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Yang Hong-seok of Changwon LG, a professional basketball player, is attempting a shot under the goal in the 2025-2026 LG Electronics professional basketball game against Suwon KT held at Changwon Gymnasium on the 7th. Yang Hong-seok, who played his first game after being discharged from the military on the 4th, led the attack by recording 21 points and 4 assists. Provided by KBL
Changwon LG, a professional basketball team, continued its lead by overturning a 17-point deficit to Suwon KT with the help of Yang Hong-seok, who scored the most points after being discharged from the military.
LG came from behind to win 66-63 in the 2025-2026 LG Electronics professional basketball game against KT held at Changwon Gymnasium on the 7th, led by the brilliant performances of Yang Hong-seok (21 points, 4 assists) and Assem Marey (20 points, 19 rebounds).
LG, who won two consecutive wins following the game against Ulsan Hyundai Mobis the previous day, recorded 14 wins and 5 losses, maintaining the lead by widening the lead over 2nd place Anyang Cheonggwanjang (12 wins, 6 losses), which did not have a game that day, to 1.5 games. On the other hand, KT, which suffered two consecutive losses, remained in 6th place with 9 wins and 10 losses.
LG took a 28-23 lead in the first quarter, but struggled to shoot in the second and third quarters, scoring only 7 points. At the end of the third quarter, the score grew to 42-59, a 17-point gap, and the loss was deep.
However, LG had Yang Hong-seok, who was discharged from the military. Yang Hong-seok, who started the game on the 4th, made the 4th quarter his own time. He took the lead in narrowing the score gap by scoring 10 points, including two 3-pointers.
LG, with its defensive concentration revived, took advantage of the opportunity to make a quick break after a successful defense, sharply narrowing the gap to 53-59 with 6 minutes and 10 seconds left.
With 2 minutes and 19 seconds left in the game, KT scored its first point with a shot from behind the goal by Joel Kagulangan (11 points, 3 assists) to make it 61-58, but LG returned the game to 61-61 when Yoon Won-sang’s 3-point shot split the rim 1 minute and 34 seconds earlier.
LG fell behind 61-63 after allowing Isaiah Hicks to miss with 36.1 seconds left, but 24.7 seconds later, Yang Hong-seok hit another 3-pointer to turn the game around at 64-63. Afterwards, Marey added 2 points just before the end to achieve a come-from-behind victory.
LG was only able to make 3 out of 23 3-point shots until the 3rd quarter, but showed concentration by making 4 out of 7 shots in the 4th quarter. At KT, Hicks recorded the most in the team with 18 points and 8 rebounds.
Meanwhile, in the game between Goyang Sono and Seoul Samsung held at Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium, the team won 75-59 thanks to the performance of the offensive trio of Kevin Kempao, who scored 19 points, including 5 3-pointers, Nathan Knight (16 points, 17 rebounds), and Lee Jeong-hyun (16 points, 5 assists).
Reporter Lee Je-hoon
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