with the team trailing by 11 points (56-67).
Samsung took the reins with consecutive goals from Coburn, Won-seok Lee, and Justin Gutang.
Lee Won-seok scored 2-point shots 1 minute and 8 seconds and 41 seconds before the end of the game, bringing the score to 78-79.
Samsung had time to turn things around and LG started to solidify.
The winner was Samsung. One second before the end of the game, Coburn’s shot over Monroe’s head split the rim.
In the end, Samsung overturned the 11-point gap and won 80-79.
At the same time, at Anyang CheongKwanJang Arena, CheongKwanJang defeated KT 74-73.
Coach Kim Sang-sik’s Jeong Kwan-jang shook off the disappointment of the last defeat against Busan KCC (71-102 loss) with a victory that day.
Bae Byung-jun took responsibility for the inside and outside, scoring 19 points, including 5 2-pointers and 3 3-pointers.
Jeong Hyo-geun had 10 points and 9 rebounds, and Park Ji-hoon had a double-double with 13 points and 7 assists.
CheongKwanJang prepares for the home game against Samsung on the 9th.
Coach Song Young-jin’s KT fell into a losing streak following the Daegu Korea Gas Corporation match (74-82 loss) and being caught by CheongKwanJang.
It was painful to see the gap widen to 17 points, giving up 16-25 in the first quarter and 15-23 in the second quarter.
Ace Heo Hoon was on the court for 30 minutes and 20 seconds, scoring 11 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists, but was unable to turn the game around.
The double-double by Rayson Hammonds with 23 points and 13 rebounds was also useless.
KT is scheduled to face LG, who is also on a losing streak, on the 9th.
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