Anyang KGC, which ranked first in the regular league, has confirmed its advance to the championship match. We meet Seoul SK in the championship match for the second consecutive season.
KGC defeated Goyang Carrot 89-61 in the 4th game of the 2022-2023 SKT Adot Pro Basketball semifinal playoff (Best of 5) held at the Goyang Indoor Gymnasium on the 19th.
KGC consistently overpowered Carrot with as many as five players, including Moon Seong-gon (22 points), scoring double-digit points.
KGC, who won the EASL (East Asian Super League) championship and placed first in the regular league this season, will challenge the ‘Treble’ by going up to the championship game. The partner for the championship match is SK, where KGC knelt down last season.
▶1st Quarter = Error in the carrot defense system, Seonggon Moon’s three-point shot
Carrot defense strategy had problems from the beginning.메이저놀이터
Carrot, who lacks objective power and lacks native big men, cannot counter KGC with normal defense. Carrot coach Kim Seung-gi chose a defense of choice and concentration after much consideration. The target is Moon Seong-gon.
Moon Seong-gon is the best defender in the league. However, the 3-point shot is not accurate. Carrot coach Kim Seung-gi also judged that way. Carrot plays a strong pressure defense, but Moon Seong-gon’s side is a bit loose.
Moon Seong-gon, who tuned his shooting sense with 2 free throws, scored 3 points with 6 minutes and 37 seconds left. Jeon Seong-hyun chose to defend the slide behind the screen, but Moon Seong-gon shot a shot in a momentary open chance. Moon Seong-gon, who gained momentum, scored three 3-pointers in a row. Moon Seong-gon’s intense counterattack escaped from Carrot’s calculations. Jeon Seong-hyeon’s movements were also tightly controlled. Jeon Seong-hyun also committed an offensive foul on Moon Seong-gon’s leech defense. 19-8, KGC’s lead by 9 points.
Carrot tried to counterattack with Lee Jung-hyun at the center, but it was not possible. There were also embarrassing scenes. Byun Jun-hyeong spilled the ball, and Han Ho-bin made a steal. Lee Jung-hyun got a chance to break alone. Park Ji-hoon was standing outside the RA area and collided with Lee Jung-hyun. An offensive foul is called. Lee Jung-hyun and Carrot Bench protested strongly, but were not accepted. In the slow scene, the moment Lee Jung-hyun twists his body to jump, the scene of Park Ji-hoon moving slightly is captured.
If the defender stays still, it is an attacker foul, and if the defender moves, it is common for a defender foul.
KGC perfectly raised its momentum as Byun Jun-hyung and Oh Se-geun exploded 2-2. Here, Park Ji-hoon made a play full of substance. He made a steal, grabbed an offensive rebound, induced an opponent foul, and scored on a free throw. In Carrot, Kim Kang-seon burst 3 buzzer beaters, but it was not recognized. Lee Jung-hyun’s breakthrough was blocked by KGC’s defense. Carrot Bench protested against the foul, but the return was a technical foul.
In the end, 28-11, 17 points, KGC’s lead. Following Game 3, Spellman was sluggish in the first quarter, but with Moon Seong-gon’s 13 points and Park Ji-hoon’s 5 points (3 free throws), KGC completely overcame the baseline.
On the other hand, in Carrot, Lee Jung-hyun took advantage of the mismatch with Oh Se-geun to raise his momentum with a 3-pointer, but he failed to catch the flow due to an unreasonable decision, and Jeon Seong-hyun still struggled.
▶2nd Quarter = Kim Jin-yu’s applause & 6th Man Jeong Joon-won’s rapid progress
Carrot started off pleasantly with Kim Kang-seon’s 3-store. Jeon Seong-hyun’s logo shot was embedded in the rim. It seemed to ride the flow, but KGC was not easy.
KGC has shifted ‘gears’. Jung Joon-won stood out. At the same time as blocking Jeon Seong-hyun, he showed abundant activity. 3 stores were successful. When the double team came in, Spellman tactfully passed to Jung Jun-won under the goal. 2 points under goal.
Junghyun Lee’s mid jumper was well prepared by KGC. The block shot was blocked, and Byun Jun-hyeong punished with a fast-paced layup. With 5 minutes and 8 seconds left in the second quarter, the score widened further by 37-19, 18 points.
Shocking defeat in the 2nd game, KGC who was overpowered 15-0 in the 3rd game. There was not an inch of carelessness.
