[점프볼=고양/배현호 인터넷기자] A game where a sparkling game was expected. The win or loss was decided in the first half.
Jeonju KCC won the 3rd confrontation with Goyang Orion in 2020-2021 Hyundai Mobis professional basketball held at Goyang Gymnasium on the 25th with 85-72. Considering the fact that it was a confrontation between 1st place KCC (16-8) and 3rd place Orion (13-10), it was a rather frustrating match.
The center of KCC was held by two foreign players. Laguna (19 points and 11 rebounds) and Tyler Davies (19 points and 9 rebounds) jointly scored 38 points and 20 rebounds, breaking the bottom of the goal. Lee Jung-hyun (18 points) also led a perfect victory with three outer guns. Orion scored double digits by Didric Lawson (21 points and 10 rebounds), Lee Seung-hyun (13 points) and Jeff Widy (10 points).
Manager Jeon Chang-jin, whom I met before the game, said, “We will use as many players as possible to change our defense. If the defense is good in the first quarter, we will use Laguna in the second quarter to see the game.”
The former director’s thoughts fit the same. KCC opened fire with Lee Jung-hyun’s lay-up goal, and Song Gyo-chang and Davis hit the dunk shot in a row and succeeded in overpowering the baseline. Since then, KCC has advanced to 13-4 with Lee Jung-hyun firing a quick layup and an outer gun.
The defense was also successful. Director Jeon Chang-jin devoted all resources to the first quarter except for Yoo Seong-ho and Kim Sang-gyu among the 12 entries. Kim Ji-wan and Yoo Byung-hoon, who started on the bench, showed aggressiveness in the previous defense. This was the reason why Daesung Lee, who was replaced by Kangseon Kim, could be prevented with no goal in the first quarter. KCC, showing a perfect balance in karate, ended the first quarter by 23-12.
KCC in the second quarter has really started to solidify. Laguna guarded the bottom of the goal and added a sense of stability, and Lee Jung-hyun, Song Chang-yong, and Park Ji-hoon added strength from the outskirts. As a result, KCC succeeded in stably running the game without recording a single turnover in the second quarter.
Orion launched a counterattack and attempted to pursue it with Lee Seung-hyun and Lee Dae-seong. Didric Lawson scored six points in the second quarter, but Lee Jong-hyun, who was guarding the bottom of the goal with him, only scored zero and his overall attack power shook.
KCC put all resources in the first half, except for Yoo Seong-ho, and was able to play in the second half with a 10-point lead (43-33). The investment of various resources as declared by manager Jeon Chang-jin, and the stable operation of the game. As a result of catching both rabbits in the first half, he earned 1 win without allowing a single turnaround until the end.
With the victory on this day, KCC succeeded in winning 6 straight victories against Orion, solidifying the lead. On January 30, 2021, it would be good to see if manager Jeon Chang-jin’s resourcefulness will work even in the fourth round of confrontation.
#Photo by Yoo Yong-woo
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