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“I thought this was my last chance at basketball.”
There is a sense of urgency behind this historic moment. Heo Woong (33 years old, Busan KCC) frankly expressed his feelings before setting a big record.
On the 2nd, Heo Woong scored a total of 51 points, including 14 3-pointers, in the fifth round of the 2025~2026 LG Electronics Professional Basketball Regular League against Seoul SK at Jamsil Student Gymnasium on the 2nd. With the help of Xu Xiong’s outstanding performance, the KCC team defeated its opponent 118-77 and started its winning streak.
In fact, Xu Xiong retired to the bench after scoring 45 points in the 4th quarter. Because victory or defeat is a foregone conclusion, it is very possible to leave work early. But Xu Xiong stepped onto the court again more than 4 minutes before the end of the game.
After coming on as a substitute, Xu Xiong made another three-pointer and three free throws, adding another 6 points. The final score of 51 points rewrote the history of KBL. This is the first time a domestic player has scored more than 50 points in 22 years since 2004.
In particular, Xu Xiong’s 14 3-pointers were equal to Klay Thompson’s record for the most in a single game in NBA history, and even exceeded Stefan Curry’s personal high (13).
KCC head coach Lee Sang-min said about the situation in the fourth quarter, “In fact, I wanted him to stay until the end. But (Heo) Xiong said that this might be the last chance of his basketball career, so I must let him play.”
Heo Xiong, who became the protagonist of the historic day, said, “I feel very good about winning consecutively after losing in a row.” “It feels good to shoot from the warm-up. It feels good during the shooting, but there are opportunities from the early stage of the game, and it seems to have achieved good results.”
Regarding his return to the game at the end of the game, he explained: “In fact, I know the record for the highest three-pointer, but I don’t know the record for the highest score.” “The secretariat asked me to score another 5 points before playing.”
When the winner has already been decided, entering the finals again for the sake of record, a little carelessness will become an irritation to the opponent. Xu Xiong is also cautious about this part. He expressed his gratitude by saying, “I apologized to my opponent, Coach Jeon Heechul. But the director congratulated me readily.”
He also praised SK’s rookie Daniel who fought alone to stop Heo Woong that day. As a junior from Xu Xiong Longshan High School, Daniel suppressed Xu Xiong with rough defense in the 4th quarter.
Heo Xiong said: “The strength is really strong and I was shocked. It’s really a blessing for a first-year college player to play like this this year.” “I came to the professional league immediately after graduating from high school to gain experience. Although I don’t know now, as time goes by, he will become a solid and formidable player.”
He continued: “Daniel is a very kind junior. Even if he is far away, he will come over and say hello. Only when there are many such star players can KBL be a big seller.”
In the end, Xu Xiong gave credit to his teammates. He said: “Not only thank you to my brother Xu Xun, but also to all the players. I also took a commemorative photo with the team leader holding the recording paper.” “Thank you to the team for congratulating me. I will do my best for the team in the future.”
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