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input2026-01-30 22:42:23
Good performance in offense and defense, escaping 2 consecutive losses
Coach Lee Sang-beom “A team that plays basketball with energy”
Realizing the basketball the coach wants
However, the loose defense in the 4th quarter is disappointing.
[스포츠서울 | 부천=김동영 기자] Bucheon Hana Bank defeated Busan BNK Some and broke from a two-game losing streak. His unique defensive skills came back to life, and his offense was also good. Instead, there is something to think about in the 4th quarter. Director Lee Sang-beom (57) also pointed out this point.
Hana Bank won 67-58 against BNK in the 4th round of the BNK Financial 2025-2026 Women’s Professional Basketball Regular League held at Bucheon Gymnasium on the 30th. The first half was relatively tight, but the third quarter exploded. We won while maintaining the lead.
Recently, they lost to Samsung Life Insurance and KB Stars, recording their second consecutive loss. The gap with second place KB also decreased to 1.5 games. With the win on this day, it is now 2 games against KB again. The defense was good. The fact that BNK lacked a sense of shooting was also significant.
Instead, the fourth quarter was a bit loose. If you look at the quarter score alone, it is 16-22. At one point, the lead was up to 15 points, but as a result, the score difference came to within 10 points.
Jinan led the team with 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Park Sohee scored 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists, including three 3-point shots. Saki Iijima also added 13 points and 6 rebounds.
After the game, coach Lee Sang-beom said, “I’m glad we broke the losing streak. The players need to focus from the beginning to the end. With the lead, we gave them an easy shot in the fourth quarter. We won the game because the opponent didn’t hit a shot.”
He added, “If BNK’s shot had gone in, we wouldn’t have had a game like this. I hope we’ll play until the buzzer sounds. I hope we’ll stay focused. For now, I’m satisfied that we’ve ended our losing streak.” I looked back calmly.
The third quarter performance was good. I asked what they talked about at halftime. Coach Lee explained, “There were very few outside shots in the first and second quarters. We are a team that uses energy. Since we use set offense, we make the opponent stand up and do it. Even if we had outside chances, we only looked for the inside shot. It was a stationary attack.”
He also emphasized, “Our basketball is about pushing forward based on energy. We talked again after the first half. I told them to push and play a running game. In the second half, we immediately switched to motion offense and early offense rather than set offense. At the same time, one or two outside offenses were added.”
The outskirts were silent. There are only three 3-point shots. Director Lee didn’t care. “We attacked a lot inside. We made a lot of penetrations, and there were a lot of 2-point attacks. We had penetrations in the motion offense, and even 2-on-2s. We didn’t do set offenses. We didn’t train like that,” he analyzed.
In addition, he said, “The defense was good, but we were too loose with 5 minutes left in the 4th quarter. Even if we won, it feels uncomfortable. I wanted to call time and scold them, but I was satisfied with calling the time. We have a tight schedule going forward. There is a game the day after tomorrow.”
The reason why Go Seo-yeon was not used that day was also revealed. It’s because of the kidneys. “We countered with height. That’s why Park Jin-young and Kim Jong-un were pulled. The same goes for Yang In-young, who is not in good health. If Ko Seo-yeon goes in, a mismatch occurs during the switch. She can give the opponent an inside score. Saki can look at number 1. I put her in based on her height,” he explained. raining99@sportsseoul.com