Carrot, who is highly dependent on the starting pitcher, attacked the part where the physical burden reached its peak. I did a full-court press. Carrot put forward Jo Jae-woo, a rookie, but cracks appeared in the rather solid defense. Byun Jun-hyung and Oh Se-geun attacked this gap again with a 2-2 score. On the other hand, Carrot had several chances to Cho Jae-woo, but the under-the-goal maid was not made.
KGC perfectly adapted to Carrot’s double team. Byun Jun-hyung was momentarily double-teamed, but he cleverly stepped out of the gap between the two defenders and passed to Spellman. Spellman connected to Moon Seong-gon, who came in through the end line, and scored a picture-like score.
45-34, 21-point lead. However, Carrot’s momentum did not die. Kim Jin-yu fell on the spellman denial screen, and an attacker foul was declared. Then they jumped up and applauded. It was a good scene that boosted the morale of the fallen team. Lawson responded with a mid-jumper, but the pursuit was no longer possible as Kim Kang-sun and Lee Jung-hyun’s shots missed. 47-26, KGC’s lead by 21 points.
KGC’s absolute dominance in the first half is also confirmed in the data. Carrot’s greatest strength was his 3-point success rate, which was only 21%. On the other hand, in KGC, Seong-Gon Moon (17 points) and Joon-Won Jung (9 points) ranked 1st and 2nd in the team for the most points in the first half. It was an unexpected big success that Carrot’s defense had no choice but to crack.
▶3rd Quarter = Ryan King’s Game End Declaration
Oh Se-geun’s post-up 1-1 against Hyun-min Choi. lightly succeeded. First score in the 3rd quarter.
It was heavy. It was as if he was sending an unspoken message, ‘Carrot’s resistance ends here’. Lawson tried to start the pursuit engine with 3 points, but this time he was blocked by Byun Jun-hyung. Using Oh Se-geun’s screen reversely, he tore Carrot’s defense by breaking through the bottom of the goal. drive and kick. Connected to Spellman’s 3 stores. When Lee Jung-hyun’s mid-jumper failed, Byun Jun-hyung again assisted Moon Seong-gon in the corner and helped the 3-pointer.
In Carrot, Jeon Seong-hyun broke KGC’s upward trend with 3 points. Jeon Seong-hyun, who succeeded in stealing immediately, tried another 3-pointer, but it was out of the rim. On the other hand, in KGC, Jung Joon-won’s corner 3 stores and Spellman’s 3 stores exploded one after another. 64-33, 31 points behind.
In a word, Carrot was incompetent. operation time.
There was no reversal after that. KGC made full use of Oh Se-geun’s one-on-one under the goal. Oh Se-geun also burst into 3 stores. 33 points. Virtually the end of the game. It happened too much.
▶ 4th Quarter = PO’s biggest hit product, ‘Impressive Carrot’
Although he had a 30-point lead, Carrot did his best by putting Lee Jung-hyun and Lawson on the court until the end. KGC finished the match with a backup member.
In fact, the 4th quarter game didn’t mean much to win or lose. With 10 minutes to go, KGC ran too far. Carrot, who had spent all of his time until Game 3, no longer had the strength to pursue.
KGC struggled, but they were definitely strong. 1, 4 won by landslide.
In the second game, he lost 1 to Carrot, and in the third game, he was overtaken by 0-15, but eventually defeated the tricky Carrot. Under-the-goal power centered on Spellman and Oh Se-geun. Byun Jun-hyung’s lead. Here is Moon Seong-gon’s dedication represented by the offensive rebound. In addition, even Sixth Man Park Ji-hoon, Jung Joon-won, and Bae Byeong-joon overwhelmed Carrot in all their strengths.
Carrot was the biggest hit in the playoffs this season. Initially, it was uncertain whether the parent company would pay the remaining KBL subscription fee of KRW 1 billion. It was unclear whether they would advance to the quarterfinals. Ace Jeon Seong-hyun missed the 1st and 2nd games of the 6th round due to ‘sudden hearing loss’.
Even in a situation where the support was not complete, the basketball of Carrot’s coaching staff and players was ‘real’. Overcoming all kinds of bad news, Hyundai Mobis was captured after a bloody battle in the 5th game.
It also created a sensation in the semifinal series. In the second game, Carrot caught KGC with his unique basketball. In the process, rookie point guard Lee Jung-hyun, who had a lot of potential, was upgraded to the league’s representative ball handler. In a word, Carrot’s playoff move was ‘impression itself’.