Samsung won 73-60 against 2023-24 professional basketball chief Chung Kwan-jang at Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium in Seoul on the 13th.
Samsung (9 wins and 33 losses), ranked 10th, remained unchanged but changed its mood this season by winning its first win over Chung. On the other hand, defending champion Chung Kwan-jang (13 wins and 28 losses) lost for seven consecutive seasons and 14 consecutive away games.
Coffey Coburn had a double-double with 25 points and 10 rebounds for Samsung. Ismael Lane (12 points and two rebounds) and veteran Lee Jung-hyun (10 points, six rebounds, nine assists and four steals) also contributed.
Park Ji-hoon (13 points, 3 rebounds, 3 steals), Robert Carter (12 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists), and Jamil Wilson (11 points, 3 rebounds) scored in double digits in the Articles of Incorporation, but failed to prevent the team from losing.
Samsung ended the first half with a score of 36-31. It was Samsung’s trend in the second half as well.
At the beginning of the third quarter, Chung Kwan-jang fought hard and chased by three points, but Samsung maintained the gap with 46-39 due to consecutive scores by Coburn and Lee Won-seok.
Since then, Chung Kwan-jang has continued to chase, but Samsung finished the third quarter 57-45, with Coburn, Lane and Lee Dong-yeop’s attack exploding.
Samsung took the lead in the fourth quarter as well. Samsung won by 13 points after repeatedly widening the gap when the head of the articles of association followed.
Leading Wonju DB beat Seoul SK 82-68 at home to reduce its magic number.
DB recorded 33 wins and 10 losses, widening the gap with second-ranked Suwon KT (27 wins and 13 losses) to 4.5 games. SK maintained its third place with 25 wins and 16 losses, but narrowed the gap to 0.5 games with fourth-ranked Changwon LG (25 wins and 17 losses).
Jeff Widdy of DB scored a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds. Didric Lawson scored 18 points, while Kang Sang-jae (12 points), Park In-woong (13 points) and Lee Sun- Albano (12) also scored double-digit points.
On the other hand, SK, which had core power Kim Sun-hyung and Ahn Young-joon missing due to injuries, lost without scoring double-digit points other than Oh Jae-hyun (13 points) and Jamil Warney (10 points).
DB, which led 45-39 in the first half, ran away 52-39 early in the third quarter with consecutive goals from Kang Sang-jae, Albano, and Choi Seung-wook.
DB, which led 67-53 in the third quarter, won the game by overwhelming SK without any crisis until the end of the game.
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